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Paul Devorski's Last Season

03/12/2015 at 9:12am EDT

from Tim Leone of PennLive,

He said he made the decision to retire following the 2013-14 season.

"I'm ready to go," Devorski said. "It's so fast out there now. Once I said I'm done, I realize that I am done. And I see the guys that are coming up and how fast and strong they are."

The final tour has been nostalgic and sentimental, filled with farewells to buildings and members of the NHL community.

"Going up to guys and coaches," Devorski said, "saying, 'Hey, I'm not going to see you again.'"

He said he had to stop Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville two weeks ago.

"He said, 'Hey, you know ...,'" Devorski said. "I said, 'Hey, I've still got you two more games. I'm not saying my good-byes yet.'"

Monday night's Edmonton at Detroit game marked his final contest involving Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock.

"There's a lot of good guys out there you want to say good-bye to," Devorski said. "There's a lot of good players. That part of it, yeah, it's kind of tough. But I'm kind of looking forward to the end."

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