Posts Tagged ‘ Johan Franzen ’

Ken Campbell: Best the Wings will ever be?

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June 8, 2009

The link failed to import for some reason, but this is from Ken Campbell’s blog at The Hockey News:  Ask Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland about it and you get a terse, “I’m not going there.” Ask Red Wings veteran Kris Draper and you get the death stare.(Trust me, I got it when...
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Pot Meet Kettle: Ducks Say Wings are (wait for it) Dirty! (GASP!)

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May 7, 2009

Anaheim accused Tomas Holmstrom of delivering a dirty elbow to the head of James Wisniewski after he had been injured by a puck to the chest Tuesday in Game 3. They said Johan Franzen cross-checked Scott Niedermayer in the back of the neck. The Red Wings’ response essentially was this: Quit your whining. “From...
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Incompetent B.S. from the Edmonton Journal on the Topic of Hossa, Franzen and the cap

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April 12, 2009

It’s no surprise that Johan Franzen is getting an 11-year, $43-million contract that runs until 2021 to spread out the cap hit ($1 million the final two, years when he’ll be 38 and 39 years old). Uh no, the cap hit is the same every year, dumba**. [UPDATE: oh, I see. The parenthetical refers...
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Detroit Red Wings sign F Johan Franzen to $43.5 million, 11-year deal – ESPN

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April 11, 2009

Detroit signed forward Johan Franzen to an 11-year, $43.5 million deal Saturday, keeping him off the free agent market and retaining talent that helped the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup. The contract averages $3.95 million per season. The team said the deal for Franzen, known as Mule, is the second-longest in team history....
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Holland’s hands tied in Detroit

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March 29, 2009

Via The Edmonton Journal: Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland knows that trying to sign Marian Hossa and Johan Franzen is like trying to stuff a set of golf clubs into a carry-on, but there are ways to do it. What if he traded forward Valtteri Filppula, which would take $3 million off the books?...
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Even with unclear cap future, 2009 free agents should do well – USATODAY.com

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March 27, 2009

1. Right wing Marian Hossa (Detroit): He has said publicly that he will take less money to stay with the Red Wings, and GM Ken Holland clearly would like him back. But the Red Wings have roughly $47 million already committed for next season, and it’s going to be problematic...
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Contract talks between Red Wings and Marian Hossa, Johan Franzen on hold

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March 24, 2009

Contract talks between the Detroit Red Wings and free-agent forwards Marian Hossa and Johan Franzen appear to be at a standstill, as neither side is budging. General manager Ken Holland is hoping to sign one before the end of the regular season. If he has no deal in place by the first week of...
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