{"id":32578,"date":"2018-07-06T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=32578"},"modified":"2018-07-06T17:07:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T21:07:16","slug":"marian-hossa-contract-and-its-affect-on-chicago-blackhawks-roster-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/07\/06\/marian-hossa-contract-and-its-affect-on-chicago-blackhawks-roster-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"Marian\u00a0Hossa Contract And Its Affect on Chicago Blackhawks Roster Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hossama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marian Hossa<\/a><\/strong> signing as a free agent with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> on July 1st, 2009 was a momentous achievement by former general manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/talloda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dale\u00a0Tallon<\/strong><\/a>. Unfortunately for\u00a0Tallon, the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hossama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marian Hossa<\/a><\/strong> contract signing would be one his last official acts for the team. He\u00a0was relieved\u00a0from his duties less than two weeks later in a move <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/columns\/story?columnist=burnside_scott&amp;id=4326789\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">many skeptics called &#8220;heartless&#8221;.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hossama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marian Hossa<\/a>&#8216;s Contract = Blackhawks Renaissance<\/h1>\n<p>As general manager,\u00a0Tallon\u00a0had guided the Blackhawks out of some incredibly rough times for the original six franchise. The team drafted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/toewsjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jonathan\u00a0Toews<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0third overall in the 2006 NHL draft. That\u00a0elite\u00a0pick\u00a0was followed by the\u00a0Blackhawks winning the draft lottery and selecting <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kanepa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Kane<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0first overall in 2007. The Blackhawks had two legitimate superstars in the making.<\/p>\n<p>By the summer of 2009, the Blackhawks were a team on the cusp of greatness. All they needed was another top-six winger to put them over the top and compete for the Stanley Cup. That&#8217;s where <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hossama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marian Hossa<\/a><\/strong> came into play. He had signed two straight one year deals with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/penguins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/red-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a>. When free agency opened July 1st, 2009, rumours of him becoming a Blackhawk\u00a0were finalized.<\/p>\n<h2>The Deal<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hossama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Marian Hossa<\/strong><\/a> was by far one of the most sought-after free agents for three straight summers. The Blackhawks and\u00a0Tallon\u00a0knew they had to lock up Hossa for life with a long-term &#8220;front-end loaded&#8221; deal. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/blackhawks\/news\/blackhawks-sign-hossa-to-12-year-deal\/c-476785\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Blackhawks offered the 30-year-old Hossa a 12-year contract valued at $63 million in total.<\/a> The contract was huge, but with &#8220;averaging&#8221; only amounted to a reasonable salary cap hit of $5.275 million per season.<\/p>\n<h3>Year By Year<\/h3>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the annual salary breakdown of the contract signed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hossama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Marian Hossa<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in real dollars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2009-10 = $7.9 million<\/li>\n<li>2010-11 = $7.9 million<\/li>\n<li>2011-12 = $7.9 million<\/li>\n<li>2012-13 = $7.9 million<\/li>\n<li>2013-14 = $7.9 million<\/li>\n<li>2014-15 = $7.9 million<\/li>\n<li>2015-16 = $7.9 million<\/li>\n<li>2016-17 = $4 million<\/li>\n<li>2017-18 = $1 million<\/li>\n<li>2018-19 = $1 million<\/li>\n<li>2019-20 = $1 million<\/li>\n<li>2020-21 = $1 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contract Expectations<\/h2>\n<p>As you can see, the contract pays very little in the last four years as Hossa reaches his 40&#8217;s. It\u00a0was assumed\u00a0by many that Hossa would be nearing retirement at some point before the 12 years ended. Especially after Hossa and the Blackhawks won three Stanley Cups in 2010, 2013, and 2015. He had played a ton of games over the course of his career\u00a0and was a key to three Stanley Cups.<\/p>\n<p>There isn&#8217;t much else a player in his late 30&#8217;s could ask for, right? Expectations were that Hossa would ride off into the sunset. He would be revered as one of the best two-way players to ever suit up. He could leave the game in his prime, a\u00a0three-time\u00a0Stanley Cup Champion. There isn&#8217;t a\u00a0better\u00a0ending for a career by NHL standards.<\/p>\n<h2>Contract Reality<\/h2>\n<p>While winning three Stanley Cups, the Blackhawks also rewarded several of their core with &#8220;Blackhawk For Life&#8221; contracts. They signed <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/keithdu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Duncan Keith<\/a><\/strong> to a\u00a0long-term\u00a0deal with an annual cap hit of $5,538,462 for 2010 through 2023. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kanepa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Patrick\u00a0Kane<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/toewsjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jonathan\u00a0Toews<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0signed monster twin contracts after the last Cup in 2015. They each signed eight-year deals with an annual cap hit of $10.5 million for 2015 through 2023. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/seabrbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brent Seabrook<\/a><\/strong> also signed an eight-year deal with an annual cap hit of $6.785 million for 2016 through 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Adding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hossama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Marian\u00a0Hossa<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s\u00a0cap hit of $5.275 million brings the total to nearly $39 million a year for only five players on the roster. Having over half of your annual salary cap invested in five players will hamstring any franchise and prevent them from making moves. This has been\u00a0clear\u00a0the last several years as general manager <strong>Stan Bowman<\/strong> made many moves to relieve cap space. Bowman has walked this cap tightrope and been successful until the last couple of seasons.<\/p>\n<h3>Compete Level<\/h3>\n<p>The team has declined the last couple of seasons due to their core ageing as well as several Bowman roster moves that sent several productive players away to relieve their yearly cap problems. This <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2017\/10\/03\/chicago-blackhawks-lineup-is-ready-almost\/\" target=\"_self\">was no more\u00a0evident\u00a0than last season<\/a> as the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/04\/15\/chicago-blackhawks-2017-18-season-autopsy\/\" target=\"_self\">Blackhawks failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2006-07.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Team Needs<\/h3>\n<p>This off-season the Blackhawks and their <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/05\/05\/blackhawks-future-begins-now\/\" target=\"_self\">fans were hoping that the annual NHL\u00a0Draft<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/06\/29\/chicago-blackhawks-looking-for-solutions-through-free-agency\/\" target=\"_self\">free agency would\u00a0provide\u00a0some solutions<\/a> for the team&#8217;s ability to compete in the tough Western Conference. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/06\/24\/2018-nhl-draft-grades\/\" target=\"_self\">Blackhawks had a great draft<\/a>, but fans expected some prospects who could help &#8220;the now, not the future.&#8221; Then free agency opened on July 1st, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/07\/02\/chicago-blackhawks-rebuild-plan-a-to-z\/\" target=\"_self\">Blackhawks signed three players that enraged fans on social media who were\u00a0unimpressed<\/a>. Fans everywhere were in a tizzy. Many did not understand Bowman&#8217;s signings and what they meant for the team&#8217;s ability to compete.<\/p>\n<h2>The Hossa Factor<\/h2>\n<p>The Blackhawks entered free agency with a little over $9 million in cap space, which did not include\u00a0Hossa&#8217;s\u00a0contract of $5.275 million. With <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2017\/06\/21\/report-marian-hossa-end-nhl-career\/\" target=\"_self\">Hossa being unable to play last year<\/a>, the team <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2017\/10\/03\/nhl-confirm-marian-hossa-ltir\/\" target=\"_self\">used the\u00a0long-term\u00a0injured reserve (LTIR) clause to get cap relief once the 2017-18 season began<\/a>. After the season, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hossama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Marian Hossa<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/05\/19\/chicago-blackhawks-marian-hossa-walks-away-from-nhl\/\" target=\"_self\">chose to walk away from hockey for good<\/a>. Hossa did not officially retire keeping his salary on the books, but avoiding the cap re-capture penalties that came in the 2013 Collective Bargaining Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The team\u00a0was faced\u00a0with tough choices. They could\u00a0try to\u00a0trade\u00a0Hossa&#8217;s\u00a0contract to a team that needed to get to the NHL salary cap floor. They could also place Hossa on\u00a0LTIR\u00a0again once the season began, which would\u00a0give\u00a0cap relief for trade deadline moves but not free agents this summer.<\/p>\n<h2>LTIR\u00a0Questions<\/h2>\n<p>The ability for a team to use the LTIR\u00a0is a given. Most believe that the team does not get cap relief during the off-season. This is why fans were only told that the Blackhawks had $9 million plus in cap space available instead of nearly $15 million factoring in the\u00a0Hossa\u00a0contract. In reality, NHL teams do have\u00a0LTIR\u00a0cap relief during the off-season. This was proven last season by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The previous use of\u00a0LTIR\u00a0by the Leafs has bordered on creative &#8220;Shenanigan&#8217;s&#8221;\u00a0to say the least. Check this out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pensionplanpuppets.com\/2017\/7\/11\/15956056\/toronto-maple-leafs-ltir-no-one-knows-what-is-going-on-nhl-off-season-connor-brown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">from Arvind from S.B. Nation<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>So, James\u00a0Mirtle\u00a0of The Athletic dropped a bit of a bomb on everyone on Tuesday afternoon, when he wrote an article arguing that the Leafs are not actually up against the cap. His argument is that\u00a0LTIR\u00a0can be\u00a0used in the offseason, and he quotes NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly as evidence.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYes, they can,\u201d Daly said when asked if teams\u00a0were permitted\u00a0to access\u00a0additional\u00a0cap room in this fashion long before the season started. \u201cSame as in-season.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Salary Cap\u00a0LTIR\u00a0Education<\/h3>\n<p>For a complete and thorough education on\u00a0LTIR\u00a0and its\u00a0effect\u00a0on the salary cap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capfriendly.com\/ltir-faq\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check this out from CapFriendly.com<\/a> :<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Can\u00a0LTIR\u00a0be used in the off-season?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Yes,\u00a0LTIR\u00a0can be\u00a0used in the off-season while the 10% off-season cushion is active.\u00a0LTIR\u00a0in the off-season\u00a0is calculated\u00a0using the basic equation outlined above, which permits a team to exceed the off-season salary cap. To use off-season\u00a0LTIR\u00a0the team must\u00a0provide\u00a0doctors proof that the player in question will continue\u00a0to be\u00a0injured at the beginning of the regular season for 10 NHL games and 24 calendar days.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;At the start of the season the teams\u00a0LTIR\u00a0relief &amp;\u00a0ACSL is recalculated\u00a0when the 10% cushion\u00a0is removed.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Cap Hit Or No Cap Hit?<\/h3>\n<p>This discovery actually creates more questions than answers for Blackhawk fans. If the\u00a0LTIR\u00a0provides\u00a0cap relief during the off-season, why wasn&#8217;t this something used when <strong>Stan Bowman<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/07\/01\/goaltender-cam-ward-signs\/\" target=\"_self\">was signing free agents<\/a>? Another $5 million plus may have altered the players signed, to say the least. Would <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/07\/02\/chicago-blackhawks-rebuild-plan-a-to-z\/\" target=\"_self\">Blackhawks fans still be in an uproar<\/a> if Bowman had signed a\u00a0top-tier\u00a0free agent? Maybe, but that is what winning three Stanley Cups in six seasons can do\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0fan base. Blackhawk fans expect a Cup run every year, not a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/04\/24\/chicago-blackhawks-rebuild-begins-2\/\" target=\"_self\">rebuild as the team&#8217;s core ages.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Future Cap Concerns Ahead<\/h2>\n<p>The smart money is that <strong>Stan Bowman<\/strong> is preparing for the near future when his younger players will need\u00a0to be\u00a0taken care of financially. At the end of 2018-19, there will be\u00a0numerous\u00a0players becoming restricted free agents. (RFA&#8217;s) These include budding stars <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sikurdy01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Sikura<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/schmani01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick\u00a0Schmaltz<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hillmbl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blake Hillman<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/ejdsevi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Victor\u00a0Ejdsell<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/forslgu02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Gustav\u00a0Forsling<\/strong><\/a>, and potential goalie of the future <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/deliaco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collin Delia<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This list does not include proven star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/debrial01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alex\u00a0DeBrincat<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0who led the team in goals last season.\u00a0DeBrincat\u00a0becomes an RFA at the end of 2020-21. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hinosvi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Vinnie\u00a0Hinostroza<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is another key player becoming an RFA at the same time as\u00a0DeBrincat. You see where this is heading?<\/p>\n<h4>Planning and More Planning<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Stan Bowman<\/strong> has another major roster problem on the horizon. He will need every spare dollar he can use to lock up the young players. These players will potentially make up the future core of the team very soon and\u00a0must be\u00a0taken care of to secure a\u00a0competitive\u00a0team going forward. It&#8217;s not easy for fans to see past the present where their favourite team did not make the playoffs. They need patience but do however have the right to expect the rebuild\u00a0to be\u00a0successful\u00a0sooner than\u00a0later as the current core ages. We&#8217;ll see what Bowman has in store for the team.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"lFd6yJSVRatKwrMIC1CuCg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/670903472\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'lFd6yJSVRatKwrMIC1CuCg',sig:'wlnsM6epNG1uYntYBPFqah3E7lJwZL7DPwW1PjCofmQ=',w:'594px',h:'405px',items:'670903472',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marian Hossa signing as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 1st, 2009 was a momentous achievement by former general manager Dale\u00a0Tallon. Unfortunately for\u00a0Tallon, the Marian Hossa contract signing would be one his last official acts for the team. He\u00a0was relieved\u00a0from his duties less than two weeks later in a move many skeptics [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2251,"featured_media":32598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,2],"tags":[2128,246,887,38,655,662],"class_list":["post-32578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blackhawks","category-featured","tag-2018-nhl-draft","tag-chicago-blackhawks","tag-marian-hossa","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-draft","tag-nhl-free-agency"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2251"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}