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Puck Daddy found this 7/1/2008 on lowetide.blogspot.com [flag]
I think the Edmonton Oilers public statement that they are offering Marian Hossa $9M a year is more "Hold me Back" than "Let Me at Him!" Aside from giving the other 29 teams an indicator of where their offers need to be, it's also a nice way of telling Oiler fans the new Katz regime is not going to let mere dollars get in there way. There are a couple of problems with a $9M Hossa. ... [link]

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Marian Hossa and the enormous free-agent price tag
Published 7/1/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... Lowetide identifies the domino effect that accompanies this kind of contract for Marian Hossa. In summary, the Oilers' fourth line would consist of an ...

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