flickr "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. " That's the mantra Marian Hossa is subscribing to these days. After losing to the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Final, Hossa today signed a one-year deal worth $7.4 million with those very Red Wings. Hossa has jumped shipped to the arch enemy like only a paid mercenary with no allegiances would. Sports is a business, but it's ...

The Detroit Free Press's Helene St. James says that Red Wings coach Mike Babcock is very, very familiar with his newest player: July 2, Detroit Free Press (via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Mike Babcock remembers Marian Hossa from the 1997 World...

TSN's Darren Dreger says that the Pittsburgh Penguins aren't just a bit peeved about Marian Hossa's defection to the Detroit Red Wings. They are, in fact, furious: July 2, TSN: Why Detroit? Because Marian Hossa wants to win and he...

Hossa to Hockeytown Superstar signs one-year deal with Stanley Cup champions Bill Roose, Detroit Red Wings DETROIT – Ken Holland often talks about success requiring hard work and how it never comes easy. Unrestricted free agent Marian Hossa seemingly bought into that philosophy on Wednesday when he signed a one-year contract, thus securing the Red Wings’ chances of repeating as ...

from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail, A day after three dozen or so of his peers went chasing after the most dollars they could possibly grab, Marian Hossa left tens of millions on the table Tuesday to sign a modest one-year, $7.4 million deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Hossa was being greedy all right — but not in the conventional sense of the term. At the age of 29 and 10 ...

The Hockey News's Adam Proteau is somewhat stunned by the Detroit Red Wings' acquisition of Marian Hossa: July 2, The Hockey News: Okay, this is starting to get a little unfair. The one-year, $7.4 million deal Marian Hossa signed Wednesday...

The Marian Hossa sweepstakes have ended with the Detroit Red Wings signing Hossa to a one-year, $7.4 million contract . This is of course less than a month after the Red Wings dumped the Pittsburgh Penguins from the Stanley Cup Finals. What's interesting to me is the fact that this is only a one-year contract. I would have expected that it would be in Hossa's interest to sign a longer-term ...

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock gave Detroit's signing of Marian Hossa his highest compliment, as the Detroit Free Press's Helene St. James notes: July 2, Detroit Free Press: Hossa adds more firepower to an already impressive forward corps. Last season,...

The star winger that was traded at the deadline to Pittsburgh has decided to sign with the Detroit Red Wings a one year deal worth 7.4 million dollars. To be honest with you I never ever thought Hossa would have signed with Detroit. In 72 regular season games with Atlanta and Pittsburgh Hossa scored 66 points, in 20 playoff games with Pittsburgh he scored 12 goals and 14 helpers for 26 ...

PA Sportsticker, the Canadian Press, the CanWest News Service, the CBC, the Associated Press's Larry Lage (citing two anonymous sources), and other sources are all confirming that Marian Hossa has signed a one-year, $7.4 million contract with the Detroit Red...

According to reports from TSN in Canada, Slovakian Winger Marian Hossa has decided to join the Detroit Red Wings . Just a month after being knocked out of the Stanley Cup Finals by the Red Wings, Hossa has agreed to a one year $7.4 million deal with Detroit.   Hossa, who is 29, scored 29 goals and 37 assists last season while playing for the Atlanta Thrashers and Pittsburgh ...

Well well, the rich certainly get richer today in the 2nd day of the NHL free agency period. Reigning Stanley Cup champions the Detroit Red Wings signed perhaps the most coveted free agent, winger Marian Hossa . Hossa, fresh off a run to the finals with the Pittsburgh Penguins was a big question mark to return for another run, as it would have been difficult to retain both him and ...

Less than a month after being bouned from the Stanley Cup Final, Marian Hossa has decided to join the Detroit Red Wings . Sources tell TSN that free agent Hossa has signed a one-year, $7.4 million deal with the 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 ...

Marian Hossa, one of the most sought-after free agents, has signed with the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. Hossa signed a one-year, $7.4 million deal with the Wings, the team that defeated Hossa`s Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup final last month.

We will cover the repercussions of this news throughout the day and on our 1 p.m. rumor chat here on Puck Daddy, but TSN has broken the news that free agent Marian Hossa has signed a one-year, $7.4 million deal with the Detroit Red Wings . Hossa informed the Penguins he was leaving this morning. What does a one-year deal mean? What does Hossa rejecting the Pittsburgh Penguins , Edmonton ...

TSN and the PG are both reporting that Marian Hossa has signed a one-year, $7.4 million deal with the Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings. Considering the wild contracts allegedly tossed around the past few days, this deal is somewhat surprising, especially considering it's relatively close to the annual numbers the Penguins offered. So much for that "hometown discount". As ...

From TSN: 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. Read the entire story here . Just give them the Cup now? I mean, this is a terrific signing. The Wings get a dominant Hossa for only 1 year, so they don't box themselves in when they need to re-sign Henrik Zetterberg next ...

According to multiple reports the Detroit Red Wings and top free agent winger Marian Hossa have agreed to sign a one year contract. The deal is worth $7.4 million dollars less than was expected especially considering the reports of the $11.3 mill for 7 years by the Bruins which we now know are fake cause there is no way anyone can turn down the contract. Considering what market value has been ...

Here's one of the big ones... TSN reports that Marian Hossa has signed a one-year, $7.4-million contract with the Detroit Red Wings.