Marian Hossa said winning was the most important thing to him. He said he would take less money to play for a contender. He said that money wasn't everything. Well, we can definitely say that Marian Hossa is no liar. Yesterday, the Penguins' top winger signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings for just $7.4 million. He rejected a long-term deal offering pretty much the same amount of money a year from the Penguins. He also reportedly turned down a 9-year, $9 million per deal from the Edmonton Oilers. So he didn't do it for the money. He went to the team he thought he had the best chance to win with. Unfortunately, he didn't think that team was the Penguins. It's hard not to feel that this was the slap to the face of the Penguins. He rejected a chance to become Sidney Crosby's permanent wingman for one shot at the Stanley Cup with the team that took it from us. Even though he was only here for a short time, this feels like a betrayal. Decisions like this are not guaranteed to bring you championships though. Just ask Paul Kariya. Penguins fans today feel both stunned and disappointed. And this gives us all the more reason to despise Detroit. First, they took our Cup, now they've taken our players. But boy, do they ever look unstoppable now.
Hossa, we could have had something special. You could have been a Penguins legend. But now you've become one of our villains.
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