Red Wings Won’t Renew Chelios Contract
June 23, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Detroit Red Wings, NHL, News, Players
It looks like Chris Chelios won’t be donning a Detroit Red Wings jersey again any time soon. Apparently, a meeting between him and general manager, Ken Holland, ended with the veteran player not being offered a contract.
The Detroit Free Press quoted Holland as saying the following: "I met with Chelios and told him we would not be offering him a contract. He wants to play again. I really think that he does have another year in him. I think he can play 10 to 15 minutes. I think he can play on a third pair."
I know that it’s hard to give up on a career that you’ve had for 26 years but it really might be time for him to hang up the skates. The 47-year-old appeared in just 28 contests this season and failed to register any points and had a plus –1 rating.
I personally think that, when you’ve had a great career (in his case, he’s scored 185 goals and added 763 assists for 948 points in 1,644 games), it might be better to go out on a high note rather than stay and be ineffective on some team’s roster. It’s ultimately up to the player but I think Chelios should take the rest of the summer and think long and hard about retirement.
image: TSN
