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Originally Posted by Ped
That's a little strange, if true. Hossa lost in the Finals with Pittsburgh against the Wings, and signed a 1-year deal with the Wings, and then lost in the Finals against Pittsburgh before signing in Chicago.
Seems he was trying contenders out.
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He said so when he signed with Chicago. He said he only signed one year with Detroit the year before as he wanted to sign with Chicago but they didn't have room for him. He made that decision when they were not a playoff team, but he saw them as the next big thing. He was right, although he was the missing ingredient.
You would have thought he'd a sign a long term with Detroit, who was a contender at the time.
And he was traded to Pittsburgh in a deadline deal.
But as Gio said, that was 17 years ago or so, and it's the only example I can remember.