Shane Doan Optimistic About Re-Signing With Phoenix Coyotes

Greg Jamison is in the process of acquiring the franchise from the NHL, and in an interview with XTRA 910, Doan said he will sign once the sale goes through. While the two sides have a deal in place, it’s still not a done yet. Doan wants to sign his deal before the current collective bargaining agreement expires on Sept. 15 and would sign elsewhere if the sale of the franchise hasn’t gone through.

“I will be signed by midnight on the 15th. I’ll sign somewhere. My goal is to sign [in Phoenix],” Doan said.

Doan amassed 50 points on 22 goals and 28 assists this past season with the Coyotes. He was also productive in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with five goals in 16 games.

In 79 games played in 2011-12, Doan scored 22 goals and had 28 assists for the Coyotes.

If Doan were to accept the offer, his $7.5 million per year would be a Sabres team-high, according to NBC Sports. The Sabres are also close to the temporary cap.

According to CSN California, the Sharks are indeed a favorite for Doan’s services should he decide not to return to the Coyotes. San Jose doesn’t have the cap space to fit in the $7.5 million cap hit Doan’s reported contract demand would carry, but the team can go over the salary cap by 10 percent during the offseason. That would give them time to make a subsequent move to shed salary in the event Doan signs there.

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The Coyotes’ captain recently spoke with Greg Jamison, the potential buyer, but a potential sale remains just that. If something budges in favor of a sale happening, Doan is likely to stay with the team that has been home since 1995.

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Via the Arizona Republic, here’s Doan’s agent Terry Bross:

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According to the Phoenix Business Journal, folks close to the situation in Arizona are becoming increasingly nervous about Jamison’s ability to gather the funds required to purchase the team. The NHL, which has controlled the team since purchasing them out of bankruptcy in 2009, is attempting to sell the club to Jamison for somewhere around $170 million. Jamison has never publicly stated who his partners are in attempting to purchase the Coyotes.

The City of Glendale has approved a lease agreement between Jamison and Jobing.com Arena, the City-owned home of the Coyotes. The deal was challenged by several local residents, but all attempts to push the decision to the fall ballot have failed.

Groups in Glendale, Ariz. are trying to hold up that deal by petitioning to get a referendum on the fall ballot, but so far those attempts have proven unsuccessful.

Phoenix is still definitely Doan’s first choice. He’s played his entire career for the organization and is the beloved captain there, but with the team’s future in Arizona still fairly uncertain, Doan remains to keep his options open.