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sportingnews.com - 7/1/2009
Report: Hossa rejects Red Wings' 10-year offer
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Sporting News staff reports Marian Hossa has turned down a 10-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings, according to the Canadian media outlet Sportsnet.ca.   That means Hossa will be an unrestricted free agent beginning at noon Wednesday -- and ...
tsn.ca - 7/1/2009
Blackhawks sign Hossa to multi-year contract
— 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 12-year contract averaging $5.2 ... (more) Blackhawks sign Hossa to multi-year contract

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sports.espn.go.com - 7/1/2009
Sources: Marian Hossa signs 12-year deal with Chicago Blackhawks
— sports.espn.go.com — The Chicago Blackhawks have signed star winger Marian Hossa to a 12-year deal.... (more) Sources: Marian Hossa signs 12-year deal with Chicago ...

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Hossa signs with Blackhawks
fromtherink.com - 7/1/2009
Hossa signs with Blackhawks
— fromtherink.com — More photos » by Carlos Osorio - AP Browse more photos » As per TSN. I've got... no clue how Chicago forecasts making their cap situation work long-term if this deal with Marian Hossa is longer than one ... (more) Hossa signs with Blackhawks

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PensBurgh:  2009 NHL free agency begins

Deadspin:  Chicago Blackhawks To Lose The Next 12 Stanley Cup Finals [Nhl]

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2009 NHL free agency begins
PensBurgh — ... offered Hossa $4-million a year as part of a 10-year deal.  Yes, ten years.  Something tells me he had zero interest from the release of the offer, later confirmed when he openly rejected it yesterday.  Why Detroit would want to limit their Stanley Cup chances over the next decade is beyond me... ...

Chicago Blackhawks To Lose The Next 12 Stanley Cup Finals [Nhl]
Deadspin — Marian Hossa (who is 30) just signed a 12-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, after allegedly turning down a 10-year deal from the Red Wings. This guy really knows how not to pick 'em. [NHL.com] ...

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Are Marian Hossa’s rights the next to be dealt?
sports.yahoo.com 6/28/2009 — Not long after the Florida Panthers dealt defenseman Jay Bouwmeester's rights yesterday, the Detroit Red Wings could wind up doing the same with Marian Hossa . As Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal reports this morning, if Hossa doesn't agree to the team's long-term offer of between $4-5 ...
Matheson: Red Wings gave Ritch Winter permission to speak to other teams a week ago — Snapshots
The Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson delivers a bit of a shocker: July 1, Edmonton Journal: The Detroit Red Wings seldom get outbid for a free-agent but they couldn't compete with Chicago's offer of $63.8 million for 12 years to Marian...
Sportsnet: Marian Hossa turned down one more Red Wings deal; Winter snips at LeBrun — Snapshots
According to Sportsnet, the Red Wings gave Marian Hossa one more offer, and he nixed it: July 1, Sportsnet: Marian Hossa has turned down yet another long-term deal to try his luck as a mercenary on the free agent market....
Whatever the Red Wings have offered Hossa, we know two things: the contract has a $4 million-a-year cap hit, and it's front-loaded — Snapshots
The Detroit Examiner's Mike Mouat ponders the structure of the $4 million-a-season offer which the Red Wings have offered free agent-to-be Marian Hossa--and USA Today's Kevin Allen confirmed that the offer's a flat $4 million cap hit via Twitter today--suggesting...
Red Wings still want to keep Samuelsson, Hudler if they can't reach an agreement with Hossa — Snapshots
As reported on Monday night, the Red Wings have made their final offer to Marian Hossa and his agent, Ritch Winter, and while it's not necessarily fair to paint the agent as the "bad guy" when the player ultimately decides...
If everybody walks... — Snapshots
As MLive.com's own Ansar Khan notes, if the Red Wings' higher-profile free agent forwards (Mikael Samuelsson, Marian Hossa, Tomas Kopecky) leave the organization, and the team loses Jiri Hudler to a restricted free agent offer sheet as well, the Wings...
Hossa gets his 'take it or leave it' offer from the Red Wings; Lilja's health will determine which defenseman gets traded — Snapshots
Earlier this evening, TSN's Bob McKenzie reported that the Red Wings have upped their offer to Marian Hossa... June 29, TSN: With less than 48 hours until the NHL free agency period begins, the first big question is how many...
The Winter of Marian Hossa's discontent — Snapshots
With rumors of the Red Wings receiving offers for Marian Hossa's negotiating rights circulating, MLive.com's own Ansar Khan asked Red Wings GM Ken Holland about the status of his offer to Hossa's agent, and the news...The news stinks: June 27,...
Red Wings to wait their turn, finalize offer to Hossa at draft — Snapshots
NHL.com's Larry Wigge spoke to Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill about the fact that the Wings expect to snag a superb prospect with their 29th overall pick... June 26, NHL.com: Detroit Red Wings Assistant GM Jim Nill has made...
SI's Kelley: Red Wings have given Marian Hossa their take-it-or-leave-it offer — Snapshots
Despite Red Wings GM Ken Holland's protestations to the contrary, Sports Illustrated's Jim Kelley lends credence to Bruce Garrioch's report that the Red Wings have made their final offer to Marian Hossa: June 25, Sports Illustrated: Sources say the Detroit...
Two Red Wings-related stories from KK: Ken Holland says he has yet to make offer to Hossa; rumor about Wings bidding for Wild's Josh Harding persists — Snapshots
Paul Kukla of Kukla's Korner noted that Red Wings GM Ken Holland appeared on the NHL on XM Radio's "NHL Live" show today, and Holland disputed Bruce Garrioch's report that he's made a specific offer to Marian Hossa... June 25,...
Garrioch claims that Red Wings have made their offer to Hossa — Snapshots
While Red Wings GM Ken Holland stated that he wouldn't make any contract offers to his unrestricted free agents-to-be until he knew the salary cap figure for the 09-10 season, the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch claims that rumors persist that...
Wings wait for Hossa's decision — Nova Fantasy Sports Headline Newsfeed
The Red Wings reportedly offered Marian Hossa a lucrative long-term deal, and are waiting to see if he will accept, according to SLAM Sports. Hossa is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent July 1 if he turns down the Red Wings' offer. He left Pittsburgh to win a Stanley Cup with ...