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Rostislav Klesla Has Had Enough Hockey For The Year

03/08/2014 at 7:35pm EST

from TSN,

Rostislav Klesla will not be joining the Buffalo Sabres.

The 31-year-old defencemen was traded from the Washington Capitals alongside goalie Michal Neuvirth to the Sabres for goalie Jaroslav Halak and a third-round selection on Trade Deadline day.

Klesla was traded the day before from Phoenix to Washington.

"With all due respect to the Sabres organization, I decided this week not to continue playing hockey this season. It has been a tough year for injury and moving several times to new teams,” Klesla said in a statement.

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