Hossa?

Hossa will probably walk, which will mean even more crow for him to eat. His whole "I want the best chance to win a cup thing is more important than money", will blow up in his face, cause he's in the same spot this year as he was last season but now he has a bad playoff behind him to bring his value down. Not good to be Hossa right now, Detroit is the only contender that he can save face with by winning next year, it ain't going to happen in Edmonton or Minnesota wherever else he's rumored to go if he signs somewhere else. He needs to man up & except that he didn't help himself in the bankroll dept. he should have played out of his mind & stepped up to win a cup & his value would be through the roof right now.

It's really rather simple, here is his choices...

1.) Strong chance of winning cup & a 3.5 million paycut down to 4 million a year for 7 or more years & multiple chances at winning the Cup
or
2.) No chance anytime soon to win the cup & still take a pay cut & make about 6 million a year for a long term contract on a team that may have a chance at it in about 3 to 5 years, maybe....

If he's about being a champion then he'll stay with Detroit but if he's about making some money then he'll bolt, either way we will win another cup in the next year or two with or without Hossa, we're just that good.

Regardless what he chooses to do, I think he's a very good player & he had a great season although he choked when it counted most, but I do think he learned something from it & if he stays, he'll be a terror in the playoffs next year but if he splits, he's not gonna get a glimpse of the Cup for many years.