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FILE - In this March 24, 2013 file photo, Detroit thrifty rent a car canada Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk, of Russia, skates with the puck during the first period of their NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim, Calif. Datsyuk and the Red Wings have an agreement on a three-year contract. The Red Wings said Tuesday, June 18, 2013, they had agreed to terms on a deal to keep Datsyuk through the 2016-17 season. He can't sign the contract until July 5 because he was entering the last year of his current deal. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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FILE - In this March 24, 2013 file photo, Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk, of Russia, skates with the puck during the first period of their NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim, Calif. Datsyuk and the Red Wings have an agreement thrifty rent a car canada on a three-year contract. The Red Wings said Tuesday, June 18, 2013, they had agreed to terms on a deal to keep Datsyuk through the 2016-17 thrifty rent a car canada season. He can't sign the contract until July 5 because he was entering the last year of his current deal. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)       E-mail this Gallery Print this Gallery Share this Gallery
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