freep.com - 7/1/2009
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As the head of the class of the 2009 free-agent forwards, Marian Hossa appears to want to see just how much bigger of a carrot he can get than the one the Red Wings are dangling. As of this evening, the Wings hadn't heard back from Hossa after offering him a long-term deal with an average ...
detroit4lyfe.com - 7/1/2009
tsn.ca - 7/1/2009
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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 ...
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Blackhawks sign Hossa to multi-year contract
sportsnet.ca - 7/1/2009
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sportsnet.ca —
Sportsnet has learned Marion Hossa has turned down
a contract offer from the Red Wings that would...
have kept the all-star with the Red Wings for the next 10 years. A source compared the length of the deal to the deals Johan Franzen and Henrik ...
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Hossa turns down offer from Wings
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“If Hossa comes back at a number we can’t refuse, we’ll go through the process of moving bodies around to get him in. But based on our space, I’m not optimistic. He can receive offers from other teams that don’t have the star contracts we do, and he can be their star.”
Wings GM Ken Holland. More on the Wings from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press....
All signs point to Marian Hossa leaving the Red Wings; Mikael Samuelsson, Tomas Kopecky likely to walk; Wings decide to cut ties with Aaron Donwey, Darren McCarty
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... , that Mikael Samuelsson's headed to Dallas or Minnesota; he figures that Chelios will play for the Rangers or Blackhawks, and suggests that the Avalanche, Capitals, and Blues will all make pitches for Ty Conklin. The Free Press's Helene St. James also weighed in on the Wings' situation, again starting with Hossa: June 30, Detroit Free Press : "I'm not optimistic," general manager Ken Holland said. "I've told Ritch Winter we'd love to keep him, but he's hoping to do a lot better than what we're able to do." Winter, Hossa's agent, couldn't be reached. Hossa joined the Wings ...
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secondcityhockey.com 7/2/2009 —
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Don't look so sad Hossa. You're a rich panda now.
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Where In The World Is Marian Hossa?
gofor2.net 7/2/2009 — Atlanta…Pittsburgh….Detriot….No, Chicago ! Seriously, this guy is harder to find than Carmen Sandiego (there’s a blast from the past, huh).
That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, Marion Hossa is going to be playing for his fourth team in just three years. Hossa ...
That might be all she wrote
thetripledeke.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — Khan says ... "Red Wings GM Ken Holland not optimistic on chances for deal with free agent Marian Hossa" The Red Wings have 19 players signed for approximately $53.5 million. The salary cap for next season is $56.8 million. The club needs to sign three more forwards. Sources ...
The Hockey Gods Might Be Laughing, But It's No Joke For Marian Hossa
themanicranger.com 6/11/2009 — Last summer Marian Hossa made a move that very few professional athletes make, a matter of fact, he made a choice that very few people with real jobs would make. Hossa turned down riches for what he thought was his best chance for glory. He shunned the Pittsburgh Penguins and their multi ...