chicagotribune.com - 7/2/2009
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Winger signs 12-year, $62.8 million deal; club lets Martin Havlat and Nikolai Khabibulin go
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The Blackhawks saw their breakthrough 2008-09 season end rather unceremoniously at the hands of the rival Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference finals.
hockeywilderness.com - 7/2/2009
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hockeywilderness.com —
It's Official! Just got the email from the
Wild PR staff: MINNESOTA WILD SIGNS RIGHT WING MARTIN
HAVLAT SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has agreed ...
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Havlat Signs with Wild
novafantasysports.com - 7/2/2009
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novafantasysports.com —
The Chicago Blackhawks have signed Marian Hossa to
a 12-year contract averaging $5.2 million a season. The
contract is front-loaded with about $53 million paid out over the first seven years, and little less than $9 million total for the final five years. "To add Marian, an elite and ...
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Chicago lands Hossa with 12yr deal
sports.yahoo.com - 7/2/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Marian Hossa's career judgment is probably on the
level of Dana Carvey leaving SNL for the movies right
now, but let's give him the benefit of the doubt on this blockbuster deal with the Chicago Blackhawks . Hossa signed today for $62.4 ...
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Hossa signs with the Blackhawks; massive chuckling ensues
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Blackhawks' press discusses Marian Hossa's decision to leave Red Wings for Chicago
Snapshots —
The Chicago Blackhawks lost the services of Martin Havlat, Nikolai Khabibulin, and Samuel Pahlsson on Wednesday, but the Chicago Tribune's Chris Kuc suggests that they came away winners by spiriting Marian Hossa away from the Red Wings. Hossa signed a 12-year, $62.8 million deal, joining John Madden and Tomas Kopecky on a revamped Blackhawks roster: July 1, Chicago Tribune : "We felt [he] was the best player available on the free-agent market with his experience and durability," Hawks general manager Dale Tallon said. "He's an elite-level, world-class player. [We felt] he would ...
The Roundup: The Middle of Summer is Here
The Big Lead —
... Bilas talks to a blog. (Hoops Vine)
A look at how ESPN plans to flood the proverbial World Cup zone. (SI)
DeJuan Blair is all for you calling him the steal of the draft. (SRI)
The second best recruiting class belongs to … Villanova? (Rise and Fire)
ESPN’s John Hollinger makes a typo and the sentence sounds funny. (Brahsome)
In Chicago: Marian Hossa. Out of Chicago: Martin Havlat, Nikolai Khabibulin. (Trib)
Cristiano Ronaldo will mess your car up if you try to videotape him. ...
NHL Morning Papers (Thursday Edition): Heatley rejects Edmonton, Los Angeles misses out on Hossa and Rick Nash with some interesting comments
IllegalCurve.com —
... “We think we have made a huge improvement to our defense,” said Don Waddell after acquiring Pavel Kubina from the Leafs.
“I bring energy and finish checks,” said newest Bruins winger Steve Begin. The Bruins also re-signed Byron Bitz and Johnny Boychuk.
Erik Cole signed with the Hurricanes fairly soon after he could talk to any other team, but the same cannot be said for Chad LaRose.
The Blackhawks surprised the hockey world yesterday by locking Marian Hossa up to a 12 year ...
Hossa Aftermath: Smart Hawks and how Havlat, Kings lost out
Puck Daddy —
... And yet he made the deal, saying this to the Chicago Tribune: "We took that into consideration ... The type of contract Marian has agreed to will not influence our core." ...
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themanicranger.com 7/1/2009 — via TSN.ca
After signing big-money free agents like Nikolai Khabibulin , Brian Campbell and Cristobal Huet over the last few summers, the Chicago Blackhawks have kept the momentum going by signing star winger Marian Hossa to a multi-year contract.
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The Curse of Marian Hossa?
thedsq.com 7/2/2009 — The Blackhawks have it now. The "Curse of Marian Hossa" for all who don't know is a team making it all the way to the Cup finals, then losing. This curse was in Pittsburgh and Detroit, now it's in Chicago. Good luck Blackhawks, you can have Hossa. Can you say Billy Goat Part II? What do you ...
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nhldigest.com 7/5/2009 — The Chicago Blackhawks might actually believe that Marian Hossa is jinxed. Hossa, who has played on the Stanley Cup runner-up two years in a row has not yet been added to the Blackhawks roster. John Madden and Tomas Kopeck, both signed on the same day have been added to the roster.
Blackhawks' Hossa hurt
blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 7/22/2009 — The Blackhawks confirmed Wednesday that winger Marian Hossa, who signed a 12-year, $62.8 million free-agent contract, is rehabilitating an injured shoulder that he sustained during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Hossa For 12 Years
linkedonsports.com 7/2/2009 — Marian Hossa signed with the Blackhawks yesterday for 12 years. The first thing that came to my mind was, “isn’t he like 30?” Well, he isn’t “like” 30, he is 30. This means that he is under contract until he is 42. That’s interesting that Chicago thinks ...
