01-29-2009, 02:03 AM
burnking Wrote:alpacafarmer Wrote:he left before malone.. malone wanted to come back and said hed give them the hometown discount but they didnt give him a respectable offer.. they should of brought him back.. he really wanted to and they need a body to stand in front of the net!!
I'm fairly certain that Malone got a respectable offer but left for more. Either way, I agree, the Pens should've fought a little harder for him.
Malone's rights were traded to Tampa on June 28th and he signed a seven-year contract with them on the 30th.
Hossa became a free agent on July 1st, and signed with Detroit the next day.