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Wheeler's big deal will be debated, but the Jets captain's heart is here, and that's a big deal, too

Jets captain Blake Wheeler is all smiles as he talks to the media at the Iceplex on Tuesday about signing a five-year contract extension. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press files)

When he met the media last Tuesday, Blake Wheeler grinned, because of course he did. The news of the day belonged to him: a five-year contract extension, worth just over US$41 million, anyone would smile in that situation.