Marian Hossa will test free agent market

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Marian Hossa appears headed for the unrestricted free agent market on July 1st. Pittsburgh GM Ray Shero says his club has made a fair offer to the star winger, but Hossa would like to test the market before accepting a deal with the Penguins.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburgh...g/s_573988.html

Too bad he wouldnt take a one year deal. At any rate, this pretty much ensures he wont be back with Pittsburgh. He wants to see what other offers he gets and whatever offer he gets is sure to blow the Pens 7.1M offer out of the water. Pens lose their best SC finals forward.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

oops you can delete this. we posted at the same time...

[MacK_Attack 108]

Montreal will be hard after him if they don't get Sundin.

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2008 NHL Draft tracker

Marian Hossa appears headed for the unrestricted free agent market on July 1st. Pittsburgh GM Ray Shero says his club has made a fair offer to the star winger, but Hossa would like to test the market before accepting a deal with the Penguins.

YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, do it, Hossa!

[edicius 3,269]

Oh darn. What a shame.

Hey, at least they'll be able to keep Malkin now.

[Yzerfan1999 81]

He is a heck of a player and will get 8+ somewhere, and probably never win a cup.

I hope the Wings save their money for Franzen and Zetter, and go for a top 6 forward in the 3-4 million dollar range.

I wouldn't mind snagging Ryan Malone to be honest.

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Hossa to Detroit. 1 year @ 11M.

Oops forgot this:

Edited June 21, 2008 by YoungGuns1340

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-The lack of a comma made the title seem somewhat misleading; at first I thought Hossa had rejected trying free-agency, lol

-How about we actually bother seeing how Franzen does next season before we start speculating that he's going to get a big contract in 2009? He had a surge at the tail end of the season, but the 60-odd games before that he wasn't achieving anything close to that kind of scoring performance. Not to mention that the majority of the goals he scored in the playoffs were against an embarrassingly bad and injury-plagued Colorado team. Nothing says he *won't* keep it up, but let's see if his offensive output was a flash-in-the-pan or not before we start envisioning huge extension contracts to both zetterberg AND him.

[arnoldbuck 0]

He is a heck of a player and will get 8+ somewhere, and probably never win a cup.

I hope the Wings save their money for Franzen and Zetter, and go for a top 6 forward in the 3-4 million dollar range.

I wouldn't mind snagging Ryan Malone to be honest.

After his playoff run, I could see someone overpaying Malone and him gettin $5 mill.

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Hossa to Detroit. 1 year @ 11M.

Oops forgot this:

Ahhah the crazy thing is that could almost work...

[YoungGuns1340 1]

-The lack of a comma made the title seem somewhat misleading; at first I thought Hossa had rejected trying free-agency, lol

-How about we actually bother seeing how Franzen does next season before we start speculating that he's going to get a big contract in 2009? He had a surge at the tail end of the season, but the 60-odd games before that he wasn't achieving anything close to that kind of scoring performance. Not to mention that the majority of the goals he scored in the playoffs were against an embarrassingly bad and injury-plagued Colorado team. Nothing says he *won't* keep it up, but let's see if his offensive output was a flash-in-the-pan or not before we start envisioning huge extension contracts to both zetterberg AND him.

60 odd games of underperforming?? What do you think he just had a handful of good regular season games? He only played 72 games this year, and he went on his streak for the entire last 16 games of the season. Prior to that he was 1) injured and 2) recovering from his injury on the 4th line. His hot streak happened to coincide with his getting 2nd line minutes.

Edit: Not saying he should get a fat contract now, just pointing out that his performance had more to it than it just being a flash in the pan.

Edited June 21, 2008 by YoungGuns1340

[YoungGuns1340 1]

Ahhah the crazy thing is that could almost work...

Get 100 points in the regular season alongside Datsyuk, Zetterberg or both. Be a key piece in a cup run. Win a cup. Test free agency again when the cap is once again higher, you can boast better stats, have a stanley cup to your name, and can still garner a fat contract in your prime at 30 years of age.

Somebody forward this gameplan to Hossa.

[uk_redwing 495]

Good to see hes commited to his team

[Swayze 81]

60 odd games of underperforming?? What do you think he just had a handful of good regular season games? He only played 72 games this year, and he went on his streak for the entire last 16 games of the season. Prior to that he was 1) injured and 2) recovering from his injury on the 4th line. His hot streak happened to coincide with his getting 2nd line minutes.

Edit: Not saying he should get a fat contract now, just pointing out that his performance had more to it than it just being a flash in the pan.

Don't forget that he was the top scorer in training camp AND preseason, and was projected to break-out this past season (which he did after he healed).

[PaVel DaTsYuK fan13 0]

He'd be stupid to do otherwise, assuming money is his biggest priority. He said he'd be willing to sign with pens for less, so the Habs will probably have to offer him 8.5ish

[Dabura 12,232]

In the East, it's probably either the Pens or the Habs. Maybe Boston. If he goes out west, probably SJ, maybe Dallas.

My guts says the Habs.

[Majsheppard 203]

After his playoff run, I could see someone overpaying Malone and him gettin $5 mill.

To be honest, only Oprik, Pascal, Fleury, Staal, and Hossa impressed me in our series.

Malone I wanted, but now I do not.

Edited June 21, 2008 by Majsheppard

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Go to Montreal. It'll be more fun seeing them out in the 1st round, with Tangauy and Hossa on their team.

[Legendary D In 03 50]

So, with the cap now at $56m, could the Wings afford to sign him to a 1 year deal that paid him a buttload of money just for that 1 year?

word,

LDi03

[StevieY9802 6]

The rumors had the offer at 7mil per and he didn't take it? He could have been on a good team and playing on the wing of one of the better players in the league. All the Pens fans out there thought he loved it so much there and would take less so he could win. Most contenders out there can't pay more than 8mil probably so is he looking for the max deal of what would be roughly 11mil? He's gone. Pens gave up 3 younger players and a #1 pick for.... well nothing now.

[eva unit zero 271]

So, with the cap now at $56m, could the Wings afford to sign him to a 1 year deal that paid him a buttload of money just for that 1 year?

word,

LDi03

If it were a 1-year deal, yes, they theoretically could. If it were a multi-year deal that were front-loaded, no; the cap hit for a given season would be the average yearly salary of the deal and not the actual salary. The chances Hossa is willing to sign a one-year deal? Slim.

[chrisdetroit 189]

He is a heck of a player and will get 8+ somewhere, and probably never win a cup.

I hope the Wings save their money for Franzen and Zetter, and go for a top 6 forward in the 3-4 million dollar range.

I wouldn't mind snagging Ryan Malone to be honest.

Not gonna happen. We will pay Z and Franzen and will try to keep Stuart and Lilja. If we lose Stuart, Kenny will shop around for a guy like Stuart. Then we will pick up a replacement for Drake at about $1M a year.

Done.

[chrisdetroit 189]

If it were a 1-year deal, yes, they theoretically could. If it were a multi-year deal that were front-loaded, no; the cap hit for a given season would be the average yearly salary of the deal and not the actual salary. The chances Hossa is willing to sign a one-year deal? Slim.

We don't need him

[chrisdetroit 189]

He is a heck of a player and will get 8+ somewhere, and probably never win a cup.

I hope the Wings save their money for Franzen and Zetter, and go for a top 6 forward in the 3-4 million dollar range.

I wouldn't mind snagging Ryan Malone to be honest.

I think that people are jumping the gun on how great he is. Until this year he has been a playoff flop. He's been in the NHL playoffs 8 years and his point totals are starting in 1999 2, 0, 2, 10, 16, 4, 1, 26. Not exactly specacular. This is the only year that he had more than a point per game. The previous 2 playoffs he was a no-show.

Granted he played great this year in the playoffs but the no shows in the previous 2 would make me think twice before giving him 8 Mil per year.