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The Hossa Talk In Edmonton
by Paul on 07/02/08 at 08:39 AM ET
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from Terry Jones of the Edmonton Sun,
While general manager Kevin Lowe said “the numbers are a little bit inflated” when it comes to the reported $9 million a year deal over a rumoured nine-year term for 29-year-old Slovakian Marian Hossa, in the same breath he added: “Daryl said from the outset he’ll do whatever it takes and spend to the cap.”
The excitement comes from a community unaccustomed to being in the bidding for the most sought-after player in the Canada Day craziness. The fear comes from paying that kind of money to a player who is recognized as more of a follower than a leader, especially if the deal takes him to age 38. That’s the kind of insanity which history suggests more teams live to regret than not.
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Please go to Edmonton. You will love it there! NY and Montreal are really boring cities.....
Posted by kevin from boston on 07/02/08 at 10:42 AM ET
You must pay me now (don’t do it!)
You must pay me now (don’t do it!)
When the hell did Chris DeBurgh wind up being the guy to write the soundtrack to my free-agency day. Weird.
Posted by Doogie2K from Calgary on 07/02/08 at 12:21 PM ET
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Have fun paying hossa 9 million dollars when he is 38 years old
Posted by callmedrw on 07/02/08 at 09:06 AM ET