I really liked Hossa back in the day. He was pretty good at defense which makes him less “sexy” but overall he was a great player.
A few months ago I was in the supermarket and I noticed a kid wearing a Blackhawks Hossa jersey. I live in California so you don’t see that kinda stuff very often but it was cool to see.
SnorkelDick81
The 1 and only jersey i’ve bought was a hossa jersey
Desperate_Pizza700
Very
diskominko
Oh God. So so good. 3 Stanley Cups and another 2 lost very closely say everything.
BeefersOtherland
Very good. Had a lot of tools in his arsenal. As a leafs fan whenever we played the Sens and he was skating into our zone with the puck it was cause for concern
zanzibartraveler666
Larry David can answer that
goinAn
Jesus Marian Joseph
NewCelebration2290
idk, but Greg Mckegg was better /s
mattsta4
My favourite player growing up. Absolute mutant and versatile player. Was great to see him win after his third consecutive cup appearance with a third team.
DeepPow420
Hossa in 2005-2007 on the Thrashers was unstoppable and maybe the best overall player in the league.
Cautious-Moose9180
Think the peak (best two seasons) of Mark Stone repeated for a period of ten years. That was his overall offensive and defensive capability. Style, not so much.
GroundbreakingCow775
He was one of my favorite players to watch. Physical aspect of his game went under the radar
Ecruteak-vagrant
Ottawa made a mistake in trading him IMO. Would of had better cup odds with Hossa than hot wheels Heatley
JeSuisAmerican
He was really good at all facets of the game. His defense was excellent, so even when he went through scoring droughts he was absolutely an asset to the team. I loved watching him play.
cheezturds
Crazy to me the Thrashers had Heatley, Hossa, and Kovalchuk and didn’t do anything
Neans888
Better than Marcel Hossa
Jefflehem
He was a wizard at puck handling. I remember a playoff game where he was playing keep away with 3 defenders while standing still with his back against the boards. He went about 5 seconds and made a sweet pass. Wizard.
Flash_Gordon_Cole
One of the best defensive wingers to ever play. Not quite as dominant as peak Sergei Fedorov but cut from the same cloth. Mark Stone has a very similar game also.
VattghernCZ
Yes
The_Dale_Hunters
One of the great two-way players.
Somecivilguy
He was a big physical player that could still move and shoot. He was a god
TiredReader87
Pretty damned good
FlatTopTonysCanoe
As good as the Hawks were in 2010 they don’t win a Cup without him.
Friggin_Grease
Hossa went to three finals straight before winning the third time.
But I think Chris Pronger’s 3 in 5 seasons is more impressive because he had to drag Edmonton to one of them.
MamaTried420
Imho, Hossa was a great player and mentor for younger skaters…. You may recall a certain 88 who 💯 benefited from his guidance. Still miss watching him.
trto44
Wagon
RenegadeSnowshoe
Hoss was boss. Period.
Legacy_1_X
The guy who signed with the Pens to win a cup and list in the finals to the Red Wings, only to sign with the Red Wings and lose in the finals to the Pens.
RenegadeSnowshoe
He was just about impossible to separate from the puck in his prime. He was all hustle. Played a 200 foot game. I thought he was up there with Jere Lehtinen in regards to top 2-way forwards that weren’t centers.
el_magico99
In one of the NHL games I remember the commentator use to say you need to pack a lunch to get the puck from Hossa.
adamempathy
Best power forward I’ve seen with my own two eyes. Just a bull on skates.
Frio_Sanchez
Hossa was a boss. Chicago loves him very dearly.
unitednihilists
Fun fact, didn’t tie his skates. Could just peal them off.
P4S5B60
Arguably the best 2 way player of all time Generational talent probably won’t be seen again in a very long time
GoLeafs61
One of the best 2 way wingers we have ever seen.
sq-blackhawk
Absolute king, back checked like a maniac and insanely accurate shot
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I don’t know, How! Good! Was! He?!
Pretty pretty pretty guuud
I really liked Hossa back in the day. He was pretty good at defense which makes him less “sexy” but overall he was a great player.
A few months ago I was in the supermarket and I noticed a kid wearing a Blackhawks Hossa jersey. I live in California so you don’t see that kinda stuff very often but it was cool to see.
The 1 and only jersey i’ve bought was a hossa jersey
Very
Oh God. So so good. 3 Stanley Cups and another 2 lost very closely say everything.
Very good. Had a lot of tools in his arsenal. As a leafs fan whenever we played the Sens and he was skating into our zone with the puck it was cause for concern
Larry David can answer that
Jesus Marian Joseph
idk, but Greg Mckegg was better /s
My favourite player growing up. Absolute mutant and versatile player. Was great to see him win after his third consecutive cup appearance with a third team.
Hossa in 2005-2007 on the Thrashers was unstoppable and maybe the best overall player in the league.
Think the peak (best two seasons) of Mark Stone repeated for a period of ten years. That was his overall offensive and defensive capability. Style, not so much.
He was one of my favorite players to watch. Physical aspect of his game went under the radar
Ottawa made a mistake in trading him IMO. Would of had better cup odds with Hossa than hot wheels Heatley
He was really good at all facets of the game. His defense was excellent, so even when he went through scoring droughts he was absolutely an asset to the team. I loved watching him play.
Crazy to me the Thrashers had Heatley, Hossa, and Kovalchuk and didn’t do anything
Better than Marcel Hossa
He was a wizard at puck handling. I remember a playoff game where he was playing keep away with 3 defenders while standing still with his back against the boards. He went about 5 seconds and made a sweet pass. Wizard.
One of the best defensive wingers to ever play. Not quite as dominant as peak Sergei Fedorov but cut from the same cloth. Mark Stone has a very similar game also.
Yes
One of the great two-way players.
He was a big physical player that could still move and shoot. He was a god
Pretty damned good
As good as the Hawks were in 2010 they don’t win a Cup without him.
Hossa went to three finals straight before winning the third time.
But I think Chris Pronger’s 3 in 5 seasons is more impressive because he had to drag Edmonton to one of them.
Imho, Hossa was a great player and mentor for younger skaters…. You may recall a certain 88 who 💯 benefited from his guidance. Still miss watching him.
Wagon
Hoss was boss. Period.
The guy who signed with the Pens to win a cup and list in the finals to the Red Wings, only to sign with the Red Wings and lose in the finals to the Pens.
He was just about impossible to separate from the puck in his prime. He was all hustle. Played a 200 foot game. I thought he was up there with Jere Lehtinen in regards to top 2-way forwards that weren’t centers.
In one of the NHL games I remember the commentator use to say you need to pack a lunch to get the puck from Hossa.
Best power forward I’ve seen with my own two eyes. Just a bull on skates.
Hossa was a boss. Chicago loves him very dearly.
Fun fact, didn’t tie his skates. Could just peal them off.
Arguably the best 2 way player of all time Generational talent probably won’t be seen again in a very long time
One of the best 2 way wingers we have ever seen.
Absolute king, back checked like a maniac and insanely accurate shot
One of the best two-way wings of that era.
That said, eff that guy.
Automatic.