Bannedforlife 403 Report post Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) Right, which is why you're obviously in favor of seeing Cleary and Sammy over Tatar and Nyquist this season yeah? Gotta go with the known, the consistent, and not the unknown, short term success of the "sexy package". Franzen was a young(ish) goal scorer on the rise in 2009. Hossa was a known commodity who wanted more money. Holland gambled. It's easy to say he gambled incorrectly, but it's not like the deal has turned out bad for us. Franzen has been a good player. Just not better than Hossa. Did you just compare Marian Hossa to Daniel Cleary and Mikael Samuelsson??? Edited September 20, 2013 by Bannedforlife Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,519 Report post Posted September 20, 2013 Did you just compare Marian Hossa to Daniel Cleary and Mikael Samuelsson??? Yep, you totally got the point. I obviously think Marian Hossa, Mikael Samuelsson, and Dan Cleary are all just as good as one another. Case closed Columbo. Or...I could have been making the point that keeping a known commodity over taking a gamble on guys with promise, but who are still unproven, is not always a good idea. It may have been in the Hossa/Franzen case, but time will tell whether it's a good idea to keep Cleary and Samuelsson around over "unproven" alternatives like Tatar and Nyquist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Franzine 739 Report post Posted September 20, 2013 When Franzen was signed to this big multi-year deal...I think the Wings and the fans thought he would produce at a Hossa-like level. I think it's safe to say he hasn't. They had the same number of points last season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euro_Twins 4,475 Report post Posted September 20, 2013 They had the same number of points last season. shhh, don't say that too loud, the naysayers are on-looking with stats, but refuse to give any thought to the ones you present proving them wrong, instead the respond with conjecture and fortune telling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GoWings1905 2,694 Report post Posted September 20, 2013 They had the same number of points last season. That's fine, but even when Marian Hossa isn't putting up points, he influences the game in other areas. That's the major difference between him and Franzen. Hossa is a far superior all-around player. 1 Nev reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
