Confirmed with Link: Corey Crawford retires

[NJDevs26]

Welp the other shoe drops

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[Better Call Sal]

Ouch lol.

Well, all the best to him. Better he find happiness than force things when he wasn’t feeling it.

 

[ghughes20]

Any official word on what this means for his cap hit? Granted, the Devils are close to the cap limit, but more cap room means more options.

 

[OmNomNom]

Any official word on what this means for his cap hit? Granted, the Devils are close to the cap limit, but more cap room means more options.

Pretty sure we're in the clear. Doesn't this anull things

 

[Oneiro]

Sucks but whatever makes him happy.

Back to winging it I guess.

 

[Auto Pilot]

And back to having a shit second option

 

[Forge]

Enjoy retirement, Crow!

 

[JrFischer54]

When I'm told crawford retired

 

[Barry Tallackson]

Wonder what happened... probably didn’t want to play for a bottom feeder

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

look, you absolutely cannot fault a guy for doing whats best for him and his family. Best wishes to him.

but man, for the team that is heartbreaking

 

[OmNomNom]

Wonder what happened... probably didn’t want to play for a bottom feeder

Saw someone say his vertigo is back

 

[Devils731]

Stinks for the Devils but I have no qualms about him making that choice for himself.

 

[HBK27]

Saw someone say his vertigo is back

Then why not just go on LTIR and collect a nice paycheck?

 

[The 29th Pick]

goes out in Devils history as the only unbeaten goalie in club history, so he's got that going for him!
unfortunately he went out winless as well
hope he's OK and enjoys retirement

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

this can't be true. Didn't they change the rule?

 

[Better Call Sal]

Then why not just go on LTIR and collect a nice paycheck?

Stuff like that doesn’t necessarily matter to everyone.

If that is true, he probably doesn’t feel up for trying to fight it anymore and would rather just walk away. It’s not like he has much else to prove at the NHL level. He can walk away comfortably and be with his family.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Wonder what happened... probably didn’t want to play for a bottom feeder

That’s what Chicago would likely be this year and next too.

Doubt that has anything to do with it.

 

[Spoiled Bratt]

I feel for the guy and I wish him all the best.

On the flip side, I can’t say I saw this specific scenario playing out but I was never a fan of this signing and now we’re f***ed with no legit 1-B option to back up Blackwood.

 

[Billdo]

That's cool for retirement, I get it, but man does that f*** this team. I really dislike this.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Then why not just go on LTIR and collect a nice paycheck?

I'd think with that route there's an expectation that he's trying to get better so that he can play again. Maybe he's just done with that stress, since I'm sure it can be draining, and wants to focus on getting better to enjoy retirement with his family instead.

 

[devlzfan]

It's a good thing we aren't a cap limit team....

 

[Spoiled Bratt]

this can't be true. Didn't they change the rule?

WOW... the guy doesn’t play a single game and f***s us on the cap?

This can’t be right.

 

[Better Call Sal]

I feel like that rule was changed.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

If you don’t even make it to training camp and you’re not injured, why should the team have to pay out a deal that you basically reneged on?

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

capfriendly deleted that tweet. I don't think its true.