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Marian Hossa Says He “Will Not Play Hockey Anymore”
by Paul on 05/19/18 at 01:52 PM ET
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from Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times,
The next time No. 81 is seen at the United Center, it will be either for his inevitable “One More Shift” ceremony, or his jersey retirement ceremony.
“I will not play hockey anymore,” Hossa told Novy Cas.
That doesn’t mean Hossa is officially retiring. He can’t, not without slapping the Hawks with significant recapture penalties that would greatly affect their salary cap moving forward. Hossa will live out the last three years of his contract in Slovakia — he recently put his Gold Coast condo up for sale — before, he hopes, he returns to Chicago in another capacity. He told the Slovakian paper that he’s already discussed a future job in the organization....
Hossa told Novy Cas that the NHL sent him to a clinic in Minneapolis before last season to confirm that his medication would not allow him to continue playing. That allowed the Hawks to place him on long-term injured reserve and avoid his $5.25-million cap hit.
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That is hilarious. This is beyond silly at this point to even have the rules.
Posted by ThatGuy on 05/19/18 at 02:14 PM ET
Hossa will live out the last three years of his contract in Slovakia
No cap circumvention here .....nothing to see here…move along.
Apparently Marian found a miracle dermetalogical cure for his hockey glove allergy….
Posted by Down River Dan on 05/19/18 at 02:50 PM ET
Apparently Marian found a miracle dermetalogical cure for his hockey glove allergy…
Typical Slack Hawk maneuver. No surprise. 
Posted by bigfrog on 05/19/18 at 05:59 PM ET
If he wanted to play equipment could be made or adapted. If Cane or Toews had this problem the Hawks would solve it somehow. Total BS.
Posted by Royal Grand Exalted PooBah from the basement of the Alamo on 05/19/18 at 10:52 PM ET
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If you are questioning Hossa’s #81 go to the rafters, here is Lazerus on the topic via Twitter,
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 05/19/18 at 02:02 PM ET