ʃˈɛɹoʊ ˈɔːlsoʊ tˈʊk sˈɛvɹəl stˈɛps tʊ ɛnʃˈʊɹ ðæt hɪz nˈuːklɪəs ʌv tˈælənt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɪn pˈɪtsbɜːɡ baɪ ɹˌiːsˈaɪnɪŋ dᵻfˈɛnsɛmən ɹˈaɪən wˈɪtni tʊ ɐ sˈɪksjˈɪɹ, dˈɑːlɚ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ mˈɪliən kˈɑːntɹækt ɛkstˈɛnʃən, ænd ɹˌiːsˈaɪnɪŋ sˈɛntɚ ænd kˈæptɪn sˈɪdni kɹˈɑːsbi tʊ ɐ fˈaɪvjˈɪɹ, dˈɑːlɚ fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən ɛkstˈɛnʃən.
Shero also took several steps to ensure that his nucleus of talent remained in Pittsburgh by re-signing defenseman Ryan Whitney to a six-year, $24 million contract extension, and re-signing center and captain Sidney Crosby to a five-year, $43.5 million extension.