Kukla's Korner Hockey
One More Year For Modano?
by Paul on 06/30/11 at 07:40 PM ET
Comments (6)
fromm Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News,
Mike Modano will see what free agency has to offer before he’ll consider retirement, he said Thursday.
” go back and forth a lot, but the bottom line is the injury I had really messed up last season,’’ he said of getting his wrist punctured by a skate in November and missing 42 games. “I felt great before I got hurt, I feel great now, but I missed out a on a lot of the season, and so it does make you feel like maybe there’s something more.’‘
Modano, who turned 41 on June 7, was seeking a little closure when he decided to try free agency last summer.
Bottom line, he wasn’t ready to call it a career when Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk told him that he would not get another contract in Dallas. So, he signed a one-year free agent deal, went back to his hometown of Detroit and played a season with the Red Wings in search of maybe a few answers.
Filed in: NHL Teams, | KK Hockey | Permalink
Comments
Sorry Mike but your run has come to an end, and I’m sorry you couldn’t end it on a great note with the Red Wings, your hometown team. Unfortunately you suck. Your mind is somewhere else when you are on the ice. You still have legs but your hands are no longer in those gloves of yours. There is nothing you can offer to a team.
Posted by statelouis26 from Detroit, MI on 06/30/11 at 08:20 PM ET
With all due respect. It’s time to go, Mikey Mo.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 06/30/11 at 08:27 PM ET
With all due respect.
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 06/30/11 at 06:27 PM ET
This. Regardless of how you feel about him playing for your team in 2011-12, at least have some respect for an all-time great.
Wish you the best Mike.
Posted by WingsFaninCO on 06/30/11 at 09:27 PM ET
Add a Comment
Please limit embedded image or media size to 575 pixels wide.
Add your own avatar by joining Kukla's Korner, or logging in and uploading one in your member control panel.
Captchas bug you? Join KK or log in and you won't have to bother.
Most Recent Blog Posts
Steven Stamkos On Playing For The Leafs One Day
Pittsburgh Penguins Name Jacques Martin Senior Advisor Of Hockey Operations
Ryan O’Reilly Avoids Arbitration, Agrees To A Two-Year Deal
Chris Kreider Agrees To A Two-Year Contract
Jim Paek Named Head Coach Of South Korea’s Men’s National Team
Mats Zuccarello Reaches Contract Agreement Before Arbitration
About Kukla's Korner Hockey
Paul Kukla founded Kukla’s Korner in 2005 and the site has since become the must-read site on the ‘net for all the latest happenings around the NHL.
From breaking news to in-depth stories around the league, KK Hockey is updated with fresh stories all day long and will bring you the latest news as quickly as possible.
Email Paul anytime at pk@kuklaskorner.com
Good luck, MikeyMo.
Posted by SK77 on 06/30/11 at 07:50 PM ET