Goodfellas
07-01-2009, 12:45 PM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- -- Daniel and Henrik Sedin (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/players/2103) have agreed to five-year contract extensions with the Vancouver Canucks (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/nhl/teams/canucks) less than an hour before the start of free agency.
The Canucks gave the twins matching $30.5 million deals, keeping them with the team that drafted them second and third overall in 1999.
The Sedins have led the Canucks in scoring for the last three seasons, averaging close to a point a game over that time, including 82 points each last season.
The deal comes after a full year of negotiations, but wasn t finalized until after Canucks general manager Mike Gillis flew to the Sedins' native Sweden early ths week.
The Canucks gave the twins matching $30.5 million deals, keeping them with the team that drafted them second and third overall in 1999.
The Sedins have led the Canucks in scoring for the last three seasons, averaging close to a point a game over that time, including 82 points each last season.
The deal comes after a full year of negotiations, but wasn t finalized until after Canucks general manager Mike Gillis flew to the Sedins' native Sweden early ths week.