The Detroit Red Wings are heading into another NHL season under the leadership of veterans Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk.
As the “Euro-Twins” prepare for another stretch of Red Wings hockey, it begs the question: How much do they have left in the tank?
Datsyuk enters his 12th season while Zetterberg begins his 11th and second as team captain.
Anyone close with Datsyuk’s situation is aware of his love for native Russia and his intent to finish his hockey career back home. With his current contract up at the end of the coming season, GM Ken Holland ensured that Datsyuk’s time in Detroit would not expire with it.
The two sides agreed to a three-year extension worth $22.5 million earlier this summer. Holland told the Oakland Press:
Given how hard Pav works on his conditioning, day in and day out and Pav's will and determination, I'm comfortable his game will continue to hold where it's at for the term of the contract. He's a world class player. He's in a small conversation of players that you would discuss being one of the best two-way players in the world.
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