George Malik has a rough translation of the Swedish paper’s article, which has Hank saying he’d like to be a career Red Wing, much like he said back in July. He also implied he’d be willing to take a so-called hometown discount on his market value by basically saying he can’t imagine leaving Detroit for just a few million more.
Expressen looks at Datsyuk’s $46.9 million contract (they erroneously report it as $43 million), says Hank is a more valuable player (debatable: one of those apples and oranges comparisons), and should therefore earn more money, hence the $47 million number. That translates to $6.7 million a year over 7 years, assuming the Wings aim for the same time commitmfent they gave Pavel. If this report is to be believed, it’s definitely great news because it means he’s not going to be overly demanding. It’s not really a surprise, given his earlier comments and his general attitude, but it’s good to hear.
I’m loving his dedication to the Winged Wheel.