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Is Detroit about to sign John Wensink?

Justin Abdelkader is getting a $4m AAV 7 year deal. He's basically John Wensink at retirement.

Justin Abdelkader is apparently about to sign a contract extension with Detroit for 4 million dollars for the next 7 years after this season:

Justin Abdelkader on verge of finalizing 7-year contract extension with DET. AAV is expected to be $4M+.

— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) November 12, 2015

This is a hilariously bad contract for a number of reasons, but I think my favorite is this:

Justin Abdelkader's career stats look a heck of a lot like John Wensink's right now.