As a Pens fan I appreciate Hossa being willing to circle back and be open about that process. In the end it worked out for everyone.

I was pissed when hossa signed with the Wings. I remember being 11 & going on Myspace & sending mean messages to every "Marian Hossa" profile hoping I'd eventually find the man himself.

So many memories watching this guy. What a career. I've had to hear my grandpa say the Leafs need guys like Hossa for about 15 years now. He'll never let the dream go even after he retired.

Fantastic, memorable player. The man was a star for many years.

the balls on Hossa, telling Mario " i'll get back to you" lolol

It worked out for The Penguins, had they signed Hossa, they probably would have lost Jordan Staal earlier than they did. Jordan Staal was a key part of The Penguins winning The Stanley Cup in 2009. Staal also was apart of the trade tree that ultimately landed The Penguins Nick Bonino and Brian Dumoulin, who were both key pieces in the Penguins back to back cups in 2016 and 2017.

“Ohhh Hossaaaaa you chossaaaa the wrong guys!” 🎵🎶

Wow that decision was crazy! His reaction when the big dog calls is hilarious 😂! Oh snap it’s super Mario

Hossa was unreal too watch

As much as I hate the Pens I hated Hossa more when he jumped ship to Detroit. Always felt like he gave up for greener pastures. Basically the Durant before Durant. Glad to finally hear his side of things and now that I'm older I understand where he's coming from.

Franzen over Hossa cost us big and if we would’ve kept him, the window would’ve been open longer

Get Max Talbot on here!

I enjoyed watching Hossa play. What an amazing player. However, I’m a Pens fan and I’ve seen many great players come and go since I started watching since 1975. I’m a fan of the Logo not just 1 player.

I remember the trade deadline when they got Hossa, it was crazy enough my mother called me at work to make sure I heard haha. Even though he left and the Pens traded Malone to Tampa to make the cap space for him it was still the best rental I could have imagined. Guy was a great player and I was also extactic they beat him after but happy he won some in Chi town.

Like so many others I was happy when you won it in chi town.

I will never forgive Ken Holland for letting him walk. Still my favorite player though, even after signing with Chicago. Just an absolute stallion out there.

datsyuk hossa franzen was the sickest line

A true legend!

I FREAKED OUT when Hossa signed with us!! Then cried when he left. Still rooted for him, especially in WC with Team Europe?

Yeah, my god. Osgood was in talks for the conn smythe in 08. He was even better in 09. Congrats to Pittsburgh in 09, great series.

So strong along the boards. Sens made a mistake trading Hossa for Heatley.

I loved him in Detroit. I never knew how good he was until I saw him play 82 games here. He was a much better player (overall) than I had given him credit for. Oddly enough though, had he stayed in Pit, I don't think they win in 09 and Detroit probably doesn't get to finals without him either. That alternate universe out there where he stays would be interesting to see.

Great interview

Just amazing going to the finals 3 times in a row with 3 diff teams. That’s a lot of hockey!

You guys kidding me with these adds?

Great interview!!

I’ll never forgot the trade deadline and getting hossa the last minute and everyone saying Pittsburgh won the best deadline acquisition.

What made Detroit so good? They had arguably the 2nd best defencman of all time.

You can't blame hossa the Detroit Red Wings basically owned the NHL from the mid-90s all the way up to the end of the 2000s. President's trophies and Stanley Cups Non-Stop

HOSSSS! Champion w/ the Winterhawks! 3x Champion w/ the Blackhawks!

To me. Hossa was the best free agent signing in Chicago sports. At least top 3

It was great the following year when the Pens beat him. Karma

lmao left him on read they way biz pronounces it

Hbk line was the shiznit back to back cups.

One of my favorite hawks

He was a fan favorite

Pens fans loved seeing him crying after losing the year he left. Very satisfying.

i was very happy when he went to detroit.

i musta missed this in the 3hr vid

It comes down to one thing ; he underestimated Sid and his core. It all came out in the wash anyway though they all won 3 cups in the end, but they probably robbed themselves of more.

It was as if the Hockey Gods had cursed him lol. He loses the Cup 1st against the Wings, then as a Red WIng loses to the Pens...but I swear that he could see what was happening here in Chicago and I am sure that players with the Hawks were in touch and he was basically told that they thought he was that final piece they needed. And...the day I saw on the news that he signed with us, I knew it...and it was the truth. Those Hawks teams from 2009-2016, and yes I am biased, but I think they were the best Team in the League and maybe of all time. That 2012-13 Hawks team that began the season without a regulation loss in 24 Straight games, which projected over an 82-game season to 132 Points and would have tied the All-Time Single Season record for points in a season by a team.

That had to be a hard pill to swallow after losing 2 in a row with 2 different teams. But imagine losing 3 in a row with 3 different teams...

I still fucking hate that he left for Detroit after those finals

As a pens fan it was comical to see him leave & go to Detroit... ooops!

Czech GOAT!!

as a life long pens fan i never had any animosity or trashed him when he left. he played great when he was here and losing him was always on the table because he was a pending UFA at seasons end. the only thing about him leaving that was infuriating was that shero seemed to have no plan B and waited to long on hossa to decide instead of realizing they were out of the race and moving on to do something else

What I don’t understand is why Chicago retired his number

Edmonton thrown under the bus lol

This still pisses me off. Hossa already took a discount to sign with Detroit. Then Holland gives him a laughable offer the next summer. Holland says "I have to earmark 3 million for Jiri Hudler." No you don't! You get Hossa signed then tell Hudler he can play in Russia. He did anyway. Holland then signs Jason Williams to replace Hossa. Jason Williams!!!!! 😭

He wanted to join a dynasty in the making, the Chicago Blackhawks.

I forgot he only played a few months in Pitt and then Pitt made it there life goal to beat Hossa in the Finals....I remember the comment "we wanted to shake his hand and yell him he chose the wrong team." After a few months....Hossa didnt play 15 years there....that's really pathetic actually on Pitts part

Where’s the fkn rest bro don’t play with my emotions ima hawks fan

So basically he's saying he didn't want to leave pitt and he felt bad and "froze" in the finals and let them win..

Yelling hossa when he'd score as a Pen, I wish he stayed. Go pens

Sens

Great player but as a Pen fan I still can't like him. Also beating him made the Cup just little sweeter in 09!

Then Torres rubbed him out in Chicago.

Man he's a liar he dragged his feet on purpose so we lost out on free agents. And nothing was better than beating them that year

Happy he didn’t win in PIT or DET

Chiclets... plez dont do the big "O" face in thumbnails. Its cringy as f.

Ask him about getting murdered by Raffi Torres

Hossa was a floater and another soft euro player

Legend

hossa the samosa

Love it when pens stuck it to him in 2009. F off Hossa we will never forget