Shanahan Officially Exercises Option

Though there has been some doubt in the newspapers recently, we now know that Brendan Shanahan will exercise his player option for next season. Shanahan, 36, will make $2.28 million, after an average 03-04 season by his standards (25 goals and 28 assists). It's a bargain to have a top four scorer on the team at that price, although Wings fans often come down hard on Shanny for his streaky, on-off scoring. Myself included. Shanahan had until 5 pm today to decide.