Hasek is coming back
Goaltender Dominik Hasek has informed GM Ken Holland that he wants to play another year. Great news!
“I talked with Dom and his agent Ritch Winter, and Dom has informed me he is excited and can’t wait to get to Traverse City (for training camp),” Holland said.
An unrestricted free agent July 1, Hasek, 42, told Holland he will only play for the Red Wings.
Holland said he will discuss a new contract for Hasek with Winter in the next two weeks.
Hasek earned $750,000 this season, plus incentives.
“We expect to work something out that is fair for Dom, and good (salary) cap number,” Holland said.
Update: The Associated Press has a couple more quotes from Holland.
“We haven’t talked contract yet because the whole issue was whether Dom wanted to play or not,” general manager Ken Holland told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “His agent told me Friday that he wanted to come back, but we agreed to let him take his vacation over the next few days to make sure that’s what he really wanted to do. When he returned, nothing changed.
“He wants to come back to Detroit. But he’s an unrestricted free agent, so now we have to negotiate a new deal. … I don’t anticipate it being a problem finding common ground.”
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