Hossa, Hawks dominate Sharks

Marian Hossa was well worth waiting for.

Hossa made his Blackhawks debut a memorable one by scoring twice — including one of Chicago’s three shorthanded goals — as the Hawks won their eighth in a row by demolishing the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Wednesday night.

“It was nice for ‘House’ to come in and have a meaningful game,” Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said. “It was a good start to his Blackhawks career. I’ll be interested in seeing how his line works out from here.”

Hossa signed a 12-year deal with the Hawks in July but missed the first eight weeks of the season while recovering from shoulder surgery. He showed no signs of rust, scoring on a shorthanded breakaway 4:57 into the second period for a 2-0 lead, then adding a tap-in goal off a perfect feed by Brent Sopel 6:19 into the third.

“I was just trying to get into game shape and trying to make good plays,” Hossa said. “I wanted to keep things simple. Who would say we would go 7-2? Everybody played a great game and my shoulder felt fine. I took a couple of hits and it was OK.”

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I think it is safe to say, after last nights win that the Chicago Blackhawks at this moment in time are the best team in the league