ave had a very inactive off-season, which is not a big surprise to the rest of the league. GM Ken Holland did everything he could to keep his offensive firepower in tact throughout last season, signing Zetterberg to a 12-year, $73 million contract and workhorse Johan Franzen to a 11-year, $43.5 million deal. Both deals face a relatively large cap hit with Zetterberg's hit being around $6 million and Franzen being about $3.95 million. When adding in the large contracts of Datsyuk, Lidstrom and Rafalski, the team could simply not hold on to their unrestricted free-agents.
Ken Holland
5 August 2009
1 July 2009
this kind of contract is frowned upon by many NHL general managers nowadays, (notably Red Wings GM Ken Holland, who says that defensive defensemen should not make more than $3 million a season
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13 June 2009
next season, along with group tickets and single-game sales. Keeping all of this in mind, GM Ken Holland may hold off on bringing back Hossa for another season. He made $7.5 million in 2008-09.
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