Shane Doan will sign a contract before the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires on September 15, according to his agent Terry Bross.

“(Ownership has to) be done before the 15th, otherwise we’re signing somewhere because we don’t know what the new CBA is going to look like, and I don’t know if it’s going to limit any scope of a contract, so we want to make sure we sign before then,” said Bross. “I guess from that respect, time is ticking.” The NHL wants to limit the length of contracts to a maximum of five years in the new CBA and extend the amount of years it takes to become an unrestricted free agent to 10, which is the reason why several players have been agreeing to six- and seven-year deals lately. Phoenix Coyotes GM Don Maloney is still talking with Doan and his agent on a new contract, but the gritty winger has garnered plenty of interest from other teams as well and reportedly has firm offers on the table.

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