They hate Hossa because he gave the Pens a verbal comittment to sign a deal long term with the organization and reniged. Hossa and his agent stressed that the length of the contract was the most important factor in their decision so the Pens final offer was 7 years at 52 million dollars. Hossa and his agent never mentioned the possibility of a one year deal with the Pens, the Pens were told by Hossa that they were his top choice. He burned some serious bridges with the Pens and their fans!