Modano entertaining another comeback

Don't do it Mike.

Stop taking call from Brett Fa***, Mike.

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Originally posted 08:34 AM ET  07.11 by Stranger

Stop taking calls from Brett Fa***, Mike.

Oops...

The former Dallas Stars center said he has been "taking it easy" since finishing the 2010-11 season with the Detroit Red Wings.

And here I thought he was "taking it easy" during the season as well...Are there any teams out there that would be interested in him? Cuz I sure wouldn't be...

He aint no Recchi. Recchi coulda probably put another 40 point season out there, I don't see Modano being able to contribute at that level.

Mike Modano chanelling his inner Larry Holmes

he was lucky enough (to the detriment of his legacy) to get picked up by the wings. He shouldn't push his luck.

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Originally posted 08:45 AM ET  07.11 by Golden Bay

The former Dallas Stars center said he has been "taking it easy" since finishing the 2010-11 season with the Detroit Red Wings.And here I thought he was "taking it easy" during the season as well...Are there any teams out there that would be interested in him? Cuz I sure wouldn't be...

He's been taking it easy for at least a decade. You don't accidentally get stripped of a captaincy by the team you hold all the records for.

He's waiting a few weeks because he's putting feelers out, again. No way Detroit gives him another victory lap, so that's out. Minnesota took strides towards relevancy this off-season with their moves, so I would think they will pass on an aged defensive liability as well. His only chance lies with Dallas, in my opinion.

They embarassed themselves with the Richards fiasco. Until they get their ownership issues resolved, they need to do SOMETHING to endear themselves to their fans, especially if the NFL and NBA are on strike. Fans could watch one more victory lap while their team fails to make the playoffs again - might be the only part of that club worth watching for their fans next year.

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Originally posted 10:45 AM ET  07.11 by goCanada!

He's been taking it easy for at least a decade. You don't accidentally get stripped of a captaincy by the team you hold all the records for.He's waiting a few weeks because he's putting feelers out, again. No way Detroit gives him another victory lap, so that's out. Minnesota took strides towards relevancy this off-season with their moves, so I would think they will pass on an aged defensive liability as well. His only chance lies with Dallas, in my opinion. They embarassed themselves with the Richards fiasco. Until they get their ownership issues resolved, they need to do SOMETHING to endear themselves to their fans, especially if the NFL and NBA are on strike. Fans could watch one more victory lap while their team fails to make the playoffs again - might be the only part of that club worth watching for their fans next year.

Sounds good to me...I always thought he was an overrated pretty boy anyway...numbers or no numbers.
Detroit is too smart an organization to re-up with him.

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Originally posted 08:20 AM ET  07.11 by puttin on the foil

Don't do it Mike.

Btw, this is not a Wings thread. ;-)

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Originally posted 11:14 AM ET  07.11 by santapig

Btw, this is not a Wings thread. ;-)

Maybe not but at least it's not a Wild thread!

I've never been a Modano fan - never, ever could stand him, from his draft day on, for whatever reason - but I can respect the career he has had in terms of American Hockey, and I think its a bit sad that he's going to get pushed out rather than go out on his own terms.

Mind you, if I were in his shoes, I'd want to squeeze out every game I could before retiring. If there's enough left in the tank for another lap, why walk away? Unfortunately, for most, that decision is based on a love of the game. For Modano, as always, its about the money. Though I hear this team he actually NEEDS it.

And we could have had a Wild thread.

Stay home and take care of that good looking wife, Mike

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Originally posted 11:31 AM ET  07.11 by goCanada!

I've never been a Modano fan - never, ever could stand him, from his draft day on, for whatever reason - but I can respect the career he has had in terms of American Hockey, and I think its a bit sad that he's going to get pushed out rather than go out on his own terms.Mind you, if I were in his shoes, I'd want to squeeze out every game I could before retiring. If there's enough left in the tank for another lap, why walk away? Unfortunately, for most, that decision is based on a love of the game. For Modano, as always, its about the money. Though I hear this team he actually NEEDS it.

He apparently lost a ton in some bad deals a few years ago.

Yeah he's sticking around for the money. A few years back some bad advisors cost him somewhere between 5-15 million. Independent reports said 15 and he said it was more like 5. I think that's the number one reason he didn't retire 2-3 years ago.

As one of your biggest fans, Mike, please don't. Go down in history as one of the best to ever play the game, not someone who just could not hang them up. Your season in Detroit should ring a bell....

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Originally posted 08:20 AM ET  07.11 by puttin on the foil

Don't do it Mike.

Sing with the Leafs Mike! ;)

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Originally posted 12:15 PM ET  07.11 by NorthStars4Lyfe

Yeah he's sticking around for the money. A few years back some bad advisors cost him somewhere between 5-15 million. Independent reports said 15 and he said it was more like 5. I think that's the number one reason he didn't retire 2-3 years ago.

Was he involved in that deal with Len Barrie, do you know?

Barrie being one of the 2 former owners of the Lightning - the one who was getting financing for a "Lodge" in Alberta till people started looking for progress...

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Originally posted 12:16 PM ET  07.11 by cmh_phx

As one of your biggest fans, Mike, please don't. Go down in history as one of the best to ever play the game, not someone who just could not hang them up. Your season in Detroit should ring a bell....

Whoa, whoa, whoa. One of the greatest of all-time? I hope you mean in a Hall of Fame sense, not in an elite HOF way like a Gretz or a Howe.

Modano is likely the greatest American player ever - certainly the highest scoring - but he's not elite, overall. He deserves his spot in the HOF, no doubt, but were he Canadian (or even Russian), there would be significantly less hype about his accomplishments. Perhaps that's only my biased opinion, but I find Modano ridiculously over-respected for a guy stripped of 2 captaincies who was an also-ran when his team actually won a controversial Cup and has no personal hardware to speak of. And has all his teeth after 22 yrs in the league.