Star Power Increases for the Wings

Hey there hockey fans! Well, it has been another exciting couple days for the Detroit Red Wing's franchise as their star power has been continuing to increase dramatically across the entire organization. Yesterday, Red Wing's forward, Pavel Datsyuk, and Red Wing's defenseman, Nicklas Lidstrom were crowned player of the year and defenseman of the year for their outstanding accomplishments this season. Datsyuk has led the team in points with 32 goals and 65 assists for 97 points and is 4th in the NHL overall. Lidstrom has had 16 goals and 43 assists for 59 points and is 3rd in the NHL overall for defenseman. Also, Datsyuk is a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP) and the Selke Trophy (foward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game) for his outstanding contributions as both a forward and a defenseman. However, in bigger news, Ken Holland ( Wing's General Manager) announced this morning that the club has signed forward Johan Franzen to an 11 year contract, which constitutes as the second longest deal in club history. To me, it was very crucial for the Wings to acquire Franzen because he has been a significant asset to the team this year with 34 goals and 25 assist for 59 points overall. Also, Franzen was in the spotlight last month scoring 14 goals and adding 4 assists in just 13 games. Ken Holland also agreed by stating "We are thrilled that Johan will remain a member of the Detroit Red Wings. His production over the past year and a half, both regular season and playoffs, has been remarkable and we feel, at 29 years old, that he is just now entering the prime of his career. We look forward to having him as a part of our core unit in Detroit moving forward." So as as you can see, the wings players, coaches, and corporate executives have been doing great things to increase the star power of the entire organization.

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