Shane Doan Deal DONE



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 The summer-long saga of Shane Doan's stint in unrestricted free agency has reportedly come to an end, and it concludes with him sporting a familiar sweater. Sarah McLellan, sports writer for the Arizona Republic, reported today that the Coyotes' long-time captain has a deal in place that will keep him in the desert. The pen has not come to paper yet, though. Apparently, Doan will wait until Greg Jamison's purchase of the Phoenix Coyotes is finalized before he inks his new deal with the team. Jamison has spent the majority of the summer trying to convince the city of Glendale to hand over the reins to the franchise and securing the investors necessary to do so. The billionaire supposedly has these resources at his aid now, and Glendale City Council is expected to approve his purchase of the team. Very few details of the contract have been released thus far, but McLellan has also tweeted that Doan alluded to a "long term" deal, something the aging veteran was looking for from suitors attempting to lure him away from Phoenix. Doan was contacted by many teams interested in his services over the course of the free agency period, with the most notable squads being Vancouver, Los Angeles, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Buffalo.
 Though we can only speculate what digits will be printed on Shane Doan's paycheck at this point, we can feel safe in saying that this new contract will all but guarantee that he will retire a Coyote.

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The Latest on Shane Doan

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 35 year-old Shane Doan has been the greatest gem available on the free agent market for over two weeks now, and the Internet has gone rouge in regards to who is/isn't on his short list of teams that he will leave the desert for. Twitter accounts have been contradicting each other, reporters stationed in the suitors' cities have been putting spin on every rumor and report to make it seem like their hometown team has the upper-hand in landing the Coyotes' captain, Doan's agent Terry Bross has not been much of a help in sorting out the craziness, and most of TSN's Insiders have been on vacation. This frenzy certainly has been entertaining, but it has also left just about everyone confused as to what is really going on. With hopes that this update doesn't become antediluvian within the next few hours, here's the latest on everything known for sure about Shane Doan's status as a free agent.

The End of an Era?

 Approaching July 1st, the first day of free agency in the National Hockey League, everybody knew there would be some exciting storylines. Stars Zach Parise and Ryan Suter may find a new home, Justin Schultz' highly anticipated decision as to where he'll start his NHL career, who will bite on Islanders' emerging playamaker P.A. Parenteau, just to name a few. But nobody could have anticipated the end of an era for one of the most legendary players in hockey history.
 A few months ago, the possibility of Martin Brodeur playing his final year(s) in the NHL for someone other than the New Jersey Devils would have sounded perposterous. But due to limited talks with Devils GM Lou Lamoriello and lingering ownership issues, it may become a bizarre reality soon. Yesterday, Brodeur hired one of the best agents in the game, Pat Brisson, and TSN's hockey insider Darren Dreger reported Marty's interest in exploring the free agent market. There is no guarantee that Marty will opt out of the Garden State, but the fact that he is even considering donning a sweater other than the red and black sent shock waves throughout the hockey world and the twitterverse. The fact of the matter is, though, despite Marty's legendary status, he isn't exactly a perfect fit with all 30 teams in the NHL. In fact, there are very few possible clubs who can make a respectable proposal to Brodeur and have the move make sense...