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Heika:  Hossa Is The Hangover Cure

by IwoCPO on 09/07/08 at 09:48 AM ET
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Worried about that mythical Cup hangover?  I haven’t been, but it seems to be a topic of discussion among those wishing you sadness.  And there are many. Mike Heika, of the Dallas Morning News, says Marian Hossa’s the reason the Wings will come out firing.

The summer is short anyway, due to the fact you played until June; and when you make that a summer of partying, it makes it very difficult to get back into the routine necessary to fight through a tough season. Mix that with the fact every team is gunning for you, and there’s clearly Stanley Cup hangover.

But Hossa changes that for the Wings. He is a respected player who has told his new teammates that he believes in them, and that he wants to do everything he can to help them win again in what could be his one season with the team.

That’s pretty powerful.

Might want to check out Heika’s post a few times over the next couple days.  He seems to think there’s a little animosity between you and Bubba Sr.

I know there has been a battle on here between Stars fans and Detroit fans, and I’m not doing this to stoke that battle…

Uh huh.

Hangovers are for one-trick ponies without leadership.  You want a reason for the Poultry’s alleged hangover last season?  Forget the short vacation and look to leadership in the room, or lack of it.  Niedermayer was gone. Selanne was gone.  Sasquatch remained.  Chris Pronger, while a great defenseman, is no leader. 

The Wings?  Yeah.  Hossa’s signing was a nice bit of motivation for the guys who won it last year, a player leaving huge cash on the table for a shot at the Cup.  Cool.  But, as far as diminishing the “hangover effect”?  Unnecessary.

A team full of guys who recognize a rare opportunity to establish themselves as a dynasty?  That’s the motivation and the reason there will be no hangover. 

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Heika’s another beat writer I failed to mention in yesterday’s post about which mainstreamers link to bloggers.  He does.

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