Comments on: On Marian Hossa http://hockeyshirtshop.com/blog/2009/06/14/on-marian-hossa/ Hockey t-shirts, stories and stuff Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:59:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tambland http://hockeyshirtshop.com/blog/2009/06/14/on-marian-hossa/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Tambland Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:29:30 +0000 http://hockeyshirtshop.com/blog/?p=78#comment-11 It's one of the most brutal ironies in sport that Hossa would end up losing to the same team that he snubbed in the summer. I don't feel bad for him that he lost the Cup, just the rough ride he is going to get from now on because of it. But we wrote a letter to Hossa outlining the hockey gods and how they work. Only a few players are allowed to do what he did (Ray Bourque as an example- and I'm pretty sure only because of that classy move to give Esposito his number back). Even Gretzky wasn't "allowed" to win a Cup when he signed in St. Louis all those years ago. Unfortunately for Hossa, whatever he ends up doing is going to look bad now. Too bad, because I really do respect him as a player. It’s one of the most brutal ironies in sport that Hossa would end up losing to the same team that he snubbed in the summer. I don’t feel bad for him that he lost the Cup, just the rough ride he is going to get from now on because of it.

But we wrote a letter to Hossa outlining the hockey gods and how they work. Only a few players are allowed to do what he did (Ray Bourque as an example- and I’m pretty sure only because of that classy move to give Esposito his number back). Even Gretzky wasn’t “allowed” to win a Cup when he signed in St. Louis all those years ago.

Unfortunately for Hossa, whatever he ends up doing is going to look bad now. Too bad, because I really do respect him as a player.

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