Chara, at 6-foot-9 the tallest player in league history, is also currently the oldest at 43. On Monday, his Bruins were eliminated from the playoffs by the Lightning in double-overtime of Game 5, after which he said he would be “open-minded” while contemplating his future.

The next announcement coming from “Big Z” should be his retirement … unless he has a real desire to unseat the great Gordie Howe as the career games played king.

-Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun where you can read more on this topic.