Vinny Hanging 'em Up at 36

[TBLeafer]

Congrats on a real solid NHL career!

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[cabber24]

Great hockey player, I didn't really like the whole promising to retire thing to get traded. At one time he was close to the best.

 

[McGarnagle]

Great hockey player, I didn't really like the whole promising to retire thing to get traded.

Out of curiosity, why not? He got to finish his career with some significance, and didn't hold his franchise hostage. I thought it was a pretty classy way to end it.

 

[TBLeafer]

Great hockey player, I didn't really like the whole promising to retire thing to get traded.

After all he was still getting paid by what?  Three teams at the time simultaneously?

Out of curiosity, why not? He got to finish his career with some significance, and didn't hold his franchise hostage. I thought it was a pretty classy way to end it.