thehockeynews.com - 7/2/2008
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Okay, this is starting to get a little unfair. The one-year, $7.4 million deal Marian Hossa signed Wednesday with the Stanley Cup champion Red Wings gives that team such an advantage (at least, on paper), the NHL ought to spot Detroit s playoff opponents a game s lead in each series next spring. Now, if Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom and Johan Franzen and Valtteri ...
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Proteau: Hossa signing borders on 'unfair'
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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 with the Stanley Cup champion Red Wings gives that team such an advantage (at least, on paper), the NHL ought to spot Detroit's playoff opponents a game's lead in each series next spring. Now, if Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom and Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula and Niklas Kronwall don't burn you, there's ...
Wings stun fans with Hossa signing
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... I hope every Wings fan just takes a deep breath and treasures this day. Yes, we’ve had our ups and downs and for those of us living in Michigan, the Wings may be the only good thing going for us. BUT, this signing is amaaazing. It’s been over 10 hours since I heard about the signing and I’m still giddy about it. I mean, look at what this improvement can do for our team. ...
Holland makes the NHL step back and say, "Whoa!"
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... more on the market), Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall and Brian Rafalski, and the most talented set of two-way players in the game in Hossa, Zetterberg, Franzen and Pavel Datsyuk. Can a second straight Stanley Cup be far behind? Free-agency grade : A+ Holland actually spends to a budget, and I've never been a fan of the concept of a salary cap, regardless of market disparity, but that's neither here nor there... The Hockey News's Adam Proteau registered an eight on the "whoa!" scale: July 2, The Hockey News : Okay, this is starting to get a little unfair. The one-year, $7.4 ...
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