Hossa to DET

stopper40 · Post by **stopper40** » Wed May 26, 2010 11:37 am

shafnutz05 wrote:
Malkamaniac wrote:I don't see why the Hossa hate still exists. It's been two years. Go Hawks.

I don't see why it ever existed. The man took a huge chance by leaving $40 million+ sitting on the table to try and win a championship and he came darn close. And it's not like he went to a team that didn't make the playoffs, he went to the cup champions and they lost in game 7 of the cup final Players get vilified all the time for just following the money, he didn't he took a shot at something bigger. You have to respect that.

Post by **Malkamaniac** » Wed May 26, 2010 2:21 pm

stopper40 wrote:
shafnutz05 wrote:
Malkamaniac wrote:I don't see why the Hossa hate still exists. It's been two years. Go Hawks.
I don't see why it ever existed. The man took a huge chance by leaving $40 million+ sitting on the table to try and win a championship and he came darn close. And it's not like he went to a team that didn't make the playoffs, he went to the cup champions and they lost in game 7 of the cup final Players get vilified all the time for just following the money, he didn't he took a shot at something bigger. You have to respect that.

I respect him more that he went and decided to play for Detroit's biggest rival.

Post by **tifosi77** » Wed May 26, 2010 2:40 pm

I was and remain a Hossa fan.

Go Hawks.

Post by **Durbano** » Thu May 27, 2010 8:06 am

Sorry if this already was posted, but an interesting item from the Chicago Tribune (picked up by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review):

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Hossa will become the first player in NHL history to play in three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals for three different teams when the Hawks take on the Flyers in Game 1 Saturday night at the United Center

In that same article it says Hossa struggled in last year's finals because of a torn rotator cuff. Maybe I was too euphoric to retain that news, but I don't recall reading/hearing about it before.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsbu ... 83132.html

littlemoonboot · Post by **littlemoonboot** » Thu May 27, 2010 9:26 am

Go Hossa! Go Hossa!

I've posted in this thread more than any over thread, and I wear it as a badge of pride.

Go Hossa!!!!

Post by **Malkamaniac** » Thu May 27, 2010 10:14 am

littlemoonboot wrote:Go Hossa! Go Hossa!

I've posted in this thread more than any over thread, and I wear it as a badge of pride.

Go Hossa!!!!

WOOOO

Post by **shafnutz05** » Thu May 27, 2010 11:55 am

HOSSA! HOSSA! HOSSA! HOSSA!

JeffDFD · Post by **JeffDFD** » Thu May 27, 2010 12:05 pm

I always liked CHI as my Western Conference Team...really wanted to see Hossa lose in the finals again just for the lulz- but now I will root for him. Maybe he gets injured and can't lift the cup or something though?

Post by **penny lane** » Thu May 27, 2010 12:30 pm

Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:19 pm

farnham16 wrote:
Wouldn't it be the greatest thing of all time if we beat the Wings in the 09 Finals?
crzymike wrote on Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:21 pmBe please be realistic. I'd love that also but its just not gonna happen.

Ha!

This thread has just about everything.

newarenanow · Post by **newarenanow** » Thu May 27, 2010 3:05 pm

stopper40 wrote:
shafnutz05 wrote:
Malkamaniac wrote:I don't see why the Hossa hate still exists. It's been two years. Go Hawks.
I don't see why it ever existed. The man took a huge chance by leaving $40 million+ sitting on the table to try and win a championship and he came darn close. And it's not like he went to a team that didn't make the playoffs, he went to the cup champions and they lost in game 7 of the cup final Players get vilified all the time for just following the money, he didn't he took a shot at something bigger. You have to respect that.

I feel the same way.

I was a little angry at his comments, but I think those were also blown way out of proportion.

And it ended up working for the best for the Pens.

Post by **Malkamaniac** » Thu May 27, 2010 3:21 pm

If anything, Hossa was the reason why we got the Cup so fast.

JeffDFD · Post by **JeffDFD** » Thu May 27, 2010 4:31 pm

I don't really have any anger towards him, but it was a great storyline and highly entertaining when we beat him. This was especially the case after he made his reasons for leaving known. And the story about him getting the goat (?) named Stanley in his hometown was icing on that cake.

He signed a longterm deal with CHI so that is the end of his mercenary days, but if it happened just one more time with CHI losing it would have been funny because it was the first year for the new team he picked. After that though, it would have been 100% over really and just sad for him.

But petty entertainment is no reason to root for the Flyers.

BadHands71 · Post by **BadHands71** » Thu May 27, 2010 8:37 pm

JeffDFD wrote: But petty entertainment is no reason to root for the Flyers.

Well said. Rooting for the Flyers is acceptable in very very specific and few instances.

Last year, I'll admit, I harbored some hate towards Hossa, but I also appreciated him leaving. If he had stayed, there's a good chance that the season would have played out differently and we couldn't have brought in HCDB, and without that, probably no Stanley Cup.

But now, the entertainment value is minimal, and I don't have any real hate toward him. He's a good player and in my mind, karma spoke. The score is settled.

whgnailer10 · Post by **whgnailer10** » Thu May 27, 2010 10:21 pm

Go Hossa?

littlemoonboot · Post by **littlemoonboot** » Fri May 28, 2010 3:26 am

penny lane wrote:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:19 pm

farnham16 wrote:
Wouldn't it be the greatest thing of all time if we beat the Wings in the 09 Finals?
crzymike wrote on Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:21 pmBe please be realistic. I'd love that also but its just not gonna happen.
Ha!

This thread has just about everything.

BWAHAHAHA THAT IS FREAKING AMAZING

That gave me one of those "life is so good" moments right there

Daniel87 · Post by **Daniel87** » Fri May 28, 2010 4:23 am

Honestly, I think it was more fun to hate him than anything. Deep down I completely understood why he left, but it was still entertaining to beat him and the Wings.

I'm 100% back on the Hossa train. It's time for him to win, and I wish him the best. I've always been a fan of Chicago's star players, and I really hope they will win the cup. It'll be good for the NHL and great for Marian.

HOOSSSSSSSSSAAAA.

tonysoprano · Post by **tonysoprano** » Fri May 28, 2010 7:23 am

He's sure not playing like a star player.

brwi · Post by **brwi** » Sun May 30, 2010 7:11 am

tonysoprano wrote:He's sure not playing like a star player.

Troy Brouwer disagrees with you.

BadHands71 · Post by **BadHands71** » Mon May 31, 2010 7:08 pm

There's still some entertainment value left in the Hossa thing, but not much.

It was great last year, but I'm over it.

Goo Hossa.

littlemoonboot · Post by **littlemoonboot** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:04 am

2 MORE WINS DAWG! DO IT

Post by **Eismann** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:06 am

TGIHTD

darkstar57 · Post by **darkstar57** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:24 am

I don't really care about Hossa, i was a little pissed when he signed with det, but i could careless now, i lived in chicago for a year and a half, my gf is from chicago so i am pulling for the hawks.

MikeEnIke · Post by **MikeEnIke** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:45 am

This thread is hilariously long

wallflower · Post by **wallflower** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:11 am

MikeEnIke wrote:This thread is hilariously long

It hasn't even been about 'Hossa to DET' for many, many pages now.

Post by **SolidSnake** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:10 pm

So if Chicago wins and since they maybe in cap trouble next season will he request a trade and try to sound noble by saying if Chicago traded him then that would help out the team in the long run? then Winter his agent will say Hossa wants to play with the team with the best chance of winning the Cup and he could land back on Pit or end up with Wash or LA.

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