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For the third straight year Marian Hossa will be playing in the Stanley Cup Finals, but if the Blackhawks manage to win it will only be his first Cup. For the last two years Hossa has found himself on the losing end of the championship series. In 2008 as a member of the Penguins his team lost in 6 games to the Red Wings. Hungry for a championship, he signed a one-year contract with the Red Wings the following year, but lost in Game 7 of the Finals - to the Penguins. So is this guy cursed? Or is it just a coincidence?

Most people are favoring the Blackhawks to beat the Flyers in the Stanley Cup Finals. They have a very balanced team, a lot of depth and size, and their goalie has been on fire all playoffs. But should Hossa have Hawks fans worried? Hossa has struggled to score in the playoffs, tallying just 2 goals in 16 games. Last year with Detroit he only scored 6 goals in 23 playoffs games. If Chicago wants to win, they're going to need Hossa to score. He does have 11 assists in this year's playoffs, but he's capable of scoring more goals, and they're going to need him to do that if they want to win.

It should be interesting to see whether he can finally get that elusive ring, or if he'll have to wait even longer. If he doesn't win this year, he'll have to continue his luck with Chicago because this is the first year of a 12 year contract, and seeing as he's going to be 43 when that contract is up, it's hard to believe that he'll win one at all if he doesn't win it in Chicago. So while Marian and Blackhawk's fans pray that the third time is the charm, you know that every fan in Philly is hoping the curse will prevail.