zenway9 1 Report post Posted January 16, 2009 Isn't this current west coast swing the one that the fathers of the players join in? If so, I wonder if Hossa has his father there and how he feels about the idea. Might show him that we have THE CLASS organization. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b.shanafan14 733 Report post Posted January 16, 2009 I don't doubt that Hossa already knows the Wings are a class organization, hell thats the reason he came in the first place. And I also don't doubt that Marian would probably love to stay a Wing after his short stay so-far on the winnning-est team for the last 17 years or so. But we lack the cap room to sign him and leave the team's depth intact. I think Hossa is great and I wish he could stay, but you can thank Bettman for a salary cap that has fixed no problems and instead causes the best teams in the league to 'expire' in that they develop players who become great, deserve pay, but then you don't allow the team to pay them, so instead of another 1980s Oilers or something of the like which the NHL is more than eager to market (if its in Pittsburgh), you end up with a senario where a team can only get so good before raises are earned and players are forced to get them elsewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
