I'd pick Sundin over Hossa any day! I don't see Hossa as the type of player who infuses energy into his team. That's what Detroit will need to repeat.... Do they really need more offense anyway?
Here's where you're logic is missing an important fact:
Hossa bet $83 million on the Wings to repeat. No one else in the world has put that kind of bet down on the season. The Wings need motivation. Here's a guy that said I believe in you, the way you play, and I want to be part of it. That is motivation.
That, and the Wings didn't pick Hossa. He picked them...If the choice is between the guy that wants to be there and the guy that doesn't (see Blake vs Stuart), I want the guy that wants to be there.
Here's where you're logic is missing an important fact:
Hossa bet $83 million on the Wings to repeat. No one else in the world has put that kind of bet down on the season. The Wings need motivation. Here's a guy that said I believe in you, the way you play, and I want to be part of it. That is motivation.
That, and the Wings didn't pick Hossa. He picked them...If the choice is between the guy that wants to be there and the guy that doesn't (see Blake vs Stuart), I want the guy that wants to be there.
Completely agree. There is no way I'd want Sundin over Hossa. Hossa is younger, better defensively, probably better offensively, and wants to win. The guy is going to fit in great, I'm sure.
Time will tell, but if I was a Wings fan I would be skeptical of the impact Hossa will make on that team.
Don't get me wrong, Hossa is a great player and he will fit in wonderfully, but after watching him play in the East since he was with the Sens, he just hasn't been a difference maker.
Will that change when he's with Detroit? I'm anxious to find out!
He seems to just want to do things the easy way, and that's never the way you win.
Time will tell, but if I was a Wings fan I would be skeptical of the impact Hossa will make on that team.
Don't get me wrong, Hossa is a great player and he will fit in wonderfully, but after watching him play in the East since he was with the Sens, he just hasn't been a difference maker.
Will that change when he's with Detroit? I'm anxious to find out!
He seems to just want to do things the easy way, and that's never the way you win.
How much is he making for the year anyway?
Not a difference maker? He was third behind Zetterberg and Crosby in points during last years playoffs. He was probably the most threatening offensive threat the Penguins had in the Finals. Since leaving the Senators he has 258 points in 234 games during the regular season, and 27 points in 24 playoff games. Add all that to the fact that he is good defensively, and I'd definitely say he is a difference maker.
He wants to do things the easy way? Why is it that people always find a reason to criticize a player even when they do what most other players would not do? He came to Detroit to win. He signed a contract that allowed him to fit under the Wings cap, leaving a lot of money on the table. He even talks like he wants to sign long-term with the Wings, if they can fit him under the cap.
Not a difference maker? He was third behind Zetterberg and Crosby in points during last years playoffs. He was probably the most threatening offensive threat the Penguins had in the Finals. Since leaving the Senators he has 258 points in 234 games during the regular season, and 27 points in 24 playoff games. Add all that to the fact that he is good defensively, and I'd definitely say he is a difference maker.
He wants to do things the easy way? Why is it that people always find a reason to criticize a player even when they do what most other players would not do? He came to Detroit to win. He signed a contract that allowed him to fit under the Wings cap, leaving a lot of money on the table. He even talks like he wants to sign long-term with the Wings, if they can fit him under the cap.
Time will tell, but if I was a Wings fan I would be skeptical of the impact Hossa will make on that team.
Don't get me wrong, Hossa is a great player and he will fit in wonderfully, but after watching him play in the East since he was with the Sens, he just hasn't been a difference maker.
Will that change when he's with Detroit? I'm anxious to find out!
He seems to just want to do things the easy way, and that's never the way you win.
How much is he making for the year anyway?
Atleast he wants to win, Sundin obviously doesn't give two shats about winning lord Stanley, and I wouldn't want someone like that on my team.
Hossa to wear the winged wheel
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