First it was Hull/Datsuyk with Deveraux in 01/02 and then during the next season Zetterberg took Boyds place. A lot more worried than if a young player doesnÂ´t.ĭonÂ´t remember how long the Two Kids and an Old Goat Line was together. Especially if itÂ´s a player like Hull, who is a proven PO-performer - to say the least. ItÂ´s usually more telling than the regular season (with no real evidence to back that statement up, besides memory.

Even if itÂ´s not always the truth that a player is over when he stops producing come spring, but I often get 'worried' when an old player stop producing in the playoffs. As he the year before ha 1 assist in 4 games, that is 6 points in his last 16 PO-games. Not baaaad, but with a player held as high as Hull, one is gonna wonder why he stopped scoring those goals.Īnd of course 2 goals, 3 assist for 5 points in 12 PO-games that year. Had 39 points in 39 games by the end of the year. That said he threw december was a PPG, as he still racked up assists. He then scored 13 goals during his last 56 games that season. And by the end of that month he had scored 12 in 24 games. He actually scored 9 of those goals in the month of november. With one assist in five games this season, Hull decided that enough was enough and told Barnett and Gretzky Saturday morning that he wanted to walk away from the game. The third all-time scorer in NHL history, Hull first discussed retiring with Coyotes head coach Wayne Gretzky and GM Mike Barnett after Thursday night's 5-4 loss to the Nashville Predators.

I just thank everyone who ever touched my life in the game.' 'I wish no one had to do this because it's so hard, it's hard because you never think you're going to grow older and be unable to live up to the expectations you set for yourself. 'I had so much fun coming to the rink day after day,' said Hull, his voice choking with emotion. 'I love the game of hockey and I appreciate everything the game has given to me and my family.' 'I am very proud of what I have accomplished in my career, but at 41, I felt that it was time to move on,' Hull said at a press conference. Feeling he could no longer play at the level he expected from himself, the 41-year-old Phoenix Coyotes right-winger announced his retirement Saturday prior to the club's home game against the Detroit Red Wings.

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