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Madden's gritty career may already be over
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08:28 AM ET 04.07 | Because of injury, John Madden, whose hockey life has taken him from a hardscrabble childhood to the Stanley Cup, may not have a proper close to his career. Madden told the Star Tribune in late March that, given how his family had fallen in love with Minnesota, his career options going forward were to either re-sign with the Wild or retire. Madden is almost 38 and still feels he can play hockey, but there is no guarantee the Wild will want him back. And that means, unless his foot heals enough to play in the regular-season finale on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center, he might have already played his last NHL game. "Yes, unfortunately, yes," Madden said. "I am pretty bummed that I might have played in my last game." ... "This is not the way I wanted to go out," Madden said. "Not playing a few minutes in a game and being hit in the foot and being out of action. It's still weighing on my mind."
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First story of the end.
About a player thinking of retiring and not named Sundin or Forsberg.
Stranger
Pearl City, HI
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you forgot the Foote retirement stories of recent
BrownsBucksBlueJacke…
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I hear there might be an opening in NJ...
goCanada!
Sudbury, ON
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He was always one of my favorites. After Stevens retired I always thought he was going to be the next captain. One of the truly best defensive forwards (and true defensive forwards, not good defensive forward who puts up a ton of points so he is a Selke candidate every year).
Remember Lou and the scouting department found him while they were scouting Brendan Morrison. 3 cups, 1 Selke (should have been at least 3) later and he has had a very good career.
Nard Dog
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It's always a shame when somebody with a good career is unable to leave on his own terms. May he have good luck for the rest of his life wherever it takes him.
Slapshot
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The interns are positioning themselves for the dull days of summer. Just think how scintillating a "Madden Comeback" thread will be in July!
roamer
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That was just a Footenote. ;-)
roamer
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Why is Russell Crowe wearing a hockey helmet?
Harry Crack
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He is the Gladiator! ;-)
roamer
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That's Russell's younger brother...Shortbus Crowe.
Canuck eh?
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Auditioning for Gladiator II.
roamer
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hahaha ..good one
BrownsBucksBlueJacke…
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Mystery, Alaska II: Down & Out in Minnesota
Skuli65
Beaverton , OR
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And that would be Avery's sloppy seconds?
shiprock
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Indeed. And the Foote story count hasn't remotely reached the numbers we got for Sundin and Forsberg.
Stranger
Pearl City, HI
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I would have loved to go out on my own terms too. But the boss called me into his office and said that I was being furloughed after 33 years. I retired and I'm having a ball, but that still stings a little.
Burgh-Fan
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Spam, spam, all the time spam. This site has become an embarrassment.
Slapshot
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Might has left the station there...
Putty
Kendall Park , NJ
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