Phaneuf, Leafs to resume contract talks
The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to pick up talks with captain Dion Phaneuf on a new contract this week, if negotiations haven’t resumed already.
Phaneuf, currently suspended for two games for the first time in his career, is in the final-year of his current deal and can become an unrestricted free agent next summer.
The 28-year-old’s six-year, $39 million contract expires June 30, 2014.
Phaneuf had been making $6.5 million, per season, on his deal and it was reported in late-October that he is looking for around $7 million, annual, on a new long-term contract.
Contract negotiations have been mild, to date, but are expected to pick up this week between the Leafs and Phaneuf’s representatives at Newport Sports Management.
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