Three-time Stanley Cup winner admits to turning down a mega deal with a Canadian team in 2009

On a recent episode of the Spittin' Chiclets podcast, Hossa said that he turned down a massive eight-year contract from the Edmonton Oilers to sign a one-year deal with Detroit.

While with the Red Wings, Hossa would return to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight season. But for the second year in a row, he was on the losing side of the battle. Thankfully for Hossa, he wasn't left without a Stanley Cup on his resume for very long. In the summer of 2009, he signed a whopping 12-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks and hoisted hockey's holy grail in his first season with the Hawks.

Meanwhile, for the Edmonton Oilers, losing out on signing a big name like Marian Hossa hurt them badly. Their playoff drought continued and held the first overall pick four times, drafting Taylor Hall in 2010, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in 2011, Nail Yakupov in 2012 and Connor McDavid in 2015. The rest, as they say, is history.