Confirmed with Link: MSL retires from NHL

[LeetchisGod]

The guy had a great career however he was a very mediocre Ranger.

 

[NYRFAN218]

We were losing to Pittsburgh three games to one in the second round of the 2014 playoffs and were flying into Pittsburgh for Game 5. As we were beginning our descent, my phone rang. In all the travel I had done throughout my career, my phone never rang while I was still in the air. It was the worst phone call I have ever received.

It was my father calling to tell me that my mom had suffered a heart attack and had died. She was only 63.

She was always my biggest fan even though she didn’t know much about hockey. Very little, actually — there were times when she’d watch a game and have no idea that I’d even scored until my father told her. What she did know was how important hockey was to me, so she did everything in her power to support my pursuit of it.

Most men make this assumption that they take after their father. I recognize many traits I have that come from my dad, like my work ethic and athleticism, but when I look deeper inside, I see just how much of me and my success can be attributed to my mom. To become a professional hockey player, you absolutely need to be able to shoot and skate at a world-class level, but that’s not enough. What my mom gave me was the mental toughness to not let anything stand in the way of my dream.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/marty-st-louis-mom-retirement-lightining-rangers/

Really nice read from MSL.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

She was always my biggest fan even though she didn’t know much about hockey. Very little, actually — there were times when she’d watch a game and have no idea that I’d even scored until my father told her. What she did know was how important hockey was to me, so she did everything in her power to support my pursuit of it.

Seriously? A French Canadian mother of an NHL player clueless about hockey? RIP

 

[Ori]

The guy had a great career however he was a very mediocre Ranger.

qft.

 

[highandwide]

Man, when he scored that goal, i choked up a little.

When I read that article...WHOS CHOPPING ONIONS?!

 

[Raspewtin]

That goal in game 6 is still my favorite moment in all of sports.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

That goal in game 6 is still my favorite moment in all of sports.

Yeah it was one of those things when it happened I was just smiling to myself, like it was something out of a movie. All the emotion and the game is on Mother's Day and then he scores a few minutes into the game.

He was only here for 1.5 seasons, but he had his moments.

The mother's day goal and his OT goal vs Montreal are two of the best moments in Rangers playoffs since the 2005 lockout.

 

[haveandare]

That goal in game 6 is still my favorite moment in all of sports.

Absolutely. The second I saw him with all that room, I was 100% sure he was going to score. It just felt completely inevitable. And what a snipe.

 

[Ori]

yeah true, Marty had his moments in playoffs great memories.

 

[Inferno]

That goal in game 6 is still my favorite moment in all of sports.

Im obviously a bigger hockey fan than a baseball fan...but this moment to me is the best moment in my sports life.

i remember going bonkers when he hit that homer.

"back, at the track, at the wall, we are tied".....i want that put on my tombstone.

 

[LeetchisGod]

Im obviously a bigger hockey fan than a baseball fan...but this moment to me is the best moment in my sports life.

i remember going bonkers when he hit that homer.

"back, at the track, at the wall, we are tied".....i want that put on my tombstone.

Agreed. I was living down in Miami at the time and my landlord banged on my door because I was screaming so loud.

 

[Open Mind]

That goal in game 6 is still my favorite moment in all of sports.

Definitely agree. But for me, 1986 World Series game 6 because I had tickets to game 7. Mets in game 6, bottom of the 10th, two outs, Boston one strike away from winning it all, Mets down by 2 runs. Carter single. Mitchell single. Knight single. 5-4 Boston. Wild pitch. Tied game. Bill Buckner error... Mets win... I am at game 7 with Jesse Orosco's strikeout forever etched in my head...

 

[Open Mind]

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/marty-st-louis-mom-retirement-lightining-rangers/

Really nice read from MSL.

Really, really enjoyed this. Thanks!