And, no Diane Sawyer and Bill Muir had nothing to do with it...Locking up Franzen for this length defrays the salary cap implications and keeps him happy UFN... and it gives them a shot to pay a lot over a long period to keep Hossa when his negotiations begin.Detroit signed forward Johan Franzen ((pictured, thanks Detroit Free Press)) to an 11-year deal Saturday, keeping him off the free agent market and retaining talent that helped the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup."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," said general manager Ken Holland.The Red Wings also kept forward Henrik Zetterberg off the market with a 12-year deal in January. They are hoping to do the same with forward Marian Hossa before he becomes a free agent this summer.The team said the deal for Franzen, known as Mule, is the second-longest in team history, behind Zet...
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