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Hawks become West's team to beat

By Tom Awad and E.J. Hradek
Puck Prospectus/ESPN The Magazine

Thursday, July 2, 2009

The signing of Marian Hossa with the Chicago Blackhawks has subtly altered the balance of power in the Western Conference. Hossa's GVT in 2008-09 was plus-20, 15th in the NHL, and he was without a doubt the premier offensive player available on the open market. The Blackhawks were already the third-best team in the Western Conference last year, and adding Hossa's 20 GVT to their team GVT of plus-48 would have put them at plus-68, second in the NHL behind Boston. Almost as important, this con ...

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