But let's be real about this: He's never playing hockey again. There was a huge elephant in the room at Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees today as Chris Pronger spoke to the media, but nobody could address it directly. It just stood there, big and grey and overwhelming, without making a sound. Everybody knew this was Chris Pronger's retirement press conference, but the Flyers defenseman and future Hall of Famer just won't say it. At least eight questions today touched on the topic, even the direct "Is this your retirement press conference?
But because of the rules of the collective bargaining agreement, Pronger can't or won't officially retire. So he'll sit there, still technically on the Flyers roster for the next five years and on very long-term injured reserve, years after his final game as an NHL player. How can we be so certain that Pronger will never play again? Well, just read some of these quotes you can watch the whole presser here :. My eye is still troubling. It's not working properly.
I don't have peripheral vision. I don't have a lot of the things I have that have worked well for me in the past. And it seems like that summer there were a number of moves where Paul Holmgren did everything he could to get as close as he could, to poor results.
But with Pronger around, it does feel like the need for another big, hulking defenseman would have been limited. Then there was free agency. Does Weber sign a slightly more reasonable deal that offseason? If so, do the Preds not turn around and trade him a few years later for PK Subban? Even when it became clear Pronger would miss some time, the Flyers were in good hands with the guy who quickly became the face of the franchise. Claude Giroux led the team with 93 points that season, should have at least been a Hart Trophy finalist, and dominated in That Series Against The Penguins.
How long does it take for Giroux to become captain if Pronger remains healthy and a good NHL defenseman? Pronger was under contract until Does that change anything with the dynamic of the team over the few years that followed? That said, on the other hand, the team achieved tremendous success on the ice basically the entire time that Giroux and Pronger were both available to play.
Then again, they made it work while Jeff Carter and Mike Richards were there too, and we all know how that ended up. With Pronger around, the Flyers probably fight for a Cup in that season. Maybe some of the other moves they made still happen — it seems likely that the team still would have spent its compliance buyouts on Bryzgalov and Danny Briere the summer after the lockout, and maybe Paul Holmgren still turns around and spends that money on Mark Streit and Vincent Lecavalier — but the Flyers at that point become a team trying to sustain what it had, with a talented, up-and-coming forward corps supplementing a defense full of still-competent veterans.
Retirement, after all, signals the final stage of life. It typically happens after plus years of work, after your children are grown and after your house is paid off. As a result, retirement is often a time when a person contemplates his or her mortality, says Jack Guttentag , emeritus professor of finance at Wharton, who is The end may feel near, but in fact, for most people just starting to collect Social Security, there is still plenty of life to be lived.
As people lead longer and healthier lives , a person retiring from full-time work at the age of 65 today will likely live another 20 to 30 years. That time horizon is daunting for many people, says Kevin Reardon, owner and president of Shakespeare Wealth Management in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. And what will I do with all that time? The two are related, but money is the most practical concern.
In other words, people approaching retirement need to have a financial plan, but they also must have a plan to stay engaged and productive. Aging well and gracefully in retirement may be the goal, but getting there is often a challenge. After all, it can be traumatic to leave the working world — particularly if your self-concept is wrapped up in your job.
You might feel a loss of importance and a loss of vitality; you may grieve the loss of friendships. Figure this out now. Get busy. Past Cap Payrolls. Apr 9, at 1. While this is mainly pertaining to Ryan Kesler, who may get career ending hip replacement surgery - Article it also relates to Luongo as the retirement rumors have been following him as well.
Thanks in advance for anyone that can answer. Apr 9, at 2. Rarely will a player officially retire while still under contract. Usually they will just stop playing due to an injury and be placed on LTIR for the remainder of their contract.
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