He hopes hoisting the Stanley Cup will make it worth the sacrifice.

Hossa signed a one-year contract with Detroit on Wednesday, and a person in the NHL told The Associated Press the deal is worth $7.45 million.

Hossa had rebuffed a chance to re-sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who were reportedly offering $7 million a season as part of five-year contract after they lost the Stanley Cup finals to Detroit last month.

"It was a really tough decision for me to make," Hossa said. "When I compared the two teams, I felt like I would have a little better of a chance to win the Cup in Detroit."

The high-scoring winger was one of the key players who helped Pittsburgh advance to the Stanley Cup finals, which they lost to Detroit in six games.

Hossa has scored at least 29 goals the past eight seasons and has 299 in his career, dating to 1998-99 -- his first full season in the NHL -- with the Ottawa Senators. He has 25 goals and 61 assists in 75 playoff games.

WEIGHT GOES TO ISLANDERS: The New York Islanders agreed to terms Wednesday with veteran forward Doug Weight on a one-year deal worth $1.75 million plus incentives.

The 37-year-old center, who had 10 goals and 15 assists in 67 games with the St. Louis Blues and Anaheim Ducks last season.

Weight played on the Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup winning team in 2006.

MALKIN STANDS PAT: Evgeni Malkin is staying in Pittsburgh for quite some time.

The Penguins signed the MVP finalist to a five-year extension on Wednesday, a deal that will keep him under contract until the 2013-14 season. The 21-year-old forward still has one year left on his initial three-year entry level contract.

SUNDIN UNDECIDED ON FUTURE: Mats Sundin needs more time to decide where he wants to play next season, or if he wants to get back on the ice at all.

Sundin, one of the top forwards still available on the NHL free agent market, said Wednesday he isn't ready to pick a team after receiving lucrative offers from four clubs a day earlier when the league's summer shopping season began.

STARS ADD TOUGH-GUY AVERY: The Dallas Stars signed noted pest Sean Avery to a four-year, $15.5 million deal Wednesday.

The 28-year-old forward is a former NHL-leader in penalty minutes, but his style is effective. In 86 games with the New York Rangers over the last two seasons, the club was 50-20-16 with him in the lineup and 9-13-3 without him.

AVALANCHE KEEPS WOLSKI: The Colorado Avalanche re-signed restricted free-agent forward Wojtek Wolski to a two-year contract on Wednesday.

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