Marian Hossa signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins last year. He reached the Stanley Cup finals, got to play with arguably the best player in the game - Sidney Crosby and achieved success he never reached in Atlanta. So why would he leave and where could he possibly go to be in a better position? For less money too?!
Only one place: Hockeytown. Detroit, Michigan. The finest professional sports franchise over the last twenty years. With four Stanley Cups in the past ten years, a playoff streak of over twenty four seasons and core group of veterans and striking young talent - the team seemed posed for another run at the Cup.
So Hossa hopped on the train. Declining offers for more money at places like Edmonton, Anaheim and Pittsburgh ( again). A rare act of putting winning and professionalism before money, Hossa has all but ensured the cup will end up in Hockeytown again next April.
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