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Player By Player #3- Today lets discuss Marian Hossa
by Vince Maranto on 08/08/11 at 11:07 AM ET
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Once again, since it’s the off-season I am taking a player or two each blog and discussing last year’s performance while looking forward to this season.
Today let’s discuss Marian Hossa. Last season was an interesting one for The Hoss. A donut season, if you will. It started great, ended good, but had nothing in the middle. I remember the beginning of last season, Hossa started off with a goal a game for the first 8 games and several assists thrown in there. Coming off the Stanley Cup victory, I was, for one, a little worried how he would perform. The Cup hangover is a concern with all players, but especially with him. Everyone knows the story of him losing out in the Finals the two previous years with Detroit and Pittsburgh. However, the way he came out of the gate was a real nice surprise. What unfortunately wasn’t a surprise were the injuries.
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Hossa Out 2-3 Weeks
by Paul on 11/30/10 at 12:35 PM ET
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via Tim Sassone tweet,
Hossa out 2-3 weeks
He had an on-ice collision with Nick Boynton in practice yesterday, lower-body is the report.
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Hossa Out A Couple Of Weeks
by Paul on 10/28/10 at 12:27 PM ET
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via a tweet by Adam Jahns,
#Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa is out a couple weeks with an upper body injury.
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Hossa Putting Up Big Numbers
by Paul on 10/22/10 at 08:47 AM ET
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from Dan Rosen of NHL.com,
A healthy knee and some serious bling have given Marian Hossa the chance to feel as relaxed as he’s ever been on the ice.
Chicago is lovin’ it.
“A couple of years ago in Atlanta I had a similar start, but definitely I feel healthy, I feel relaxed and I’m playing with a great centerman and a great wing,” Hossa told NHL.com Thursday. “I feel much lighter on the ice and I’m having more fun on the ice, but I try not to make a big deal out of it. It’s only eight games.”
Yeah, but it’s a League-best 7 goals and 4 assists in those eight games, all with Jonathan Toews in the middle and fellow Slovak Tomas Kopecky on the left. Hossa hasn’t been this prolific at the start of a season since 2006, when with the Thrashers he flew out of the gates, scoring 10 goals and dishing out 5 assists to help Atlanta jump out to a 7-1-1 start.
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JJ’s Three Cheers: 10/19/10
by Jon Jordan on 10/19/10 at 07:57 AM ET
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Today’s salute to the performances of yesternight, honoring those who shined in leading their clubs to victory:
***Cheers to Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman, who is showing marked improvement early this season and who was named first star in Tampa’s 5-4 win over the visiting Dallas Stars last night. Hedman managed a pair of assists and led all skaters in ice time, sparking an offensive rush on several occasions and, most importantly, playing adept defense in his own end. It is early, as we must continue to note for all who have had fast starts, but Hedman’s growth in year two will play a major factor in the Lightning’s fortunes. So far, with few hiccups, they must be pleased. (Note: They are. Coach Guy Boucher singled Hedman out with post-game praise after the Dallas game.)
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The State of Hockey in Slovakia
by Phil Davies on 09/22/10 at 08:23 PM ET
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Despite tempered expectations, Slovakia garnered a fourth place finish at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. In spite of an aging core roster of players, Slovakia was able to retain it’s Elite Seven status, while upsetting the number one ranked team; Russia, and eliminating the number three ranked team and defending Olympic Gold Medalists; Sweden.
Since the split of Czechoslovakia into two distinct nation states in 1993, Slovakia slowly saw their stock on the ice rise, culminating in a IIHF World Championship in 2002. However, since then the Slovaks have found themselves in a similar quandary that Team USA did for the better part of the last decade; the increasing age of their elite players and management’s inability to find suitable replacements for the old guard. However, unlike the States, Slovakia does not have the depth of coaching and player development programs which has spawned a new generation of talent Stateside.
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Knight Marian Hossa
by Paul on 08/07/10 at 07:48 PM ET
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The Stanley Cup Makes It To Slovakia
by Paul on 08/05/10 at 04:59 PM ET
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Watch another short video at NHL.com as Hossa takes the Cup to his parent’s home.
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Hossa Played With Bad Knee In SCF
by Paul on 06/12/10 at 02:54 PM ET
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via Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago,
Chicago Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa said Saturday that he played the Stanley Cup finals with a sprained MCL in his right knee, suffered in Game 1 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Hossa dealt with the lingering effects of shoulder surgery all season and also had a banged-up back in the finals.
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Late Afternoon Line
by Paul on 06/10/10 at 04:45 PM ET
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The Blackhawks will surely enjoy a summer full of celebration, but there are also some well-known financial pressure points. The team has a multitude of stars, several of them coming off entry-level contracts, and is reported to have some $57 million committed to just 14 players for next season. There are contracts the team likely would love to unload—Brian Campbell and Cristobal Huet come immediately to mind—but it will be difficult. The most likely not to be renewed is Marian Hossa, a quality player who has been living off a succession of one-year deals in an attempt to find a spot on a Cup-champion (mission accomplished). Look for the Hawks to shop his rights as soon as the parade is complete.
-Jim Kelley at Sports Illustrated. More hockey talk from Jim…
thanks to a KK reader for the pointer on this relaxing day
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Hossa Finally Has The Cup
by Paul on 06/10/10 at 08:57 AM ET
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from Dave Lozo of NHL.com,
Following Chicago’s series-clinching 4-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers, Hossa finally let down the guard he’s had up for nearly three years and admitted he truly was afraid of leaving the ice a loser once again.
“Oh my God,” said Hossa, who was grinning ear-to-ear on the Wachovia Center ice. “When we go to the Finals again, I was so happy to be in the Finals, but at the same time, it was scary. I’m so glad, what a relief. Third time’s the lucky charm. I won it and I got a Stanley Cup and ... what a feeling. This is unbelievable.”
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Hossa Ends Goal Scoring Slump
by Paul on 06/01/10 at 05:44 AM ET
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from Craig Custance of The Sporting News,
He hadn’t scored a goal since Game 3 of the conference semifinals against the Canucks, and it was his first goal in the Stanley Cup final since he scored for the Penguins in Game 6 of 2008.
Yeah, it felt pretty good to get that one.
“A relief, definitely,” Hossa said of the goal that led to Chicago’s 2-1 win. “I was looking for some ugly goal like that to get the offense going.”
And to him, it had to be the prettiest ugly goal he’ll ever score. It’s one thing to join a Stanley Cup-contending team and try to hitch a ride to a championship. It’s quite another to carry it. Right now, that’s what Hossa is doing.
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Hossa Finds Another Winning Team
by Paul on 05/25/10 at 08:00 PM ET
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from Craig Custance of The Sporting News,
Courting of Marian Hossa began in Dale Tallon’s Montreal hotel room at last June’s draft. It was there that the Tallon, then general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks, met seriously with agent Ritch Winter for the first time. It was there he let Winter know just how interested he was in signing Hossa.
It was an unusual arrangement. Hossa wouldn’t become a free agent until July 1, but his one-year deal with Detroit had come with a gentlemen’s agreement: He could negotiate with other teams if a longer-term deal with the Red Wings fell through.
Hossa’s instruction to Winter was simple: Find me a winner. Doing so, however, was a little more complicated.
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Hossa Should Have Been Suspended
by Paul on 04/25/10 at 07:53 PM ET
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from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
What was the first thing you thought of when you saw Hossa lean in on Hamhuis as they both chased a puck into the corner? The hit on Hossa’s teammate, Brian Campbell, courtesy of Alex Ovechkin earlier in the regular season.
In both cases, the offending players seemed to hold up slightly just as contact was made, but the defensemen were off balance enough to be sent hurtling into the boards.
Dangerous? Yes. Reckless? It depends on your definition of reckless.
Of course, in the NHL, where every day is a brand new day, the two incidents end up being treated as though they were from different planets.
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No Suspension For Hossa
by Paul on 04/25/10 at 04:05 PM ET
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from NHL.com,
NHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell conducted a phone hearing with Hossa earlier Sunday afternoon. Campbell made the following statement after the meeting:
“I have made the decision that this play does not warrant supplemental discipline after considering all of the facts, including reviewing the video and speaking with Mr. Hossa,” said Campbell. “This play is distinguishable from recent incidents by a number of factors, including the degree of contact involved; the fact that the consequences of the play do not appear to be as severe; that this was a hockey play involving a race for the puck; that Mr. Hossa is not a repeat offender; and that the call of a major penalty by the referee was significant and appropriate.”
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Hossa With A Major For Boarding
by Paul on 04/24/10 at 05:35 PM ET
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Little did Marian Hossa know that after this five minute penalty for boarding, the Hawks would score late to tie their game with Nashville.
Then, after killing off over three minutes of that penalty in OT, it would be Hossa who would get the game winner after coming out of the penalty box.
No video of the goal yet, but watch the boarding penalty he took.
added 6:57pm, Watch Hossa’s OT goal below…
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Hossa Hopes For Another Cup Run
by Paul on 04/14/10 at 10:16 PM ET
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from Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune,
“This is another great chance,” said Hossa, who signed a 12-year, $62.8 million deal with the Hawks on July 1. “The two times had disappointing ends, both of them. On the other hand I still consider myself lucky because some great players didn’t even go to the Stanley Cup finals. I know I didn’t win it but it’s the motivation again. It’s going to be a great challenge.”
That challenge gets under way Friday night at the United Center when the Hawks face the Predators in Game 1 of the playoffs. After rolling through a regular season that produced their first division title in 17 years and the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, the Hawks seem primed to make an even deeper run than last season’s team that fell to the Wings in the conference finals.
“We have a great team and great thing going here,” said Hossa, who had 24 goals and 27 assists in 57 games after returning from offseason shoulder surgery. “We all believe we can go all the way. Expectations are high and we’re looking forward to it.”
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Hossa Hurt
by Paul on 04/07/10 at 10:20 PM ET
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via the CP at TSN,
Chicago forward Marian Hossa left the Blackhawks’ game against the St. Louis Blues early in the second period Wednesday night because of an unknown injury.
Hossa appeared to have sustained the injury after being hit and knocked to the ice by St. Louis left wing Brad Winchester at 8:07 of the first. Hossa continued to play, but left after one shift in the second period.
This time of year, it is doubtful we will hear much on the injury.. Get ready for the day-to-day updates.
added 11:40pm, via a Chicago Blackhawks tweet,
Coach Q postgame on Hossa: “Nothing serious, should be fine.”
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Morning Line
by Paul on 02/21/10 at 10:24 AM ET
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It looks to me like Slovakia’s hockey team is built around Marian Hossa. His dad is an assistant coach. His underachieving little brother is one of his linemates. He gets to wear 81, even though that should, by rights, be Miroslav Satan’s number.
This is a big mistake.
Hossa has never won anything, and I’m not even talking about the Stanley Cups he missed out on the last two years. He’s represented Slovakia 12 times in international play - two World Junior Championships, seven World Championships, two Olympics and a World Cup - and never won a single medal.
Satan, meanwhile, has led Slovakia to three medals in World Championships, including gold in 2002. He’s a much better role model for the youth of Slovakia.
-Jonathan Bombulie of the CitizensVoice. More on Olympic hockey…
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Hossa Doubtful For Game Today
by Paul on 02/14/10 at 09:42 AM ET
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from Tim Sassone of Between The Circles,
For the second time this season the Blackhawks watched one of their best players knocked out of a game by shot to the head.
Atlanta’s Colby Armstrong laid out Marian Hossa early in the third period of Saturday’s game at the United Center, sending the Hawks winger to the dressing room for the rest of the night.
Was it a clean hit or not? Armstrong led with his shoulder, which is fine, but he caught Hossa on the chin.
The point here isn’t clean or dirty, however, it’s how much longer Hawks general manager Stan Bowman is going to let his best players be targets?
Maybe this isn’t a problem that can be solved this season with the March 3 trade deadline so close, but next year the Hawks darn well better have someone tough enough and nasty enough to show other teams they better not be going after Hossa, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith.
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Brian Elliott Gives It Up & Takes It Away
by Paul on 01/20/10 at 07:55 AM ET
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Hossa probably still wondering how the puck did not hit the back of the net.
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Hossa Plays A Little ‘Stick Hockey’
by Paul on 12/13/09 at 11:31 PM ET
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Marian Hossa catches the puck, tosses it down and puts it in the net before it hits the ice.
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Is Hossa Jinxed?
by Paul on 11/27/09 at 11:22 AM ET
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from Jason Kay of The Hockey News,
He has answered the call every time Slovakia has called, but has never scaled the podium. When Slovakia experienced its greatest achievements on the world stage – silver, gold and bronze medals at World Championships in 2000, 2002 and 2003 respectively – Hossa was engaged in the NHL playoffs for the chronically underachieving Ottawa Senators.
And, of course, we all know what happened the past couple years in the NHL with Pittsburgh and Detroit.
So, if you’re a Hawks fan, should this worry you? Is every team on which Hossa plays doomed?
It’s not rational, but who knows how the hockey gods work? For the superstitious Chicago supporter, here’s something to cling to: the last time Hossa did win anything of consequence, at the Memorial Cup, he was wearing the Hawks’ logo. Until he got hurt.
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Hossa Likes The Blackhawks Atmosphere
by Paul on 11/24/09 at 07:31 AM ET
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from Len Ziehm of the Chicago Sun-Times,
Hossa knows his way around. This is his fourth NHL team in three seasons. He started with the Ottawa Senators, then was with the Atlanta Thrashers before his failed championship bids with the Penguins and Red Wings. He also played for Slovakia in two Winter Olympics. So the Hawks won’t be his first contender, but they might turn out to be the best team he has played on.
‘‘I’ve been on quite a few, and this one is right there,’’ he said. ‘‘The advantage of this team is it’s mostly young guys who are just getting better and stronger in their understanding of the game.’‘
Last year he played for an old team in Detroit. The Hawks are the exact opposite.
‘‘This is the youngest group of guys I’ve ever played with,’’ Hossa said. ‘‘It’s been fun in the dressing room. It’s a different crowd than in Detroit. They were a little more mature there.’‘
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Hossa Debut Getting Closer
by Paul on 11/20/09 at 09:02 AM ET
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from Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune,
With Marian Hossa’s debut with the Blackhawks looming, coach Joel Quenneville is formulating plans on how to utilize the high-scoring winger.
Hossa participated in the Hawks’ morning skate before Thursday night’s game against the Flames and is on track to play during the Hawks’ six-game trip, most likely Wednesday against the Sharks in San Jose.
“There are going to be a lot of options for a coach to have,” Quenneville said. “He’s going to get a lot of ice time. We’re looking forward to him being useful in a lot of ways.”
Hossa has begun doing line drills in practice and Wednesday skated with Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.
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Hossa Felt It Was Time To Get Rotator Cuff Surgery
by Paul on 09/26/09 at 09:27 AM ET
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from Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune,
“It was getting really bad,” said Hossa, who played with the injury last season and scored 40 goals with the Red Wings. “The smartest idea was to do it at the time.
“When I lifted something light, I couldn’t ... raise my arms. It was that bad. Right now the rehab is going well, [and] I can’t wait to start working out with the heavier weights on the upper body. When I’m 100 percent, I’ll jump on the ice and not worry about anything.”
Hossa said the injury worsened during the Wings’ run to the Stanley Cup finals last season as he was limited to three assists in the seven-game series the Penguins won. That performance drew the ire of many Wings fans who didn’t realize Hossa was injured.
“That’s part of our business,” Hossa said. “We can’t talk about injuries during the playoffs. People can say whatever they want. They don’t see what’s happening inside.”
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Kelly Believes Hossa Contract Valid
by Paul on 08/18/09 at 04:46 PM ET
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from Tim Sassone of the Chicago Daily-Herald,
Paul Kelly, executive director of the NHL Players Association, said he would be surprised if the investigation of Marian Hossa’s contract with the Blackhawks resulted in a ruling against the team.
“Based upon everything that we know, those contracts are perfectly valid and proper under the terms of the (collective bargaining agreement),” Kelly said, speaking Tuesday at the USA Hockey Olympic camp in Woodridge.
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There Could Be A Problem With Hossa’s Contract
by Paul on 07/30/09 at 08:27 PM ET
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from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun via the London Free Press,
The NHL is investigating whether Marian Hossa’s new 12-year, $62.8-million (all terms US) contract with the Blackhawks circumvents the collective bargaining agreement and the salary cap, Sun Media has learned.
The ’Hawks could be facing a maximum fine of $5 million and the loss of draft picks if the league’s investigation uncovers proof of allegations that Chicago discussed the possibility of Hossa retiring before the end of the deal, which would end Hossa’s cap hit.
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the investigation in an e-mail yesterday, stating that league officials are concerned with the structure of the contract.
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Surgery For Hossa
by Paul on 07/23/09 at 04:36 PM ET
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Press Release-
The Chicago Blackhawks announced today that right wing Marian Hossa will undergo surgery tomorrow, Friday, July 24, on his right shoulder to repair a small tear in his rotator cuff.
“Marian’s injury did not respond sufficiently to our non-operative treatment over the last three weeks so we have collectively decided today to go ahead with the surgery,” Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman said. “Marian is a franchise player and we want what is best for him and the Blackhawks long-term. This was a mutual decision and one we feel very confident is the right one.”
“Marian has a small right rotator cuff tear that he has been battling for a while and because he is not at 100 percent with non-operative treatment he is undergoing operative treatment tomorrow,” Blackhawks Head Team Physician Dr. Michael Terry said. “With this type of tear we anticipate a four month post-operative recovery period, after which we expect his shoulder to be 100 percent. This is the best thing for Marian and his career long-term.”
“After consulting with my family and the Blackhawks, I have no doubt that this is the correct decision,” Hossa said. “I plan on being a member of the Blackhawks for a very long time, which is why I want to get this done and begin my career in Chicago at 100 percent.”
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Hossa Has Been Playing With The Shoulder Injury
by Paul on 07/22/09 at 03:48 PM ET
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via Ansar Khan of Mlive,
Wings general manager Ken Holland said Marian Hossa did not injure his shoulder during the playoffs as indicated in a story in the Chicago Daily Herald. Holland said Hossa had a slightly torn rotator cuff when the Wings signed him on July 2, 2008, but it wasn’t anything significant.
“He was hurt before he got to us,’’ Holland said. “Our doctors looked at him and we had conversations about whether to have surgery. Our doctors recommended he should have something done at some point but it’s something he can play with.’‘
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Hossa Rehabbing Torn Rotator Cuff Injury
by Paul on 07/22/09 at 05:58 AM ET
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from Tim Sassone of Between The Circles at the Chicago Daily-Herald,
A source close to the situation confirmed new Hawks winger Marian Hossa has a shoulder or rotator cuff injury.
The severity of the injury is not known, although it is possible Hossa might need surgery, which could put him out of the Hawks lineup until December.
The Hawks are monitoring Hossa while he rehabs the injury, believed to have been suffered during the playoffs.
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Welcome To Chicago
by Paul on 07/16/09 at 08:12 PM ET
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The Blackhawks welcome Marian Hossa and Tomas Kopecky.
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Hossa Now The Other Guy
by Paul on 07/03/09 at 08:30 AM ET
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from Michael Rosenberg of the Detroit Free Press,
In sports, people want lightning rods. Winning is more fun if you really want the other guy to lose. To Wings fans, Marian Hossa just became the Other Guy.
Professional sports rivalries ebb and flow more than college or high school rivalries. A Michigan State-Michigan football game always will feel special, no matter how good the teams are, but Lions-Packers is only truly huge if one of the teams is trying to go 0-16.
Red Wings-Blackhawks is now the biggest pro sports rivalry for any Detroit team. You have two Original Six teams who just faced each other in the conference finals and should battle for division and conference supremacy for the next five years. They are ancient and modern rivals.
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Evening Line
by Paul on 06/30/09 at 07:59 PM ET
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“If Hossa comes back at a number we can’t refuse, we’ll go through the process of moving bodies around to get him in. But based on our space, I’m not optimistic. He can receive offers from other teams that don’t have the star contracts we do, and he can be their star.”
Wings GM Ken Holland. More on the Wings from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press….
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Holland Hopeful He Can Sign Hossa
by Paul on 06/28/09 at 07:44 AM ET
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via George Sipple of the Detroit Free Press,
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said he sat and talked with Ritch Winter, the agent for Marian Hossa, in the lower bowl of the Bell Centre stands in Montreal on Saturday and remains hopeful the two sides can work out a long-term contract.
“We’ve got a limited amount of cap space to play with or determine how we’re going to spend it,” Holland said. “Obviously for us to bring Marian back, we’re going to have to let people go.
“I’ve sat with Ritch here and told him to what cap level we’re prepared to go. The only way we can make it work is to offer a long-term deal. I would say to you they were hoping to do better. At the same time, they understand the challenges we’ve got and understand that probably in order to be where they want to be we can’t get there.”
from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
“We won’t be as dangerous offensively, we know that,” Holland said. “It’s impossible for us to keep all our forwards from last year. If we re-sign Hossa, if he buys what we’re selling, we’ll be losing three or four or five players. And even if he’s not here, we can’t keep the entire team together. Under the cap system, we cannot be on paper next season what we were last year.
“We’re excited and optimistic because we’re moving in three or four young kids that we think are ready to play regularly in the NHL.”
added 8:55am, from Ansar Khan of Mlive,
“If there’s a (salary) cap number we think can fit in, we’ll sign him. We’re prepared to do a long-term deal,” Holland said. “(Hossa’s agent) Ritch Winter is hoping for a bigger cap number, more than what we’re offering.
“He’s talking to Marian. We’ll talk in the next couple of days. I’m not optimistic, but we’ll see.”
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Teams Interested In Hossa
by Paul on 06/27/09 at 01:21 PM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
The Detroit Red Wings got a query or two this weekend from other teams looking to acquire the rights to pending unrestricted free-agent forward Marian Hossa.
“Yeah, I have been approached about acquiring his rights,” Wings GM Ken Holland told ESPN.com on Saturday as the NHL draft wrapped up.
But for now, the answer is no as Holland keeps trying to re-sign the star winger.
“But obviously if it appears that we can’t get anything done in the next 48 hours, then ... you’d rather get something than nothing,” said Holland. “So right now, I’m just in a holding pattern.”
read on for more Wings and other NHL teams too…
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Talking Hossa
by Paul on 06/27/09 at 08:46 AM ET
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from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,
Holland met with Ritch Winter, agent for Hossa, the last two days in Montreal.
The two discussed possible deals, but probably not as high as Winter would hope.
“I think he (Winter) was hoping for something higher,” Holland said. “I told him this was as high as I could go before I had to start dismantling (the roster).”
Holland and Winter are expected to continue discussions throughout the weekend in Montreal, where the draft concludes today.
The Wings are offering Hossa a lengthy contract, maybe as much as eight to 10 years, at an average of $4 million to $5 million.
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Talking Wings
by Paul on 06/21/09 at 08:40 PM ET
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This from Kevin Allen’s Twitter....
Believing Hossa won’t get done in Detroit if he won’t accept a “Franzen style deal” Red Wings have less than $4 million left.
Hearing Red Wings did make an offer to Mikael Samuelsson that didn’t get it done.
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Afternoon Line
by Paul on 06/17/09 at 01:22 PM ET
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The Wings will tender Hossa a multi-year deal this summer and no doubt he’ll only be too happy to sign. But let’s say, for the sake of argument, the Pens came along with a similar offer: Would anybody bat an eye if Hossa said, ‘Thanks but no thanks, I’ll take my chances in Michigan.’?
-Ryan Dixon of The Hockey News. More on Hossa and other NHL topics…
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Now It Is Decision Time For Holland
by Paul on 06/14/09 at 07:21 AM ET
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from Ansar Khan of Mlive,
General manager Ken Holland doesn’t anticipate making any moves for a couple of weeks, when he has a better idea of next season’s cap figure. Much will depend on whether Hossa is re-signed.
Whatever happens, the Red Wings still have a strong nucleus of players in their prime and some good, young talent in their system, ensuring they will remain among the NHL’s elite.
One day after losing to Pittsburgh in Game 7 of the finals, Holland lamented his team’s inability to close out the series after leading 3-2. But he commended his players, some of whom played through significant injuries, for their effort, feeling they just ran out of energy at the end.
And he praised the Penguins, whom he said were focused and hungry and gained tremendous experience—particularly young players Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal and Marc-Andre Fleury—from losing in last year’s finals.
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Don’t Blame Osgood
by Alanah McGinley on 06/12/09 at 10:44 PM ET
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From Drew Sharp at the Free Press:
The coming days will find Detroit in a constant state of complaint. Those who fervently believed in the inevitability of a downtown championship celebration will seek blame for the Stanley Cup inexplicably leaving town.
The more-stubborn conspiracy theorists will take to their graves the certainty in their minds that Pittsburgh’s remarkable recovery from a 3-2 series deficit was a league-orchestrated operation to fulfill Sidney Crosby’s championship destiny.
But there’s one flaw in that theory. You mean there was only one flaw?
Crosby didn’t play the final 30 minutes Friday after an apparent knee injury.
There’s plenty of fault to go around following this collapse.
Point a finger at the lack of secondary scoring, Marian Hossa’s vanishing act against his former team, as well as the missing in action Tomas Holmstrom and Jiri Hudler.
But you can’t blame Chris Osgood.
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What’s The Deal With Hossa?
by Paul on 06/10/09 at 09:29 AM ET
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from Seth Rorabaugh of Empty Netters at the Pittsburg Post-Gazette
, Is he just lost in the depth Detroit has? Is he just not being asked to do nearly as much as he was in a Penguins uniform? Or is he just gripping his stick a little too tightly? Was 2008 a fluke?
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Believe It Marian
by Paul on 06/10/09 at 08:32 AM ET
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from Brian Compton of NHL.com,
Now, incredibly, Hossa and the Wings must beat the Pens in a Game 7 to determine the Stanley Cup champion. It’s a scenario not many envisioned prior to the start of the regular season—and certainly not when the Penguins were two games above the .500 mark in mid-February and fired coach Michel Therrien.
“Who would?” Hossa said when asked if he ever thought it would come down to this. “Would you? I don’t think many people, but the situation is right now how it is. I have to deal with it and we have to make sure we give it 100 percent and be good at home.”
Hossa’s certainly hoping to make more of a contribution on Friday, and more than he has in this series. He has just three assists through the first six games, and just three shots in the last two.
“It’s definitely frustrating,” said Hossa, who had just one shot on goal in 18:27 of ice time. “We didn’t play bad, but they scored two goals and we scored one. We didn’t create lots of clean chances.”
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Morning Line
by Paul on 06/09/09 at 06:27 AM ET
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“I’ve never been so close. It’s definitely exciting, but I know how hard it is to get that last win.
“I’m just waiting for the next game. Hopefully, we can finish it there, but it’s going to be really hard. That would be a dream come true, but it’s going to be a hard step.”
-Marian Hossa of the Detroit Red Wings. More on the Wings at the CBC 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs Blog.
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Hossa, Lidstrom & Zetterberg Today
by Paul on 06/05/09 at 02:12 PM ET
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Q. What about offense for like some of the guys, maybe a little bit yourself. I know Game 4 has been good for you. Tomas is struggling. How do you try to get your offense going so you don’t have to worry as much about their offense?
MARIAN HOSSA: We have to step up, and you know, get it going offensively. Help this team score some goals and put them ?? instead of coming back, the last two games. So, you know, we have to be better offensively, and we have to step up.
Q. What did you think happened in that six-minute stretch when they got the three goals?
MARIAN HOSSA: That was momentum changing. You know, they scored the shorthand goal, and that kind of gave them momentum, especially in their building. And they also got the jump. And after they got another one from our mistakes.
But, you know, we are back to basically a 0-0 situation, and now, you know, it’s the best of three, and we have to make sure we play strong games at home.
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Report- Wings Likely To Sign Hossa To Long-Term Deal
by Paul on 06/02/09 at 01:33 PM ET
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from Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated,
While nothing will be announced during the Stanley Cup final, unrestricted free agent Marian Hossa likely will be signing a long-term deal, believed to be seven years, to stay with the Red Wings.
more hockey talk…
added 5:28pm, A2Y has more on this story, Holland says no truth to it.
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Pens, Wings & Hossa
by Paul on 05/27/09 at 09:31 PM ET
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Both of the following stories were written before Game 5 started, but now I can post them since the Wings won…
from Mike Brophy of Sportsnet,
If a tree falls in the forest and there’s nobody around to hear it, does it make a sound?
I’ll go out on a limb and say yes.
If the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup final for the second consecutive year, did the 2008-09 season actually take place?
Hmm, that one is a little tougher.
I presume since I watched about 1,000 NHL games this year it actually did take place. So I guess the answer is yes. The thing is I don’t get the sense the Penguins are in a significant better position to beat the Red Wings this year than they were a year ago, assuming, of course, the Red Wings dispose of the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference final as expected.
from Hooks Orpik at PensBurgh,
Would the Penguins be where they are now if they still had Hossa and less depth? We’ll never know for sure. Sidney Crosby scored 6 goals last spring, he’s got 14 now. Malkin had 22 points last post-season, this time around he’s got 28 in fewer games. Crosby and Makin have carried the weight, showing that the decision for depth over top-flight skill has apparently been a good one so far.
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Hossa Wants A Game 7 Win
by Paul on 05/14/09 at 09:47 AM ET
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from George Sipple of the Detroit Free Press,
Hossa is 0-for-3 in his NHL career playing in Game 7 (all three with Ottawa) and said he was “looking forward to turning it around” and advancing this time. He has no goals and two assists in previous seventh games.
“Other games you have a chance, but this—the series is tied and one game you go home or you go further,” Hossa said shortly after the team landed at Metro Airport on Wednesday afternoon. “It’s a huge game. We have to get prepared. You cannot get it in your head.
“It’s an important game, but it’s another game. Just try to win that game because it’s huge.”
Hossa isn’t surprised that the series is coming down to a seventh game. “Both teams are really good and strong and it comes down to the last game,” he said.
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Hossa’s Time?
by Paul on 05/05/09 at 12:10 PM ET
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from Kostya Kennedy of Sports Illustrated,
So this is it. This is where we see just how Marian Hossa’s $72 million gamble turns out. The Red Wings winger famously spurned that many millions (and long-term security with the Edmonton Oilers) for a one-and-out shot at winning the Stanley Cup with Detroit. When have you seen a free agent do that?
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Hossa Comfortable With His Role
by Paul on 05/01/09 at 08:44 AM ET
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from Bob Wojnowski of the Detroit News,
As the Wings head into the second round tonight against Anaheim, Hossa is in the spot he always envisioned. He’s needed and wanted but doesn’t have to do it all, or even the bulk of it. No one on the Wings ever does. And really, of all the unusual reasons Hossa took the Wings’ one-year, $7.45-million offer instead of long-term treasures elsewhere, this is the main one, for this time right now.
“Look around, you’ve got legends in here, and it’s a great group of guys,” Hossa said. “It’s just fun to be a part of it. And they play the way I like, the puck-control game. Playing with so many stars, the pressure is spread, there’s no focus on one guy.”
And there’s the dichotomy of the Hossa Experiment. He came to Detroit to win his first Stanley Cup, and by accepting a one-year deal, he put enormous pressure on himself. But the truth is, it’s actually less pressure than if he’d stayed in Pittsburgh for a reported $35 million, or gone to Edmonton for the rumored $80 million.
If Hossa is skating with a burden, he sure isn’t showing it. He led the team with 40 goals in the regular season, and often was brilliant. He was clutch in the first-round clincher against Columbus, scoring his first two goals of the playoffs.
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