Tuomo Ruutu possibly retires from hockey

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psycho_dad said:
Yeah he was grinning mysteriously, but isn't he always?

Not at all. He's not like spezza at all. When he makes a joke he'll laugh but other than that he doesn't smile when he talks.

That's why i think this thing is being blown way out of proportion. He could have just been joking when he said it. The guy lives for hockey and loves it. I can't see him walkin away. All his injuries can heal. It's not like he's had 8 concussions. He was probably just fed up and frustrated and said somethin out of that.
 

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JamieG said:
It's not that big of a loss for the Blackhawks.

This will set the Hawks back 3 years.

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He gets 1st line playing time and he's really more of a 3rd liner who is fragile as can be and is always injured.

He hasn't averaged more than 17 minutes in both of his seasons. This year he was under 15.

The only injury he suffered on the ice this year was when he got stepped on. A fluke.

JamieG said:
How pathetic is it that Ruutu has played more games for Team Finland than he has for the Chicago Blackhawks?

He's played 98 games for Finland?

JamieG said:
So if it were true, it's not that big of a loss. He's very overrated, hasn't produced like he should and was always injured anyway. The Blackhawks should have dealt him when they still could have got something for him.

He's the best forward on the team by a landslide. Teams don't deal their best forward unless they have a screw loose.

If you were my son i'd ground you for a month for postin somethin like that. I might even take away your dessert too.
 

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finska said:
In the quoted article, it says that he was beaming and smiling when he said what he said. Doesn't exactly look like someone who has just pronounced his intention to retire from a pro-hockey career at the age of 23.

I think the article was either misquoted, or then Tuomo was full of it.

He'll be back next season, guaranteed.

He wasn't quoted, he said in on tv.
 

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JamieG said:
He came in with an incredible amount of hype and has basically been a bust, despite getting loads of ice time. He gets 1st line playing time and he's really more of a 3rd liner who is fragile as can be and is always injured.

So if it were true, it's not that big of a loss. He's very overrated, hasn't produced like he should and was always injured anyway. The Blackhawks should have dealt him when they still could have got something for him.
What are you smoking? It would be a big loss, he was going to be their franchise player (and still could be).

He got better and better that first season as well, so it's hard to say he was a bust.
 

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Any chance he was just joking?

His brother Jarkko has exactly that kinda crazy sense of homour. So there might be some chance that is the case yes.
 

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This will set the Hawks back 3 years.

Only in the minds of people that over valued him like yourself. He's a 3rd line player that's always injured. Big deal.

He hasn't averaged more than 17 minutes in both of his seasons. This year he was under 15. The only injury he suffered on the ice this year was when he got stepped on. A fluke.

He was hurt before the season. Then got hurt again. Came back for a brief moment, got hurt again. He played 15 bloody games!

He receives power play time and ice time in crucial situations when he really hasn't done a thing to prove he deserves it. The guy has little to no offensive talent, yet people like yourself are convinced he's the next Peter Forsberg.

He's played 98 games for Finland?

It was a very slight exaggeration because Blackhawk fans have seen Ruutu more often playing for Finland than for the Blackhawks. He played 15 games for Chicago all season. He played 9 games for Finland in just about 2 weeks. And of course during the lockout, Hawk fans saw him play for Finland in the World Cup. Get the picture? Ruutu plays for Finland before the season. Chicago's season starts, Ruutu gets hurt and barely plays all year long. Season ends and Ruutu plays for Finland. It's kind of pathetic.

He's the best forward on the team by a landslide. Teams don't deal their best forward unless they have a screw loose.

Your post and opinion of Ruutu is exactly the reason why the Blackhawks should have dealt him. He's completely overrated. He's not Peter Forsberg in the making. He has very little offensive talent no matter how many chances the Hawks (or Finland for that matter) gave him, he doesn't produce. He's nothing more than a glorified 3rd line player who is prone to injury.

He's done almost nothing positive for the Blackhawks in his time there, yet some people in the "hockey world" still think he's a star....that's the kind of guy you need to deal before everyone catches on that he was just over-hyped. But it looks like they waited too long and now Ruutu might screw them. That's why the smart General Managers show some foresight and make moves before they become obvious to the rest of the league. (ie. the Wendel Clark for Mats Sundin trade years ago)
 

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JamieG said:
Only in the minds of people that over valued him like yourself. He's a 3rd line player that's always injured. Big deal.



He was hurt before the season. Then got hurt again. Came back for a brief moment, got hurt again. He played 15 bloody games!

He receives power play time and ice time in crucial situations when he really hasn't done a thing to prove he deserves it. The guy has little to no offensive talent, yet people like yourself are convinced he's the next Peter Forsberg.



It was a very slight exaggeration because Blackhawk fans have seen Ruutu more often playing for Finland than for the Blackhawks. He played 15 games for Chicago all season. He played 9 games for Finland in just about 2 weeks. And of course during the lockout, Hawk fans saw him play for Finland in the World Cup. Get the picture? Ruutu plays for Finland before the season. Chicago's season starts, Ruutu gets hurt and barely plays all year long. Season ends and Ruutu plays for Finland. It's kind of pathetic.



Your post and opinion of Ruutu is exactly the reason why the Blackhawks should have dealt him. He's completely overrated. He's not Peter Forsberg in the making. He has very little offensive talent no matter how many chances the Hawks (or Finland for that matter) gave him, he doesn't produce. He's nothing more than a glorified 3rd line player who is prone to injury.

He's done almost nothing positive for the Blackhawks in his time there, yet some people in the "hockey world" still think he's a star....that's the kind of guy you need to deal before everyone catches on that he was just over-hyped. But it looks like they waited too long and now Ruutu might screw them. That's why the smart General Managers show some foresight and make moves before they become obvious to the rest of the league. (ie. the Wendel Clark for Mats Sundin trade years ago)

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JamieG said:
Only in the minds of people that over valued him like yourself. He's a 3rd line player that's always injured. Big deal.



He was hurt before the season. Then got hurt again. Came back for a brief moment, got hurt again. He played 15 bloody games!

He receives power play time and ice time in crucial situations when he really hasn't done a thing to prove he deserves it. The guy has little to no offensive talent, yet people like yourself are convinced he's the next Peter Forsberg.



It was a very slight exaggeration because Blackhawk fans have seen Ruutu more often playing for Finland than for the Blackhawks. He played 15 games for Chicago all season. He played 9 games for Finland in just about 2 weeks. And of course during the lockout, Hawk fans saw him play for Finland in the World Cup. Get the picture? Ruutu plays for Finland before the season. Chicago's season starts, Ruutu gets hurt and barely plays all year long. Season ends and Ruutu plays for Finland. It's kind of pathetic.



Your post and opinion of Ruutu is exactly the reason why the Blackhawks should have dealt him. He's completely overrated. He's not Peter Forsberg in the making. He has very little offensive talent no matter how many chances the Hawks (or Finland for that matter) gave him, he doesn't produce. He's nothing more than a glorified 3rd line player who is prone to injury.

He's done almost nothing positive for the Blackhawks in his time there, yet some people in the "hockey world" still think he's a star....that's the kind of guy you need to deal before everyone catches on that he was just over-hyped. But it looks like they waited too long and now Ruutu might screw them. That's why the smart General Managers show some foresight and make moves before they become obvious to the rest of the league. (ie. the Wendel Clark for Mats Sundin trade years ago)


JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!




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JamieG said:
Only in the minds of people that over valued him like yourself. He's a 3rd line player that's always injured. Big deal.



He was hurt before the season. Then got hurt again. Came back for a brief moment, got hurt again. He played 15 bloody games!

He receives power play time and ice time in crucial situations when he really hasn't done a thing to prove he deserves it. The guy has little to no offensive talent, yet people like yourself are convinced he's the next Peter Forsberg.



It was a very slight exaggeration because Blackhawk fans have seen Ruutu more often playing for Finland than for the Blackhawks. He played 15 games for Chicago all season. He played 9 games for Finland in just about 2 weeks. And of course during the lockout, Hawk fans saw him play for Finland in the World Cup. Get the picture? Ruutu plays for Finland before the season. Chicago's season starts, Ruutu gets hurt and barely plays all year long. Season ends and Ruutu plays for Finland. It's kind of pathetic.



Your post and opinion of Ruutu is exactly the reason why the Blackhawks should have dealt him. He's completely overrated. He's not Peter Forsberg in the making. He has very little offensive talent no matter how many chances the Hawks (or Finland for that matter) gave him, he doesn't produce. He's nothing more than a glorified 3rd line player who is prone to injury.

He's done almost nothing positive for the Blackhawks in his time there, yet some people in the "hockey world" still think he's a star....that's the kind of guy you need to deal before everyone catches on that he was just over-hyped. But it looks like they waited too long and now Ruutu might screw them. That's why the smart General Managers show some foresight and make moves before they become obvious to the rest of the league. (ie. the Wendel Clark for Mats Sundin trade years ago)

You ignant :teach:
 

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JamieG said:
Only in the minds of people that over valued him like yourself. He's a 3rd line player that's always injured. Big deal.



He was hurt before the season. Then got hurt again. Came back for a brief moment, got hurt again. He played 15 bloody games!

He receives power play time and ice time in crucial situations when he really hasn't done a thing to prove he deserves it. The guy has little to no offensive talent, yet people like yourself are convinced he's the next Peter Forsberg.



It was a very slight exaggeration because Blackhawk fans have seen Ruutu more often playing for Finland than for the Blackhawks. He played 15 games for Chicago all season. He played 9 games for Finland in just about 2 weeks. And of course during the lockout, Hawk fans saw him play for Finland in the World Cup. Get the picture? Ruutu plays for Finland before the season. Chicago's season starts, Ruutu gets hurt and barely plays all year long. Season ends and Ruutu plays for Finland. It's kind of pathetic.



Your post and opinion of Ruutu is exactly the reason why the Blackhawks should have dealt him. He's completely overrated. He's not Peter Forsberg in the making. He has very little offensive talent no matter how many chances the Hawks (or Finland for that matter) gave him, he doesn't produce. He's nothing more than a glorified 3rd line player who is prone to injury.

He's done almost nothing positive for the Blackhawks in his time there, yet some people in the "hockey world" still think he's a star....that's the kind of guy you need to deal before everyone catches on that he was just over-hyped. But it looks like they waited too long and now Ruutu might screw them. That's why the smart General Managers show some foresight and make moves before they become obvious to the rest of the league. (ie. the Wendel Clark for Mats Sundin trade years ago)

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JamieG said:
Only in the minds of people that over valued him like yourself. He's a 3rd line player that's always injured. Big deal.



He was hurt before the season. Then got hurt again. Came back for a brief moment, got hurt again. He played 15 bloody games!

He receives power play time and ice time in crucial situations when he really hasn't done a thing to prove he deserves it. The guy has little to no offensive talent, yet people like yourself are convinced he's the next Peter Forsberg.



It was a very slight exaggeration because Blackhawk fans have seen Ruutu more often playing for Finland than for the Blackhawks. He played 15 games for Chicago all season. He played 9 games for Finland in just about 2 weeks. And of course during the lockout, Hawk fans saw him play for Finland in the World Cup. Get the picture? Ruutu plays for Finland before the season. Chicago's season starts, Ruutu gets hurt and barely plays all year long. Season ends and Ruutu plays for Finland. It's kind of pathetic.



Your post and opinion of Ruutu is exactly the reason why the Blackhawks should have dealt him. He's completely overrated. He's not Peter Forsberg in the making. He has very little offensive talent no matter how many chances the Hawks (or Finland for that matter) gave him, he doesn't produce. He's nothing more than a glorified 3rd line player who is prone to injury.

He's done almost nothing positive for the Blackhawks in his time there, yet some people in the "hockey world" still think he's a star....that's the kind of guy you need to deal before everyone catches on that he was just over-hyped. But it looks like they waited too long and now Ruutu might screw them. That's why the smart General Managers show some foresight and make moves before they become obvious to the rest of the league. (ie. the Wendel Clark for Mats Sundin trade years ago)
This is the exact reason why stupid people shouldn't breed.
 

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JamieG said:
Only in the minds of people that over valued him like yourself. He's a 3rd line player that's always injured. Big deal.



He was hurt before the season. Then got hurt again. Came back for a brief moment, got hurt again. He played 15 bloody games!

He receives power play time and ice time in crucial situations when he really hasn't done a thing to prove he deserves it. The guy has little to no offensive talent, yet people like yourself are convinced he's the next Peter Forsberg.



It was a very slight exaggeration because Blackhawk fans have seen Ruutu more often playing for Finland than for the Blackhawks. He played 15 games for Chicago all season. He played 9 games for Finland in just about 2 weeks. And of course during the lockout, Hawk fans saw him play for Finland in the World Cup. Get the picture? Ruutu plays for Finland before the season. Chicago's season starts, Ruutu gets hurt and barely plays all year long. Season ends and Ruutu plays for Finland. It's kind of pathetic.



Your post and opinion of Ruutu is exactly the reason why the Blackhawks should have dealt him. He's completely overrated. He's not Peter Forsberg in the making. He has very little offensive talent no matter how many chances the Hawks (or Finland for that matter) gave him, he doesn't produce. He's nothing more than a glorified 3rd line player who is prone to injury.

He's done almost nothing positive for the Blackhawks in his time there, yet some people in the "hockey world" still think he's a star....that's the kind of guy you need to deal before everyone catches on that he was just over-hyped. But it looks like they waited too long and now Ruutu might screw them. That's why the smart General Managers show some foresight and make moves before they become obvious to the rest of the league. (ie. the Wendel Clark for Mats Sundin trade years ago)
I think everyone should rag on this guy some more.
 

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I think Tuomo was just toying with the idea. I'm guessing he has certainly thought about retiring because he has had few very bad injuries. He just needs a some time to rest and heal. Sometimes with all the pain and frustration that comes with injuries a player just wants to call the quits. As a former athlete myself who had to quit because of an injury I can certaintly understand him. If there's a good chance of him healing complete, he will thrive to get back. If there's a good chance he might severely damage his body with next injury, I think there's a good chance of retirement news coming up. Either way, he'll will rest the most of the summer and make any decisions later on.
 

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His brother is a UFA, they played together in the tournament, i doubt he would want to retire when his brother and him can finally play on the same team in the NHL and big brother can finally watch out for younger brother or be a big enough piss-ant to give Tuomo some room.

This is all just him screwing with the media, athletes love doing it.
 

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finska said:
In the quoted article, it says that he was beaming and smiling when he said what he said. Doesn't exactly look like someone who has just pronounced his intention to retire from a pro-hockey career at the age of 23.

I think the article was either misquoted, or then Tuomo was full of it.

He'll be back next season, guaranteed.

I didnt see the interview, so i hope you're right :)
 

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JamieG said:
Only in the minds of people that over valued him like yourself. He's a 3rd line player that's always injured. Big deal.



He was hurt before the season. Then got hurt again. Came back for a brief moment, got hurt again. He played 15 bloody games!

He receives power play time and ice time in crucial situations when he really hasn't done a thing to prove he deserves it. The guy has little to no offensive talent, yet people like yourself are convinced he's the next Peter Forsberg.



It was a very slight exaggeration because Blackhawk fans have seen Ruutu more often playing for Finland than for the Blackhawks. He played 15 games for Chicago all season. He played 9 games for Finland in just about 2 weeks. And of course during the lockout, Hawk fans saw him play for Finland in the World Cup. Get the picture? Ruutu plays for Finland before the season. Chicago's season starts, Ruutu gets hurt and barely plays all year long. Season ends and Ruutu plays for Finland. It's kind of pathetic.



Your post and opinion of Ruutu is exactly the reason why the Blackhawks should have dealt him. He's completely overrated. He's not Peter Forsberg in the making. He has very little offensive talent no matter how many chances the Hawks (or Finland for that matter) gave him, he doesn't produce. He's nothing more than a glorified 3rd line player who is prone to injury.

He's done almost nothing positive for the Blackhawks in his time there, yet some people in the "hockey world" still think he's a star....that's the kind of guy you need to deal before everyone catches on that he was just over-hyped. But it looks like they waited too long and now Ruutu might screw them. That's why the smart General Managers show some foresight and make moves before they become obvious to the rest of the league. (ie. the Wendel Clark for Mats Sundin trade years ago)

Yeah, im gonna listen to instead of some scout/coach who thinks this guy has all the talent in the world and heart to be one of the best forward in Finnish history.

Oh by the way, that second injury was a cut in his ankle, very sad that you dont do your research before talking this bull..
 
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