The NHL Retirement Thread

[17D1998 1]

After reading this, I don't think a comeback is a possible anymore

[goblue9280 33]

Osgood retires, sad to see him go:

http://www.freep.com/article/20110719/SPORTS05/110719002/After-16-years-NHL-Red-Wings-goalie-Chris-Osgood-retire

[5 Minute Major 1]

Great career!

[DField56 0]

Osgood retires.. does he goto the HOF? to me he wasn't HOF even though I think he had 3 cups? but worse goalies are in

[Chadd 916]

Osgood retires.. does he goto the HOF? to me he wasn't HOF even though I think he had 3 cups? but worse goalies are in

Saw a post elsewhere that his career save % was at or below the league average for his full career. I think he will eventually get in because of his numbers, but he wasn't responsible for most of that success.

[DField56 0]

Saw a post elsewhere that his career save % was at or below the league average for his full career. I think he will eventually get in because of his numbers, but he wasn't responsible for most of that success.

Most goalies are a product of their environment, he was blessed with people around him.. didn't have great numbers but he kept his team in the game (or they kept him in the game either way)

[goblue9280 33]

I guess it comes down to what defines a HoFer... do you need to be the dominant guy at your position for a good portion of your career? If so, then no, he's not a HoFer. Or for some guys, do you look at the entirety of their career and put a lot of weight into being consistently a top player? In that case he is a no-brainer.

I think he deserves to get it. As someone else put it, list the goalies with 400 career wins, now cross off the guys who weren't starters for 2+ Stanley Cup teams... the list you are left with is eye-opening.

[dsjunior1388 81]

I guess it comes down to what defines a HoFer... do you need to be the dominant guy at your position for a good portion of your career? If so, then no, he's not a HoFer. Or for some guys, do you look at the entirety of their career and put a lot of weight into being consistently a top player? In that case he is a no-brainer.

I think he deserves to get it. As someone else put it, list the goalies with 400 career wins, now cross off the guys who weren't starters for 2+ Stanley Cup teams... the list you are left with is eye-opening.

Brodeur (3)

Roy (4)

Belfour (1)

Joesph (0)

Sawchuk (4)

Plante (6)

Esposito (1)

Hall (2)

Fuhr (4 Starter, 1 backup)

Osgood (2 starter, 1 backup)

[goblue9280 33]

Brodeur (3)

Roy (4)

Belfour (1)

Joesph (0)

Sawchuk (4)

Plante (6)

Esposito (1)

Hall (2)

Fuhr (4 Starter, 1 backup)

Osgood (2 starter, 1 backup)

Impressive company.

One correction, Hall was a backup to Sawchuk in '52:

Hall (1 Starter, 1 backup)

[dsjunior1388 81]

Patrick Lalime retires.

[BenderHockey 127]

Patrick Lalime retires.

That surprised me.... seeing as how I thought he retired two years ago. :/

[jds 20]

Looks like Kris Draper is calling it a career.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=569958&cmpid=nhl-rxl-twt

[burrn 0]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=587171

Only 12 years...I really feel sorry for him.

[chippa13 1844]

He did ok in those 12 years. My guess is that he's got some kind of coaching or front office gig lined up and figured it was time to move on from playing, especially with some of the injury woes that have plagued him lately.

[Chadd 916]

The Rangers were his favorite team as a kid and his buyout is still more than most people make in a lifetime. From a purely selfish standpoint, I'd love to see him playing somewhere for a couple more years. It's too bad the Ranger contract will overshadow what was a pretty good career.

[TeamBlue96 3]

12 years for a player who came on very strong. Pretty successfull hockey career in general and accomplished a lot! Such a shame that it didn't work our for him in NY...

[Guffaw26 0]

"only 12 years"? what is the average NHL career...I'd be surprised if it was less than 1/3 to 1/2 of that. He did ok!

[cemetery 14]

Bummer! He lived 2 houses down from me in the offseason from 2005-2009, super laid back and genuinely nice person. Best of luck to him.

[17D1998 1]

There's already a retirement thread

http://www.modsquadhockey.com/forums/index.php?/topic/47733-the-nhl-retirement-thread/page__st__150

And 12 years is a short career indeed

[chippa13 1844]

Twelve years is short for a healthy, star player who made the show at a young age and was never injured but, in reality, a 12 year NHL career is rather long. There was a stat that I found with a google search that showed only 1 in 25 players make it to the 1,000 games plateau, which is just a little over 12 full seasons.

[Guffaw26 0]

Twelve years is short for a healthy, star player who made the show at a young age and was never injured but, in reality, a 12 year NHL career is rather long. There was a stat that I found with a google search that showed only 1 in 25 players make it to the 1,000 games plateau, which is just a little over 12 full seasons.

think you found that stat here: http://www.quanthockey.com/Distributions/CareerLengthGP.php

This notes that the average number of career games played is about 248. 248/82 is a bit over 3 seasons. Based on this Drury played 4 times longer than the average NHLer.

[Quintin 16]

Sean Avery reportedly retiring?

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=622020

[goblue9280 33]

Lets see, my NHL team sent me down... my AHL team has told me don't bother reporting... now what will I do for attention?

[hockeymass 11]

Lets see, my NHL team sent me down... my AHL team has told me don't bother reporting... now what will I do for attention?

Claim I threw my skates in the Hudson!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/sean-avery-tells-bravo-tv-officially-retired-hockey-155327592.html

[troy 12]

Might be putting bad karma out there by saying this, but I'm upset he's retiring. I had always hoped I would get to see someone seriously injure Avery.