Kunyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Mugore rekupedzisira rechibvumirano chake neThrashers muna 2007<unk>08, timu naHossa vakatadza kubvumirana pakuwedzera, Hossa akawanikwa nePittsburgh Penguins panguva yekupedzisira yekutengeserana musi wa26 Kukadzi 2008, pamwe naPascal Dupuis, mukutsinhana naColby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, tarisiro Angelo Esposito uye Penguins 'kutora kwekutanga muna 2008
(Daultan Leveille). Mumutambo wake wekutanga wePenguins mazuva maviri gare gare, Hossa akakuvadza medial collateral ligament (MCL) mukukonana kwebvi-pane-bvi naGlen Murray weBoston Bruins. Hossa akarasikirwa nemakwikwi matanhatu anotevera asati adzokera kuchikwata pakupera kwemwaka wenguva dzose, achitamba pamutsara naDupuis naSidney Crosby. Hossa akapedza mwaka wenguva dzose aine 66 mapoinzi mumitambo 72 yakakamurwa pakati peThrashers nePenguins. Akanga aonekwawo mune yake yechina All-Star Game achiri neTrashers seguta rinogamuchira.