Steve Yzerman Retires From Detroit Red Wings

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The discussion centers around the retirement of Steve Yzerman from the Detroit Red Wings, reflecting on his career and impact on the sport. Participants express their feelings about his retirement, share memories, and discuss the implications of his decision.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express sadness over Yzerman's retirement, noting it marks the end of a significant career.
  • Others reflect on the uniqueness of Yzerman spending his entire 22-year career with one team, which is considered rare in professional sports.
  • A few participants mention their hopes for Yzerman to play one more season, suggesting it would have been a more fitting end to his career.
  • There are mixed feelings about the idea of a retirement tour, with some believing it would not align with Yzerman's personality.
  • Some participants share personal anecdotes about attending games and watching Yzerman play, highlighting his impact as a player.
  • There are references to comparisons with other athletes, such as Unitas and Lemieux, in terms of how they handled their retirements.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express sadness and nostalgia regarding Yzerman's retirement, but there are differing opinions on how it should have been handled and whether a retirement tour would have been appropriate.

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Some comments reflect assumptions about the audience's interest in hockey versus soccer, indicating a potential divide in sports fandom among participants.

Who May Find This Useful

Fans of hockey, particularly those who followed Steve Yzerman's career, as well as individuals interested in discussions about athlete retirements and their implications in sports culture.

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Not that any of you soccer hethens will care...

Steve Yzerman announced his retirement today from the Detroit Red Wings. Stevie spent all 22 years of his career in Detroit. That is unheard of in any sport. We all knew it was coming, but some hoped for one more year. I, personally, was hoping he would retire because he was just getting tired. Still, it's tough to see a legend retire.

Stevie is probably the best representative of any professional sport.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Yzerman
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:rolleyes: I thought something terrible had happened...

Uhm, I mean, OH NO! This is terrible! :wink:
 
Mentor hethen.
 
FredGarvin said:
Mentor hethen.
One of the nicer things I've been called. :smile:
 
Beats making a fool of himself the way Unitas did.
 
Bystander said:
Beats making a fool of himself the way Unitas did.


The Favre agony just continues. Denial all around.
 
god, at first I thought he died!

Anyways, that is sad he is retiring. I used to love going to wing's games and watching him play.
 
FredGarvin said:
Not that any of you soccer hethens will care...

Steve Yzerman announced his retirement today from the Detroit Red Wings. Stevie spent all 22 years of his career in Detroit. That is unheard of in any sport. We all knew it was coming, but some hoped for one more year. I, personally, was hoping he would retire because he was just getting tired. Still, it's tough to see a legend retire.

Stevie is probably the best representative of any professional sport.
Wow! I thought by the title that someone must have died.

Yzerman has had an impressive career and I think he is an outstanding example as a sportsman.

Mentor hethen.
That's heathen. And no she's not - she's too sweet and nice to be considered a heathen. I should know. :biggrin:
 
This sucks ... :cry: . A great career comes to an end, would've hoped he could've been lured into complete one another season, which might have ended his career more proper. Instant all-star.
 
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PerennialII said:
This sucks ... :cry: . A great career comes to an end, would've hoped he could've been lured into complete one another season, which might have ended his career more proper. Instant all-star.
I'm not sure if I would have liked to have seen an Yzerman retirement tour the likes Lemieux had. This way is short and sweet and seems to match his personality when it comes to things like this.
 
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FredGarvin said:
Stevie is probably the best representative of any professional... sport.
http://cdn.nhl.com/image-upload/yzerman_action_cu_194x250.jpg
Indeed he is!
 
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FredGarvin said:
Not that any of you soccer hethens will care...

Some of us soccer heathens watch hockey too.

This is a good way to go out. The 2001/02 finals will always stand out for me, on one leg he was still the best guy on the ice. Extremely classy guy.
 
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FredGarvin said:
I'm not sure if I would have liked to have seen an Yzerman retirement tour the likes Lemieux had. This way is short and sweet and seems to match his personality when it comes to things like this.

Yeah, he had lots of problems and taking the Lemieux way out would be far worse than retiring now. Hope they can find him something visible to do in the Wings organization.
 
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I have never been a big Red Wings fan (Go Leafs!), but I have always been a huge fan of Steve Yzerman.