YoungGuns1340

The Wings wouldnt trade the first 3. I wouldnt be surprised to see Cleary go before any of those guys.

per TSN. 4 year deal worth 12M Thats a decent signing for Toronto, If Hagman can keep putting up 25+ goals.

And most teams in the East means there are other avenues to investigate..

Bertuzzi has about the bite of a toy poodle right now. Hes a pretty subdued player nowadays. Avery, on the other hand, probably won't stop until someone breaks his neck. Either way, I dont want either on the Wings.

How is Mats "I'm not going to give a discount to anyone" Sundin not looking to cash in? Hes already publicly stated money is a factor.

I'm sorry but is there some sort of age requirement to be dying to win a cup? This contract Hossa signs will put him with a team for the rest of his prime, and possibly beyond. Of course hes going to be considering going to a team that is competitive year after year. And why would he have already signed in Pittsburgh? Pittsburgh had plenty of question marks surrounding their team when Hossa was asked to re-sign. Why on earth would he not investigate all his options? Is there some crystal ball you have that says Pittsburgh is guaranteed the cup next year?

4.1M for a guy whos best season came when he played 50% of his games as a forward? Surprisingly, its a more respectable deal than I thought. He was rumored to get 4.5-5.

The fact that Hossa hasn't jumped at the rumored 9-10.5M a year pretty much proves hes at least giving the lesser offers from more competitive teams a 2nd thought. If he were all about the money, that Edmonton contract would be signed, sealed, and delivered, and make him more money than Alexander the Great.

If not Hank then who? Henrik Zetterberg is better than Hossa. Letting Hank walk would never happen. As for "letting people walk", it would never come to that. The Wings would trad a guy - likely Filppula as hes the least offensively talented of the trio listed and his defense could easily be supplemented by Hossa's defense. He'd likely earn more than Hudler, hes still an RFA which means well hold his rights, would garner more in a trade than Hudler would, and Franzen brings more to the table in terms of things we dont already have.

You dont think thats why we lost? We had a group of complacent veterans who didnt have a coach to make them care. Babcock does that. Not to mention, this was in the pre-cap era. The majority of our skilled guys were being mauled to the ice before we even entered the zone, and faced one of the best goaltending performances in the modern era. Apples and Oranges. Now, thats not to say Im not advocating we keep the same exact team. Thats obviously the reason the Wings are looking to add someone whos dying to win a cup.

No changes? Um...theres this little thing....called a coach...

Haha. Go figure. No sooner do I post do they update. If I'm Hossa, I'd go with Detroit, assuming there isnt that much of a difference in the price between the Pens and the Wings. As for going to the Oilers...I don't care how much they paid me, I'd stay clear. They're the furthest from the cup of all three, have suspect goaltending as it is, and who knows who they'd have to trade if they added Hossa. They're 4M from the cap floor. They need to cut 5M alone simply to reach the cap roof. Not to mention the weather..I'd be wary of a team that would be losing assets once I signed.

Montreals got a chance, but they're set on wingers.

TSN is reporting hes contemplating deals form the Pens, Montreal, Edmonton, and New York.

He knew very well he was giving up money to sign with the Wings. They've even told him he'd have to take a paycut to come here. Everyone saw the overpayments coming. It was no surprise. Apparently hes much happier about winning than money.

Its called inference. No one in their right mind is going to actually assume Redden would sign for a little less than 1.1 per. Unless they're an idiot.

For how much Redden has gone down hill for the past 2 years, it doesnt improve them that much.

Could you really not figure it out? I dont see how this takes them out of the running for Hossa, Sundin, or Jagr. I'm pretty sure they have a ton of cap space (and a lot of holes to fill).

Yup. Jeff Carters signing was announced some 2 weeks before it became official. Sportsnet.ca and some other sites had it up before it became official, but TSN held off until Philly made the announcement. They're usually pretty careful.

Dallas Drake wasn't a name floating around on July 1st either.

Our 2nd pairing only earns 1.75M than Roszival.

Funny thing is there are only two Dman making more than Campbell right now. And both were Norris candidates this year.

Dont worry. Hes not being pursued by the Red Wings. Id bank on that for the reasons you stated. Detroit has moved on.

People advocatin bringing back Shanny or Fedorov is not a joke on this board. If half this boards wet dream.

Ok..they got the guy to protect their talent..but...wheres the talent?