Swedish media, DN, is reporting that the Wings have signed Niklas Kronwall to a two year deal for $2 million. Below is the Swedish article followed by a Kuklas Korner’s vistor’s translation.

Kronwall, som skrapade ihop 20 NHL-matcher med Detroit säsongen 2003/04, är den sjätte svensken som kontrakterats av klubben och kontraktet är värt 15 miljoner kronor.
- Niklas dubblar lönen. Han får två miljoner dollar för två säsonger, säger hans agent Claes Elefalk till Aftonbladet.
Övriga svenskar med kontrakt i Detroit är Nicklas Lidström och Tomas Holmström samt de nya Johan Franzén och Andreas Lilja. Henrik Zetterberg ligger i förhandlingar om en fortsättning.

English translation thanks to Daniel:

Kronwall, who played 20 NHL games for Detroit during the 2003/04 season, is the sixth Swede to sign a contract with the team, and the deal is worth 15 million Swedish crowns.

“Niklas is doubling his salary. He gets $2 million for two seasons,” says his agent Claes Elefalk to Aftonbladet (*Swedish newspaper*)

Other Swedes contracted by Detroit are Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom, as well as newcomers Johan Franzén and Andreas Lilja. Henrik Zetterberg is currently in negotiations for a new deal.

[ UPDATE: (Matt, 27. Aug 05) The above has been confirmed. They now have 19 players under contract and over $30 million committed in salary. Kronwall's salary may or may not be $1 million a year. The official number has not been released yet. ]

Gary Greenstin, Pavel Datsyuk’s agent, wrote a letter commenting about the contract negotiations.

In our negotiations we came to the finish line. I announced to the Detroit’s General Manager Ken Holland that he needs to make up his mind relatively to Datsyuk by September 1st. Pavel is willing to play in the NHL. Red Wings’ first priority right now is to sign a contract with Datsyuk. As you can see, we have the same goal.

September 5th is a deadline to get players on a roster in Russian Super League. It’s clear that Datsyuk can’t wait the entire month in uncertainty. He would play in Dynamo.

What salary is Datsyuk expecting? I and Mr. Holland decided not to announce any numbers. But it’s well-known that Detroit signed 18 players already for 31 million dollars. So, there is a room, especially that each club may have an over-budget of the cap of 39 million dollars until October 1st.

Next week I’m flying to Moscow to sit down with Datsyuk and discuss all of the possible variants of the career’s continuation. As a reminder, in two years Pavel will become an unrestricted free agent. Detroit proposes us a five-year contract, but we agree only for two-three years. Negotiations with Holland are going pretty hard, but there is no, and won’t be, any animosity between us. I do what is better for Datsyuk, and he does what is better for the club.

Regarding the rules, Detroit has a right to sign a contract with Pavel before December 1st. Up to now, Detroit excluded any possibility to trade him to another team. And we didn’t ask for it. Though, I know that many teams are dreaming to see Pavel in their lineups and proposed some tempting offers to the Red Wings.