Reaction to the identical 4-year, $28 million Sedin twin extensions

On Friday afternoon the Canucks came to terms with Henrik and Daniel Sedin on identical four-year contract extensions worth $28 million. The reaction to the twin extensions on Twitter was striking, particularly because it was almost uniformly positive from hockey media.

ESPN's Craig Custance thought it was a reasonable deal:

So did the Globe and Mail's David Ebner:

Ebner's Globe and Mail colleague James Mirtle pointed out that the extensions could provide the Canucks significant value as the salary cap increases over the next four years:

TSN's Farhan Lalji suspects that the twins' productive start to the season played a role in negotiations:

Sportsnet's Mark Spector praised the twins for their generosity:

ESPN's Pierre LeBrun explained the compromise the two sides eventually came to:

LeBrun's report was corroborated and elaborated on by the Vancouver Province's Jason Botchford:

The Sedins wanted this to be their final contract in the NHL and were seeking a five-year deal. The Canucks, looking to mitigate risk, were trying to get them under contract with three-year extensions.

Shortly after the deals were signed the Sedins and Mike Gillis appeared at a brief media availability to discuss the contracts. 

Gillis described the Sedins as "pillars of our hockey team":

Henrik opined that the new contracts are a square deal all around:

Gillis pointed out that the twins are essentially irreplaceable: 

Henrik suggested that money played only a minor role in negotiations and that the more important issue was whether or not the Canucks were intent on icing a competitive team: