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Marcel Hossa |
Games
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Goals
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Assists
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Points
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+/-
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PIM
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Regular Season
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64
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10
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8
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18
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-4
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26
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Playoffs
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10
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2
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2
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4
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+5
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4
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Marcel Hossa, the guy I was continually trashing all season, is on his make or break season. Enough with the, man, he might be a star, or man he just doesn’t do anything out there, I want results, and I want them over 82 games.
The reason he is still on this team is because of a 13 game stretch last year. In it, while playing with Jaromir Jagr, he finally showed me, what some of you have seen all along. That his puck possession game coupled with his exceptional strength on the puck could translate to a strong offensive game if paired with the right guys. When he was put with Jaromir during those games he suddenly lit it up. He had 8 goals and 5 assists during that span.
So, 13 games, 8 goals 5 assists, that means during his other 51 games he only produced 2 goals and 3 assists. So you can see both sides of the argument. That he sucks, or that hes a solid player. If you extrapolate his crappy numbers it becomes 3 goals, 5 assists, and 8 points in 82 games, but if you extrapolate his numbers during that streak it then becomes 50 goals, 32 assists, and 82 points.
So thats why I think this is the year he tells us which it is, is he the crappy player, or the extraordinary player. I need to know, and I need to know NOW. If he is indeed set to breakout this year, then youve got a star making under a million bucks. A kid who weve more or less developed ourselves, and a guy you have to give 100% of the credit to Tom Renney for having the nerve to develop. Many others, including myself, would have given up on him, but Tom thought it was better he develop his defensive game then learn his offensive game, than to just give up on him altogether. As it stands he has a fairly well rounded game. I’d like to see him kill penalties more, since I think he can be effective at it, and I would like to see him get some first line playing time. But I am not convinced either will happen.
Do or Die Marcel, I really hope you Do.
-Inferno
