Hockey Beat » marian hossa blackhawks http://www.everyjoe.com/hockeybeat NHL Hockey News - Hockey Information Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:17:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Hossa Signs 12-year Deal With Chicago http://www.everyjoe.com/hockeybeat/hossa-signs-12-year-deal-with-chicago/ http://www.everyjoe.com/hockeybeat/hossa-signs-12-year-deal-with-chicago/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:02:56 +0000 Jeanne Dupuis http://www.everyjoe.com/hockeybeat/?p=3945 Post from: Hockey Beat

]]> After defecting from the Pittsburgh Penguins to join the Detroit Red Wings because he thought he had a better chance of winning the Stanley Cup (it was so rough when Detroit ended up losing Pittsburgh), Marian Hossa has jumped ship again.

The Chicago Blackhawks have given Hossa a 12-year deal worth about $59.3 million which averages out to $5.2 per season for the first eight years and then drops down to $3.5 million for the last four.

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The Blackhawks had a great season and I think that they have a real chance to not only make it to the playoffs again next season but, now that they’ve got experience in the postseason, I think they could go all the way to the Finals.

If they happen to make it that far and they lose with Hossa in the lineup, it will be the third year in a row that he’s been with a team that has narrowly lost the Stanley Cup.  If that happens, the superstition about not touching the conference trophy might pale in comparison with the bad luck associated with having Hossa in the lineup.

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