The Chicago Blackhawks love to saddle up their "Big Hoss" and ride him to the promised land.
When the Blackhawks signed Marian Hossa to a then-unprecedented 12-year, $63.3 million contract prior to the 2009-10 season, they were hoping that he would bring them the kind of talent and productivity that would allow them to win their first Stanley Cup since the 1960-61 season.
The assessment turned out to be correct. Hossa scored 51 points in 57 regular-season games after coming back from shoulder surgery and then added 15 points in 22 postseason tilts as Chicago won the Stanley Cup.
Three seasons later, Hossa and the Blackhawks would win their second Cup together.
As the 2014-15 season approaches, however, Hossa is no longer a young stud in the prime of his career. He will be 36 when the season reaches its midway point, and it's fair to wonder just how much Hossa has left in his gas tank.
While the Blackhawks assess all of their players on a continual basis, the question would appear to be a critical one.
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