Report: Doan, Coyotes reach 1-year deal

Make it 21.

Shane Doan and the Arizona Coyotes have agreed to a one-year contract that will prolong the veteran forward's career, reports Arizona Sports' Craig Morgan.

No salary information is yet out there, but Morgan writes that the pact will be worth close to $5 million when a bonus, incentives, and deferred payments are included.

Doan will be 40 in October, but can still light it up. He scored 28 goals last season, highest on the team, and his most since 31 in 2008-09. He finished with 47 points. Let's face it: at his age, the captain deserves a season shooting 16.5 percent.

Drafted seventh overall by the then Winnipeg Jets in 1995, Doan's been with the franchise his entire career.

The Coyotes finished fourth in the Pacific Division last season with a 35-39-8 record. Goals against were a problem, but youngsters Max Domi and Anthony Duclair had strong seasons.

Domi finished with 52 points, good for second on the team, while Duclair scored 20 goals and had 44 points while averaging only 14:23 in ice time per game. Between the two kids and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, and hopefully Dylan Strome next season, the Coyotes appear to have a bright future, with Doan continuing to play a part in where, eventually, the club ends up.