DETROIT – Defenseman Brad Stuart is in the final year of his contract with the Wings and his future with the organization seems in doubt.
“It’s not going to be all based on hockey and what I want for my career,” Stuart said. “It’s going to be a little bit about family, which is important. Those are things I still have sort out and try to figure out what’s going to be best for everything.”
Stuart’s family lives in San Jose and he has a step daughter that has to finish high school there.
“I’ve loved playing here, loved everything about being here, so that’s not a problem,” Stuart said. “It’s just that I have a difficult situation I have to deal with. It’s something I have to figure out in the next few months.”
Stuart and general manager Ken Holland haven’t even begun discussing an extension.
“It’s a tough call,” Stuart said. “I could see the advantages to both. I’m kind of leaving it to the end of the season. It’s not a distraction, but at the same time they’ve got to look to the future and have to plan, so I understand if they want to know or at least get an idea before that. We’ll see what happens.”
