The Vancouver Canucks signed the twins to matching four-year contract extensions. They are signed for $28 million. Their contracts expire in 2017-18.
This season, Henrik has three goals and fifteen assists, while brother Daniel has six goals and nine assists.
It clearly wasn't surprising that the twins wanted to stay in Vancouver where they have spent their entire career so far. But they were many, among myself, that expected the twins to explore free agency in June and perhaps move somewhere else. But they're being signed weakens the free agent class for next summer. Plus, Henrik Sedin is the captain of this team and you would expect he might want to keep that C on his chest.
Look, the Canucks had some bad playoff performances the last two seasons, last playoffs in particular, because the Sedin twins did not produce enough to keep with the high-powered Sharks and their power play. They managed to get their goaltender situation out this summer but most of the money the Canucks have has been tied up among these two. The Canucks barely have a farm system and so far, even if they are 3rd in the West, they look like a team on the down spiral. I'm surprised they are 3rd. I thought they would slip between Los Angeles and Phoenix and possibly miss the playoffs. But right now, they're looking good. But I don't know for the future. The future has to be in their rookies and right now, they don't have anything. I don't see a good future for the Canucks. But right now, looks like the Sedin twins are here for the long run.
Damn rights they should have re-signed em, unless you wanted to painfully go through another 10 years of rebuilding, re-signing the sedins was an absolute NO-BRAINER.
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The Sedins are the only reason why the Canucks are even contenders!!!