Sharks sign Marleau to extension

San Jose Mercury News – Sharks sign Marleau to extension:

Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson today signed center Patrick Marleau to a two-year contract extension that will keep him in San Jose until 2010. Marleau’s $4.5 million salary for the coming season will rise to $6.3 million each of the next two years.

“I think it’s really important,” Wilson said of today’s announcement, “not only for the continuity, but to recognize the players who have been through our experiences the past couple years, the guys who understand what we’re trying to do and how we’re going to get there.”

Okay, will all the pundits who had Marleau shipped out and unable to play for this team please stand up and eat some crow? Starting with, say, Bill Clement, who ran this one hot and heavy on XM during the playoffs?

No? Oh, sorry. Asking too much again, I see.

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