ORIGINAL: bluecrazyinsteeltown
WOW well some of the things your saying are somewhat true but alot arent.. For one us pittsburghers wouldnt say anything about atlanta becasue he was traded so Hossa didnt have a choice in the matter... 2nd..Pittsburgh will see a Stanley Cup in his lifetime because they arent that far off and if you cant see that then thats crazy...I know that you guys on here are all detroit fans which I completely understand but outside of your little town everyone says that Crosby and Malkin maybe argueably two of the best players in hockey... I know you guys have datsyuk and whoever else thats great... but people in pittsburgh were upset (not anymore) that Hossa runs his mouth about wanting a long term deal for finacial stability and a team that can win the cup.. Well I know Detroit won this year but well you beat Pittsburgh.. Pittsburgh was 2 games away from winning it so lets be honest and true Pittsburgh does have a great shot at winning the cup..maybe not this year or next but remember Crosby who is what 22 Malkin 22, Staal 20, Fluery 21 and all but staal are signed for the next 6 years so things are looking bright for Pittsburgh... so believe me we are over Hossa... GOOD BYE and when your rent a player is a free agent one thing is for sure he wont be back in Pittsburgh anytime soon and for the rent a player comment becuase if you dont win a cup Hossa may want to go somewhere else next year or he may see the writing on the wall that Detroit can afford to keep him with his high salary beacuse of the salary cap issue becuase detroit doesnt have any of their star players signed to long term deals... yes Detroit has a good team lined up for next year but remember you maybe one injury away from not winning the cup and nothing is guarenteed... So for Hossa hope you stay healthy
This is why I hate Pens fans, they are mostly new and think they are god's gift to the NHL. There are so many holes in this quote it looks like swiss cheese. First, nothing is guarnteed in the NHL, so saying Pittsburg will win a Cup in his lifetime is not a guartantee. And frankly, you can have "Cindy" Crosby and Malkin-who was MIA in the finals, I will take Datsyuk and Zetterburg over them every day and twice in the playoffs. And you might want to get your own players ages down, Crosby is 20, Malkin is 21, and Fluery is 23.
As far as I'm concerned Hossa can play here one year, win a cup, and move on to another team, both parties will get what they want out of the deal-The Cup. It is also clear you have no idea about the best GM in the NHL Ken Holland. When the cap was put in place GMs and owners all sat back and smiled because Detroit was done, they wouldn't be able to win in the new cap world. Well, Kenny proved them wrong and this is just one example in a long line. Remember that cap will continue to increase every year, so at the end of next season the cap should be roughly around 62 Million. That might just be enough to re-sign Zetterburg, Franzen, AND Hossa. Now, they would have to take less than what they could get elsewhere, but Hossa has already shown he will do that and there is something about this organization that players will take less to stay here...maybe it's those 4 Stanley Cups.
The Red Wings got better this off season, and the Pens got worse. Sorry, losing Hossa, Malone, Roberts, Ruutuu, and replacing them with Satan and Foldenko does not make the Pens better, they down graded while the rich got a whole lot richer.
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