Hossa to DET

newarenanow · Post by **newarenanow** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:25 pm

I hope this thread dies soon. I can't believe it is still going.

wallflower · Post by **wallflower** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:50 pm

newarenanow wrote:I hope this thread dies soon. I can't believe it is still going.

I still agree with littlemoonbot's post a couple pages back - this thread is horrible but yet it's strangely amusing.

Maybe because I didn't really want Hossa to sign here long-term so I wasn't really "hurt" that he didn't but this thread doesn't really bother me. Though the "tampering" discussion is pretty funny.

bh · Post by bh » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:50 pm

Well, since it looks like the thread I asked this question in has been axed, I figure I'll just re-post it here since people seem to like to keep this thread going. Does anybody know when training camp starts? Thank you.

lgpen30f987 · Post by **lgpen30f987** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:51 pm

bh wrote:Well, since it looks like the thread I asked this question in has been axed, I figure I'll just re-post it here since people seem to like to keep this thread going. Does anybody know when training camp starts? Thank you.

i believe september 16th

wallflower · Post by **wallflower** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:51 pm

bh wrote:Well, since it looks like the thread I asked this question in has been axed, I figure I'll just re-post it here since people seem to like to keep this thread going. Does anybody know when training camp starts? Thank you.

I believe it's the second week of September. Don't hold me to that but it's what I remembering hearing somewhere.

Post by **penny lane** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:10 pm

wallflower wrote:
bh wrote:Well, since it looks like the thread I asked this question in has been axed, I figure I'll just re-post it here since people seem to like to keep this thread going. Does anybody know when training camp starts? Thank you.
I believe it's the second week of September. Don't hold me to that but it's what I remembering hearing somewhere.

9-17-08~ with playing till june, penguin players hiding out till the very last moment.

crzymike · Post by **crzymike** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:43 pm

This thread is what science is all about. The love, the deception, the thrills, the chills, it's all there for us to see. Let the fun continue on!

Post by **Pitts** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:57 pm

newarenanow wrote:I hope this thread dies soon. I can't believe it is still going.

This thread is the best thing since the invention of the wheel.

crzymike · Post by **crzymike** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:01 pm

Pitts wrote:
newarenanow wrote:I hope this thread dies soon. I can't believe it is still going.
This thread is the best thing since the invention of the wheel.

No question about it.

JoseCuervo · Post by **JoseCuervo** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:13 pm

Do you guys really want this thread to go? I find it amusing, and you all should probably be used to it by now. It just wouldn't be LGP without "Hossa to Detroit" at the top of the threads.

crzymike · Post by **crzymike** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:14 pm

This thread steamrolls over all!

Post by **Ron`** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:14 pm

This thread is tampering with the board stats.

crzymike · Post by **crzymike** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:15 pm

Ron` wrote:This thread is tampering with the board stats.

Well done!

Sarcastic · Post by **Sarcastic** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:14 pm

crzymike wrote:I have had to accept he's gone but it's not easy.

You know, I have this image of you in my head sitting in a chair with a printed Hossa photo just staring at it while listening to something like this:

(love the Angels by the way, just.... you get my point!)

Idoit40fans · Post by **Idoit40fans** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:17 pm

Sarcastic wrote:
crzymike wrote:I have had to accept he's gone but it's not easy.
You know, I have this image of you in my head sitting in a chair with a printed Hossa photo just staring at it while listening to something like this:

(love the Angels by the way, just.... you get my point!)

Sarcastic · Post by **Sarcastic** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:22 pm

Seriously... Mike's obsessed with the guy. I've been over the a-hole since maybe day 3. Plus, I actually do think it's good for the long run. I don't think Hossa is the kind of guy I'd want as part of my core. Mike needs to find a way to let it go...

farnham16 · Post by **farnham16** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:05 am

Hossa plays hockey like a girl.

crzymike · Post by **crzymike** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:17 am

farnham16 wrote:Hossa plays hockey like a girl.

He's plays like a very talented girl then.

crzymike · Post by **crzymike** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:18 am

Idoit40fans wrote:
Sarcastic wrote:
crzymike wrote:I have had to accept he's gone but it's not easy.
You know, I have this image of you in my head sitting in a chair with a printed Hossa photo just staring at it while listening to something like this:

(love the Angels by the way, just.... you get my point!)

I love that lol

Sarcastic · Post by **Sarcastic** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:20 am

There you are...

crzymike · Post by **crzymike** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:30 am

Sarcastic wrote:Seriously... Mike's obsessed with the guy. I've been over the a-hole since maybe day 3. Plus, I actually do think it's good for the long run. I don't think Hossa is the kind of guy I'd want as part of my core. Mike needs to find a way to let it go...

This is the honest truth. When Hossa came to Pittsburgh via the trade I was very happy but still somewhat skeptical. I definitely knew he was an upgrade but didn't know to what degree. He very much IMPRESSED me with his playoff performance! His relentless backchecking, His diving play to keep the pp in position to score a goal which shortly therafter the team converted, his OT goal against the Rangers to win the series, his magnificent goal against philly, He indeed caught FIRE!!

Goin into the Playoffs I believed Malkin and Crosby would be the main catalysts regarding this teams success. While both made a good account of themselves, truth be told, I really thought Hossa was our best player. I honestly didnt expect that to happen. He easily exceeded any expectations I had regarding his contributions to the team. Thats why it's so difficult to lose a player of that skillset and level. That was defintely one of the greatest all around playoff performances by a Penguin I have ever seen (or any team for that manner). An I have seen a lot of them.

Idoit40fans · Post by **Idoit40fans** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:33 am

Hossa did about what I expected from him when he came in. And he would be very valuable as part of the core, I just think that if they locked him up beyond this season they would have been screwed. I'd rather have Letang + Orpik + a few good scorers than Hossa. That said, he has been my second favorite player in the game since Ottawa, and nothing has changed that.

crzymike · Post by **crzymike** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:38 am

Idoit40fans wrote:Hossa did about what I expected from him when he came in. And he would be very valuable as part of the core, I just think that if they locked him up beyond this season they would have been screwed. I'd rather have Letang + Orpik + a few good scorers than Hossa. That said, he has been my second favorite player in the game since Ottawa, and nothing has changed that.

I saw what Ron Francis was able to do here come playoff time. While they are different players their contributions to the team were similar. Lemieux and Jagr were the two main guys during the second cup( Jagr and Francis when Mario was out due to graves wicked slash

). I think thats how I look at it. He'd be as valuable as Francis was to that team. Hossa has a lot more to prove then just one great playoff run but IF he could duplicate that feat he's certainly up there no question.

Idoit40fans · Post by **Idoit40fans** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:40 am

Its definitely easy to compare Hossa to Francis, especially on that pens team we had this past season. Francis was my favorite player, and Hossa has to be the closest thing to him around today. Of course he isn't a center, but he plays great defense(albeit in a different way) and puts up monster numbers. Thats probably why I like him so much.

crzymike · Post by **crzymike** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:42 am

Idoit40fans wrote:Its definitely easy to compare Hossa to Francis, especially on that pens team we had this past season. Francis was my favorite player, and Hossa has to be the closest thing to him around today. Of course he isn't a center, but he plays great defense(albeit in a different way) and puts up monster numbers. Thats probably why I like him so much.

Exactly, which is why this is so hard to take.