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After weeks of rumors and talks about Shanahan signing with other teams, Brendan Shanahan agreed to a one year, $1 million dollar contract to stay in New Jersey.
The signing took so long to occur because Lou Lamoriello wanted to make sure that Shanahan was fine with the role that new head coach, Jacques Lemaire, would be giving him. Shanahan said that he would be fine playing in whatever role the Devils want him to be.
The re-signing of Shanahan is great news for the New Jersey Devils.
Although Shanahan is up there in age,he still has a lot that he can contribute to the team; he is 40 years old and will be entering his 22nd NHL season. He brings veteran leadership and can be a very good role model for the young players that will be playing for the Devils this year.
Last year, Brendan Shanahan joined the New Jersey Devils in mid-January and played in 34 regular season games, where he recorded 6 goals and 8 assists for 14 points. Additionally, he played in all 7 of the Devils’ playoff games and went on to tally 1 goal and 2 assists.
Shanahan is a future hall of famer and has had an extremely successful career. He has scored 656 goals and 698 assists in his career, which gives him a total of 1,354 points. He’s a very high quality hockey player, who also performs great in the playoffs. In the playoffs, Brendan has scored 60 goals and 74 assists for 134 points.
Brendan Shanahan has won 3 Stanley Cups in his career and hopes to win one more here in New Jersey. It is his will to win and compete which ultimately led to him deciding to return for another season.
This re-signing pretty much guarantees that Brendan Shanahan will end his career in New Jersey, which is poetic being that he began here as well.
The organization, players, and fans are all thrilled that Brendan Shanahan is coming back. Unlike last season, Shanahan will play the full season and will go through training camp which can only make him better. Shanahan still has a lot to contribute to the team and he should make a big impact.
It is with great honor that I say, “Welcome back to the Devils Shanny!”
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Shanahan’s well worth $1 million. If he plays the entire season I could see him scoring 20 goals easily.
I sat next to Shanahan during a Devils-Blackhawks game at Brendan Byrne Arena back in 87-88. He was a healthy scratch that night. You would have been amazed at the females that surrounded our section but Shanny talked to me throught most of the game. I’m a Rangers fan but I have always respected Shanahan and am glad that he’s back for one more year.