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Hossa Joins the Red Wings.
After months of speculation over where Marian Hossa could end up, he finally made his choice today and it was a surprising one. The fact Hossa signed with the Detroit Red Wings wasn’t surprising, it’s the deal he signed with them, spurning more lucrative offers from other teams to sign a one-year, $7.4 million contract. Hossa was fielding multi-year offers worth over $9 million per ...
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Holland makes the NHL step back and say, "Whoa!"
Snapshots — ... what it does over the first week of July anymore. Most of the Wings' press conferences are held to announce that key players (or coaches) have re-signed, usually for less than they could get on the open market. If there is a free agent signing, it's usually mentioned in passing--an older player or a reclamation project signs on, and the eyes of the NHL move along. That wasn't the case on Wednesday, and Marian Hossa made sure of that. Spector analyzed the signing with steely resolve... July 2, Fox Sports : The fact Hossa signed with the Detroit Red Wings wasn't surprising, it's ...

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