timd1218 wrote:Celtics_Champs wrote:Hossa was a free agent. He stirred the pot a little, but in the end, thought it was the better decision to take the short contract and win now. Get paid later. It is his right as a free agent to do whatever he wants. Sure you can be mad, but don't wish harm on the guy.
Hossa and his agent made a very bad decision. They shouldn't have told the Pens to do everything they did to try and sign him when he had his mind made up on Detroit. He should have told Shero from the beginning, if Detroit offers him a contract, then he would sign with them.
That way, the Pens could have worried about Hossa less and went after some other free agents.And it is dumb for Hossa to take a 1 year contract. What if he does get a career ending injury. With a long term deal, all that money is guaranteed.
It happens man.
A few years back the bruins had the most money to spend coming out of the lockout. Guys like forsberg, modano and others were the Key Free agents. Pronger was also on the trade block I believe. Mike O'Connell went after modano, my favorite player. Modano kept MOC waiting, and raised the price of dallas offer, Modano played moc like a fool, and by the time it was over, forsberg, pronger, all gone. The bruins had to settle for old Brian Leetch, and that waste of space alexi zhamnov. Am I going to blame modano for helping himself get more money from dallas, no, I was pissed, but it is part of the game. Now who knows what would have happened if modano would have not done so, and forsberg would have been ours, or pronger, then maybe we don't start off on a losing streak and trade thornton for utter crap, and samsonov for next to nothing.
Like I said, it happens man, Be mad. Just don't wish harm on the guy. That is plain cold.
