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Canadian Press
7/5/2007 11:56:12 PM

DETROIT (AP) - Dominik Hasek and the Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms of a one-year contract Thursday that is worth more than US$2 million in base salary and gives the 42-year-old goalie a chance to earn an additional $2 million in bonuses.

"It's a lot less than he should be making," Hasek's agent Ritch Winter said. "It's one of the few deals that I do in which the player, the club and the agent agree the player is worth $5 (million) or $6 million and we talk it down from there.

"Dom didn't want more. He's taking one for the team. It's not one of my fun deals, but Dom is happy and that's important."

The six-time Vezina Trophy winner and two-time MVP informed the Red Wings that he wanted to play in Detroit again, but it took weeks for the sides to reach a deal.

In July 2006, he signed a one-year contract worth $750,000 and earned $900,000 in bonuses after helping the Red Wings advance past the second round for the first time since 2002. Detroit was eliminated in the Western Conference finals by the Anaheim Ducks, who went on to win the Stanley Cup.

Hasek was 38-11-6 with a 2.05 goals-against average, .913 save percentage and eight shutouts during his 15th regular season and third in Detroit. In the playoffs, Hasek was 10-8 with a 1.79 GAA, .923 save percentage and two shutouts.

For his legacy and bank account, Hasek didn't need to put on his skates and equipment this season. And he certainly didn't have to play another year in the NHL.

One of the world's best goaltenders has had a lot of personal success and earned tens of millions of dollars.

He's won, too, leading the Czech Republic to the gold medal in the 1998 Olympics and helping Detroit win the Stanley Cup in 2002.

When Ottawa decided last summer that it didn't want him back after an injury-plagued season, he could have retired again knowing his spot in the Hall of Fame was secure.

But a big part of what has made Hasek an all-time great - an insatiable appetite to compete - brought him back to Detroit with a bargain-basement, incentive-laden contract.

"I didn't come back to play and to make money," Hasek said in April. "I came back because I want to compete for the Stanley Cup, and to win the Stanley Cup. I didn't have a chance because of my injuries and the lockout the last four years and now I am back and I'm excited about it.

"I was waiting a long, long time to be back in the playoffs."

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esum19

ok i really thought that he was going to finally call it quits this year...

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I also thought he was going to call it quits after last year as well. Hopefully, he stays on his skates this year. But, we know that won't happen.

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Hasek re-signed with Red Wings

Phil Coffey | NHL.com Editorial Director
Jul 6, 2007, 10:26 AM EDT

”The Dominator” returns.

The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to a one-year deal with Dominik Hasek that returns the six-time Vezina Trophy winner to “Hockeytown” for the 2007-08 season.

Hasek has indicated this will be his final season, but those who have followed his career know to take those pronouncements with a grain of salt.

Hasek is coming off a similar one-year, bonus laden contract that saw Hasek turn in a terrific season as the Red Wings advanced to the Western Conference Finals before falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks.

Hasek posted a spectacular 38-11-6 record with a 2.05 goals-against average, .913 save percentage and eight shutouts during the 2006-07 season. In the playoffs, Hasek was 10-8 with a 1.79 GAA, .923 save percentage and two shutouts.

Hasek wasn't re-signed after the 2005-06 season by Ottawa, where he posted a 28-10-4 record. Because he hadn’t played in a game since suffering a groin injury in the Olympic Games in mid-February -- and it was the second-straight season ended early by a groin injury -- there were those who thought Hasek would finally call it quits.

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