freep.com - 7/3/2008
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The Red Wings have come to terms with unrestricted free agent Marian Hossa for a one-year deal worth $7.4 million, further securing Detroit's status as Stanley Cup favorites. The contract makes Hossa, 29, the second-highest paid Wings player behind defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom ($7.45 million), but the short term ensures the Wings will have the money to re-sign Henrik Zetterberg and Johan ...
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PuckUpdate :: The Hockey Blog —
... Let's start in Detroit. Marian Hossa for one year in Detroit at just $7.45 million? OK. Granted, that's a lot of money. I'm sure you can live off of that. ...
Wings stun fans with Hossa signing
Behind the Jersey —
... Hossa turned down a rumored nine-year, nine million dollar contract with the Edmonton Oilers and a Pittsburgh long-term contract because he wanted to sign with the team that would give him the best shot at the Cup (in his opinion). Even Holland was surprised by Hossa’s interest in a one-year deal. ...
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Red Wings sign Hossa to one-year contract
tsn.ca 7/2/2008 — The rich just got a whole lot richer.
Sources tell TSN that free agent Marian Hossa has signed a one-year, $7.4 million deal with the defending Stanley Cup champions the Detroit Red Wings.
The $7.4 million that Hossa will earn next season, is the most Detroit would pay anyone - even an unrestricted free agent. The Red Wings were insistent that no one earn more money than six-time Norris ...
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tsn.ca 7/2/2008 — Why Detroit? Because Marian Hossa wants to win and he feels his best chance of winning the Stanley Cup is with the defending champion Red Wings. The Pittsburgh Penguins, though, look at Hossa's signing with Detroit for one year and $7.45 million as a ...
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redwingscorner.blogspot.com 7/2/2008 — Small point with all the Hossa-mania going on in Hockeytown right now, but I think the Red Wings have added another good person to their roster. In addition to Hossa being a star player, I've heard all sorts of good things about him off the ice. A ...
Hossa departure shocks Penguins and their fans
mvn.com 7/3/2008 — Marian Hossa wants to hoist the Stanley Cup, just like every other hockey player.
He had said that since his arrival in Pittsburgh after his trade from Atlanta and he repeated that as he informed Penguins’ management that he would explore free agency.
Holland Talks
kuklaskorner.com 7/3/2008 — Ken Holland was on Fan590 in Toronto about 1/2 hour ago and talked about how the Hossa deal came about. Kenny also mentioned future plans and said the Sundin camp told him yesterday afternoon that they were not interested in the Wings offer, ...
Pens extend Malkin for 5 years, $43.5M —
FOXSports.com News for NHL 7/2/2008
Evgeni Malkin is staying in Pittsburgh for quite some time.
The Penguins signed the MVP finalist to a five-year extension on Wednesday, a deal that will keep him under contract until the 2013-14 season. The 21-year-old forward still has one year left ...
