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by Paul on 07/02/08 at 04:33 PM
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Ken Holland was on Fan590 in Toronto about 1/2 hour ago and talked about how the Hossa deal came about.  Kenny also mentioned future plans and said the Sundin camp told him yesterday afternoon that they were not interested in the Wings offer, they would be going in a different direction.

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Hossa also talks!  As I posted in the Forum, Hossa gave his thoughts, via conference call, on his new team:

“I wanted the best chance to win the Stanley Cup and I feel like Detroit is the team,” Hossa said during a teleconference Wednesday afternoon. “I know I could get more money somewhere else, but the thing that I was looking for for myself was to win the Stanley Cup.

“It wasn’t easy to throw that much money away, but I know I made the right decision. I truly believe that I made the right decision.”

Hossa also said: 

“When you look at hockey on the TV it’s always the Red Wings or Pittsburgh playing,” he said. “You’re always going to pay attention because it’s attractive hockey, it’s a lot of offense and a lot of great players. I want to play that way. I liked playing like that in Pittsburgh, and when I look at Detroit, it’s a similar style. But it’s all about winning and that’s what I’m looking for.”

You really have to respect that attitude!!!

Posted by Jeff - - OklahomaWingNut from Wind-Swept-Plains  on  07/02  at  04:49 PM

that is awesome.  perhaps if they can win one next year Hossa will agree to a $2M pay cut so we can afford Zetterberg and others.

Posted by RWBill  on  07/02  at  07:02 PM

If you “listen between the lines” in Kenny’s interview, he makes it pretty clear that he felt Sundin was simply looking for the biggest payday he can get. So, welcome to Vancouver (and a first-round exit next spring), Mats, you big knucklehead.

Kenny says in his Nine Secrets to Stanley Cup Success: “The only thing that matters to me is winning...” And everything Hossa has said indicates he’s a Kenny/Wings-type player.

There’s no way that Tick Tock signed Marian without some plan for keeping him beyond this year. We trust in Ken!

Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids  on  07/02  at  07:13 PM

Mats looking for a big pay day?  THat’s BS, otherwise he’d’ve already signed in VanCity.

Not sure why he wouldn’t want to sign in Detroit, except the fact that it’s been stated that he has many business interests within Canada that would be affected by a move to the US.  Perhaps he’s only looking at staying in Canada.

Posted by Karina  on  07/02  at  07:59 PM

Perhaps he’s only looking at staying in Canada.

Or perhaps he’s looking to match the experience he had in Toronto. I hear Columbus needs a center for Nash’s line.

Whatever. He snoozed! He losed!

Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids  on  07/02  at  08:06 PM

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