One of the greatest American-born NHL players of all time has retired. Mike Modano, who played 22 years in the league, announced that decision on Wednesday.
Mike Modano To Retire A Dallas Star After Signing Contract With Team
But now the Stars are doing it? Nobody is complaining because it’s awesome, but we are curious. Perhaps ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun has the real answer.
Cute indeed. Maybe it’s really just a one-year deal that’s not going to impact the team at all? Although if that were the case, it would be an over-35 deal and thus would count against the salary cap regardless of Modano’s retirement. Or maybe Leonsis was wrong with what he said back in 2009 about Kolzig’s situation.
Read Article >Mike Modano Retires From NHL, Will Hold Press Conference Friday
It’s in that sense that it’s fitting that the Stars website will be streaming his press conference live on their website at 2 p.m. ET on Friday afternoon. Whether he’ll announce his after-hockey plans is yet to be seen, but he hinted in his announcement Wednesday that he’s still going to be around the game. Emphasis ours:
Modano is the kind of guy you can see sticking around the game in some public capacity for the prolonged future. We’ll find out soon enough whether that’s in the cards. For more on Modano’s retirement from the game, check in with our Stars blog, Defending Big D.
Read Article >Mike Modano Will Make Retirement Decision Within Weeks
Modano, a surefire Hall of Famer, has been on a steady decline since the 2007-08 season when he registered just 57 points in 82 games. In subsequent seasons, his production has fallen to 46, 30 and 15 points.
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