Rumour: Ryan Kesler might be Retiring
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From reading what he has to go through as far as training and rehab (or pre-hab if you want to call it that) to only be a marginal player, it seems like a reasonable decision.
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Mike Mike Caron
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Hockey has retired from Ryan Kesler a long time ago.
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You mean LTIR? No way he leaves that much money on table.
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has 21 million dollars left on his contract, dumb if that were the case.
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He'd be way smarter to go to that Dr that Diagnosed Hossa as being allergic to hockey gear but not regular clothes.
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Kesler may need career-ending hip surgery for Ducks
Might need career-ending hip surgery. He's incredibly banged up to the point where normal things are hard to do, best to hang them up. He was very effective for most of his career but this has obviously debilitated him a lot. He looked the ghost of Ryan Kesler out there this year, definitely one of the least effective players at this point.
He's made his money, has three kids that I'm sure he'd like to spend time with without being in agonizing pain, it's probably for the best at this point.
Of course if you can find a way to extract some of that contract money without that's left without playing then go for it but we'll see.
Might need career-ending hip surgery. He's incredibly banged up to the point where normal things are hard to do, best to hang them up. He was very effective for most of his career but this has obviously debilitated him a lot. He looked the ghost of Ryan Kesler out there this year, definitely one of the least effective players at this point.
He's made his money, has three kids that I'm sure he'd like to spend time with without being in agonizing pain, it's probably for the best at this point.
Of course if you can find a way to extract some of that contract money without that's left without playing then go for it but we'll see.
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doesn’t even make the Hall or Very Good.Honestly, people here on this board love using the words retirement and bust so freely. It’s frustrating to see that some people have no understanding of hockey related injuries.
The guy seriously has issues doing day to day stuff. He pushed hard last summer just to make it to 1000 games played. He’s done physically which is all due to him playing hockey so he’s going to get paid. He’ll collect it via ltir. Anaheim should have insured his contract so either they or another team can take the cap hit so long as they are willing to pay out the non insured portion of his contract which is likely 20% if Hossa and Bolland are typical of nhl deals.
The guy seriously has issues doing day to day stuff. He pushed hard last summer just to make it to 1000 games played. He’s done physically which is all due to him playing hockey so he’s going to get paid. He’ll collect it via ltir. Anaheim should have insured his contract so either they or another team can take the cap hit so long as they are willing to pay out the non insured portion of his contract which is likely 20% if Hossa and Bolland are typical of nhl deals.
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'Journey of a Warrior': Kesler travels long road to reach 1,000 games
After reading the above article, what stuck out for me is:
1.) what a warrior; and
2.) he needs to prioritize his family and life after hockey.
After reading the above article, what stuck out for me is:
1.) what a warrior; and
2.) he needs to prioritize his family and life after hockey.
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It’ll be LTIRetirement.
I know Kesler gets a lot of hate, but the guy can't even put on socks without being in immense pain. He's likely going to need a hip replacement and may not be able to walk normally again. Dude is a warrior.
I imagine he will "LTIRetire", which means his $6.875 million cap hit comes off the books for the Ducks. Big help for the Ducks cap situation. Now if only we could get rid of Perry..
I imagine he will "LTIRetire", which means his $6.875 million cap hit comes off the books for the Ducks. Big help for the Ducks cap situation. Now if only we could get rid of Perry..
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BlueBull
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One of my Favourite players tbh. Other than the Sedins and Luongo, I remember Kesler very fondly during the Canuck's 2011 Cup Run
Too bad, he has a cup that he took away from kesler.
Many of those large contracts were insured for long term injury and the franchise to my understanding in sports contracts that are insured at approx 60% of value. So the Ducks get 12 million of the 20 million to offset that exposure.
