Hossa To Hawks?

Canadian Sports Network TSN reported this morning that the Blackhawks were "close" to signing free agent winger Marian Hossa, who spent the last two seasons on the runner up teams in the Stanley Cup Finals. 

Having just worked the phones, an excellent hockey source tells me the Blackhawks are indeed in the mix for Hossa's services and along with a handful of other teams are working towards bringing in the dynamic scoring winger.  However, a move for Marian Hossa would mean that the Blackhawks likely wouldn't be able to resign Marty Havlat for next season, since the team wants to make sure it can resign Toews, Kane and Keith next year.  Should the Hawks resign Havlat, Hossa likely won't be making Chicago his new home.

In addition, a potential signing of Hossa would also mean the end of the run for one of the Blackhawks goaltenders from this past season.  Freeing up cap space to sign Hossa means, according to the same source, that the Hawks would be forced to either end negotiations with Nikolai Khabibulin or would need to trade Cristobal Huet to make room for the ex-Wing.  The Colorado Avalanche are reportedly interested in Huet.  So if the Blackhawks sign Hossa look for them to trade Huet or to make him their number one goalie and end their relationship with Khabibulin.