OFFICIAL: 12y, $62.4m makes Hossa a 'Hawk

[Bryguy 103]

We should pick up pat kane when they cant sign him.

[Guest Shoreline]

Thanks for playing, and I absolutely understand why he went to the Hawks. Told people he was a rental and the Hawks are indeed up and coming. Good luck to him.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

lol, his stock has fallen. Teams were offering upwards of 8 million and this year he gets 5.2.. good luck Marian.

[Mitchmac33 103]

"Darren Dreger says the Hossa deal in done with Chicago. Details are not finalized, but Bob McKenzie says it will be a cap hit of slightly more than $5 million per year. Could be up to a 12-year deal. Will have precise details soon. "

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[stillwater 186]

Hossa - "Chicago gives me the best chance at the Stanley Cup" ... redux.

[Finnish Wing 110]

A page from Holland's book.

I find it hard to believe that is significantly more than what the wings would offer. I'm not happy.

I think Wings were not ready to offer him that many years.

[CAredwingsfan91 28]

anyone else think pressure is on Holland to do SOMETHING even though he said they wouldn't go big this year?

[Drake_Marcus 890]

Bwahaha. The 'hawks are going to be f***ed in 3 years. All their RFAs are hitting at the same time and all of them will be getting big raises.

[Reds4Life 51]

Good for Hossa, that is a very good deal for the Hawks.

[Wings_Fan_In_Exile 3]

Well... now I blame him for us losing in 7 to Pittsburgh. Now I dislike him. Now that he signed in the Central divison I blame him for all of the Wings's playoff shortcomings last year....

I am glad to see that Chicago's previous overpayments (Campbell, Huet) are biting them in the ass. Will be an interesting few years for Chicago and the cap.

[redwings1914 18]

Whatever, this guy obviously doesn't care about winning....or money.

[MadMan Mark 0]

Pierre McGuire is a homo, saying the balance of power has shifted in the West. Blow me, Wings are still the favorite. Surprised that McGuire hasn't worked in a Crosby/Malkin reference. We all know his kneepads have 87 and 71 on them.

OK, Kenny, work your magic

[Mitchmac33 103]

"Darren Dreger says the Hossa deal in done with Chicago. Details are not finalized, but Bob McKenzie says it will be a cap hit of slightly more than $5 million per year. Could be up to a 12-year deal. Will have precise details soon."

off of the free agent frenzy thing on tSN

[AtomicPunk 296]

TWELVE YEARS? DUDE IS GOING TO BE 30 THIS YEAR. Seriously? I laugh.

Good luck, Hawks.

[TheCaptain19 49]

woah...

[Guest micah]

Sweet. Now he'll crumble when he plays the Wings, just like he did with Pittsburgh.

Or he'll play great hockey, like he did against the Wings w/ the Pens. Maybe he's a Datsyuk - a great reg season guy who turns out to be hit-or-miss when it matters.

Hossa lost $ coming to Detroit, hoping to win a Cup. He (along with others) s*** the bed in the playoffs. Now he got his money. Good for him. I hope he picks it up again in future playoffs (but not against us) and salvages his rep.

[Lovin Jiri Fischer 147]

We should pick up pat kane when they cant sign him.

[MadMan Mark 0]

Bwahaha. The 'hawks are going to be f***ed in 3 years. All their RFAs are hitting at the same time and all of them will be getting big raises.

you forget to end your sentence

getting big raises. . . elsewhere

[gcom007 1,465]

Scotty Bowman.

[wingfan1991 221]

f*** we're going to be stuck with sammy for 10 years+ .. this is just horrible news!!! holland should have done something to keep hossa, especially now that he went to the hawks of all teams.. he's kicking himself big time for sure.

[RedStormRising 7]

NOOOOOOOO! Say it ain't so....

Sad day. Good luck Hossa. May you put up many points against Detroit just to shut up the idiotic posters calling for your head STILL...

[MadMan Mark 0]

can't wait for the first Kronwallian hit on Hossa next year

[flip 5]

lol, his stock has fallen. Teams were offering upwards of 8 million and this year he gets 5.2.. good luck Marian.

No, he didn't "get" 5.2, he took 5.2. There's a world of difference. He could've taken big bucks to go somewhere like LA, but that's not what he's about.

Enjoy your sour grapes.

[going_top_shelf 6]

That really grinds my gears that the cap hit is just over five million. I just don't see how he can accept 5 a year from the Hawks but not 4 a year from the Wings.

[mjlegend 155]

Hope no one just ordered their "Hossa 81" Wings jersey.