My Dad actually posted before I did here on my site. You can read the ARTICLE on the Detroit Free Press web site.
I am glad that Shanny is staying. As the article states, I had read on other web sites that speculated that he was going to try and work a deal with Toronto or Boston (his and his wife’s hometowns). Sure his stats have dropped a bit since his trade from Hartford. But then again, other then goalies’ goal against averages, whose stats haven’t dropped? He can still be a physical presence, and he can still put the puck in the net. His one-timer from the left side (he’s one of those opposite handed left wings) is one of the fiercest in the game. And lately he has really handled himself with class.
His involvement in the rule changes committee was self induced. He held that meeting during the lock-out. If anything it showed how much he cared about the game and was doing something about it when everyone else was fighting the salary cap. He also took a major paycut for his current contract, which was signed before the lock-out, then had a 24% rollback added to it because of the new CBA. So by my calculations, he will be working for 74% less then he was in 2004. And do you hear him complaining? Neither did I.
Like I said, glad Shanny is staying.
Also in the article, it was announced that coach Mike Babcock has brought in former Wing Paul MacLean as an assistant coach.
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