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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- As the NHL offseason extended into July, Arizona Coyotes fans became concerned. Captain Shane Doan had not re-signed with the team.Behind the scenes there was no need to worry. Once Doan decided he wanted to play a 21st season, it was just a matter of working out the details and finding time to get a contract done.Doan signed a one-year contract with a base salary of $2.5 million on Tuesday, ensuring the NHLs longest-tenured captain will remain in the desert for at least one more season. The total deal will be around $5 million with a deferred signing bonus and deferred incentives.Obviously, I wanted to get it done as soon as possible, but I know there were things that needed to be put in place, Doan said. It wasnt anything I had anxiety about or anything like that. Its something we knew eventually would get done.The 39-year-old Doan is coming off one of his best seasons, leading Arizona with 28 goals and finishing with 19 assists in 72 games. He has spent his entire 20-year career with the franchise, starting when it was in Winnipeg in 1995, and is its all-time leader in goals (296), points (945) and games (1,466).Doan had opportunities to be traded to or sign with Stanley Cup-caliber teams, particularly after becoming a free agent four years ago. Instead, he remained loyal to the only franchise hes played for, further endearing him to an Arizona fan base that already appreciated his blue-collar work ethic and contributions to the community.Hes captain, our leader, someone who brings everyone to the next level, Coyotes general manager John Chayka said. Were excited to reach an agreement with him and get him on a team we feel has a chance to be real good by the end of the season.Doan had previously signed a four-year, $21.2 million contract that expired at the start of free agency this month and had been debating whether to continue playing.Arizonas youth movement helped lure him back.The Coyotes had a disappointing 2015-16 season and missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year, but have a strong core of young players. Max Domi and Anthony Duclair had solid rookie seasons in 2015-16 and Arizonas system is considered one of the NHLs best.Those young guys, I cant say enough about how much they made me feel relevant, Doan said. With a young group, its easy to be the old guy nagging, kind of pointing things out all the time, but our young guys were always respectful and eager to listen, want to listen. That makes it fun.Doan was drafted by the Coyotes with the seventh overall pick of the 1995 draft and was named captain in 2003. 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Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Theres potential for the fourth quarter of Sundays game between the San Diego Chargers and Carolina Panthers to be a wild one.Thats because neither team has particularly shown a penchant for finishing games this season.The Panthers (4-8) have allowed a league-high 138 points in the fourth quarter and have lost five games by three points or less. The Chargers (5-8) have surrendered five fourth-quarter leads and have allowed 122 points in the fourth quarter, second most in the NFL.You look at teams and the difference between winning and losing isnt much on a weekly basis, Chargers coach Mike McCoy said. It more often than not comes down to some play or some drive late in the game that a team makes or doesnt. You have to make those plays and theres a number of close games that weve been in ... for one reason or another we havent closed games out.Neither have the Panthers.Carolina lost 40-7 to the Seattle Seahawks last week as Cam Newton was benched to start the game because he violated a team rule by not wearing a tie on the team flight. But prior to that blowout, the Panthers lost to New Orleans, Kansas City, Oakland and Tampa Bay on last-minute field goals -- two of them as time expired.They also lost the season opener at Denver when Graham Gano missed a 50-yard field goal at the end of regulation.Cam made a great point the other day when he said, `The hard part, coach, is we didnt really get a chance to come back from some of those because they were last-minute plays, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. And I get that. You would love to have the ball in his hands because one of his strengths is the way he runs the two-minute offense.Some things to watch in the Chargers-Panthers game:CAROLINA CONNECTION: This will be a homecoming of sorts for McCoy, who spent eight seasons with the Panthers as an assistant coach and still has strong ties to the organization. McCoy said he and his family still vacation every summer with former Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme and his family.Meanwhile Rivera also worked as an assistant coach with the Chargers from 2008-2010.BOSA SWAG: The Chargers like the swagger that first-round draft pick Joey Bosa has brought to the team after missing four games following a holdout.Once he got going, hes been a guy whos had a big impact for us, Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers said.dddddddddddd You know his demeanor, the guys love him, but his demeanor is what you would think in watching him play. Its a little bit, not cocky, but just kind of like he knows hes dang good. And he trots out there; he expects to be the best guy out there.KUECHLYS STATUS: The Panthers are hoping to get 2103 Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly back this week after he sat out two weeks with his second career concussion. While some have suggested the right call is to hold Kuechly out for the rest of the season with the Panthers a huge long shot the make the playoffs, Rivera said his middle linebacker will play if and when cleared by doctors.My response would be that hes a football player, Rivera said. And if he passes the protocol and he wants to play and the doctors want him to play, hell play. Its that simple. I dont control the protocol. But I do control the football team, in terms of, `Were going out there to play, were playing (games) one at a time, we play to win.CHARGERS UNCERTAINTY: The Chargers are on the verge of missing the playoffs for the sixth time in seven seasons, and theres uncertainly about McCoys future. He is 27-33 in four seasons. Theres also a cloud hanging over the franchise as chairman Dean Spanos ponders whether to relocate to Los Angeles following the defeat of a ballot measure for a new stadium.I dont think anybodys thinking about that in the fourth quarter. You dont just start thinking about it, Rivers said. Shoot, I dont give much thought to things I dont know enough about.OPENING THE GATES: Chargers star tight end Antonio Gates still needs three touchdown catches to break Tony Gonzalezs NFL record of 111 for the position. Gates hasnt caught a TD pass in two games. He wasnt targeted in a win at Houston two weeks ago, and had only four catches for 37 yards in a home loss to Tampa Bay last Sunday. Rivers and Gates have connected on 82 TD passes, the most in NFL history between a QB and tight end.---AP Sports Writer Bernie Wilson in San Diego contributed to this report.---For more NFL coverage: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '