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2. Chicago Blackhawks – Look at the Marian Hossa situation this way: He’s played as far into the postseason as a player can in consecutive years, and he’s no spring chicken. So is it really so bad that he’s not going to be available to Chicago until midseason? The forced rest might rejuvenate him.
6. Detroit Red Wings – Far more departures here than arrivals, but that’s probably bad news for the league since it gives the Wings room to promote deserving prospects from the minors. Gone are Hossa, Mikael Samuelsson, Tomas Kopecky and Ty Conklin. And Jiri Hudler … we think
