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Former Bruins David Krejci announces retirement.

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Krejci was my favorite Bruin of the 2010s era. A couple of others were perhaps a little more talented or prominent, but Krej's silky smooth skills, ability to play the game entirely on his terms, and his quiet, calm yet subtly cheeky demeanour always really appealed to me. Just fantastic to watch, and so often incredibly effective.

Playoffs are where the true mettle and ability of a player is shown, and DK obviously excelled in this area. None apart from Thomas was more important in finally bringing the Cup back to Boston, and every time the Bruins went on a serious run Krejci was right there in the thick of it. My one consolation from our disastrous G7 loss to the Panthers was Krej finally being fit enough to deliver one more vintage dominant playoff performance. That was really nice to see.

Farewell David, you'll be much-missed. In recent years we fans have been very lucky to watch and, in a sense, get to know a bunch of guys who were not just great hockey players but more importantly fantastic human beings. And you are very much both. All the best in retirement, thanks for the memories.
 
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Krejci was my favorite Bruin of the 2010s era. A couple of others were perhaps a little more talented or prominent, but Krej's silky smooth skills, ability to play the game entirely on his terms, and his quiet, calm yet subtly cheeky demeanour always really appealed to me. Just fantastic to watch, and so often incredibly effective.

Playoffs are where the true mettle and ability of a player is shown, and DK obviously excelled in this area. None apart from Thomas was more important in finally bringing the Cup back to Boston, and every time the Bruins went on a serious run Krejci was right there in the thick of it. My one consolation from our disastrous G7 loss to the Panthers was Krej finally being fit enough to deliver one more vintage dominant playoff performance. That was really nice to see.

Farewell David, you'll be much-missed. In recent years we fans have been very lucky to watch and, in a sense, get to know a bunch of guys who were not just great hockey players but more importantly fantastic human beings. And you are very much both. All the best in retirement, thanks for the memories.
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Great post.
 
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Aussie Bruin said:
Krejci was my favorite Bruin of the 2010s era. A couple of others were perhaps a little more talented or prominent, but Krej's silky smooth skills, ability to play the game entirely on his terms, and his quiet, calm yet subtly cheeky demeanour always really appealed to me. Just fantastic to watch, and so often incredibly effective.

Playoffs are where the true mettle and ability of a player is shown, and DK obviously excelled in this area. None apart from Thomas was more important in finally bringing the Cup back to Boston, and every time the Bruins went on a serious run Krejci was right there in the thick of it. My one consolation from our disastrous G7 loss to the Panthers was Krej finally being fit enough to deliver one more vintage dominant playoff performance. That was really nice to see.

Farewell David, you'll be much-missed. In recent years we fans have been very lucky to watch and, in a sense, get to know a bunch of guys who were not just great hockey players but more importantly fantastic human beings. And you are very much both. All the best in retirement, thanks for the memories.
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What I appreciated most about David's game was its subtlety.

He was what Ted Lindsay would call a "maestro" out there. He was so cerebral and thought the game so well. HIs vision, his hockey sense, his ability to see plays develop before they actually did. His sly craftiness. His stalwrt defensive chops.

Most of all, like very few, Krejci could slow the game down. He let it come to him, and created from there. That's a special talent.

DK#46. I finaly learned to spell your name correctly without looking it up. It only took sixteen years.

Děkuju & sbohem,

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Thanks and enjoy your retirement DK46!

You will always be one of my favorites because of the way you treated my daughter, your biggest fan.

Here she is below in Sept. of 2010 at 9 years old and again last February at 22 with the puck he tossed her during warm ups at his 1,000th game celebration.
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Amazing story and saw you and daughter between periods - she has good taste (and smart kid)
 
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RussellmaniaKW said:
everyone talks about Krejci leading the playoffs in scoring twice as his biggest accomplishment, but I feel like it's often lost on people just what kind of rare company that puts him in so I decided to tally it up going all the way back to 1980:
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Yes a lot of variables go into who leads the playoffs in scoring and yes total career playoff points is probably a more meaningful metric, but still... the type of consistency and longevity it takes to do it twice is pretty insane. For Krejci to have done it twice puts him in truly elite company, especially when you consider Krejci did it on a couple of teams that were very much defense-first.
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Was really hoping for another shot at #3, only Gretzky, Howe, Lafleur, and Esposito have done it. Guaranteed HoF. Everyone else who did it twice is or will be in except for Rick MacLeish.
 
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Was really hoping for another shot at #3, only Gretzky, Howe, Lafleur, and Esposito have done it. Guaranteed HoF. Everyone else who did it twice is or will be in except for Rick MacLeish.
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If he'd had a proper RW in 2019 he may have had a good shot at it. DeBrusk suffering concussion or similar for most of that postseason probably didn't help either. As it was 16 points wasn't too shabby.
 
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DK was arguably our top centerman but was given the short end of the stick for several consecutive seasons. Year after year he was expected to play on makeshift lines alongside a rotation of bottom-six wingers. I felt like this was managements biggest failure. No question we were deprived of seeing him play to his full potential. In spite of this he was still awesome. Thanks for the great years Dave. Hope you live a great life.
 
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Putting his career in historical context

The week Krejci debuted for the Bruins:

- The #1 song in the nation was Irreplaceable by Beyonce
- The #1 movie was Sam Raimi's The Messengers,
- The Office aired the Ben Franklin episode
- The Undertaker won the Royal Rumble
- The Celtics lost to the Pacers with a starting lineup featuring Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, and Gerald Green
- The Colts were set to take on the Bears in the Superbowl
- Jakub Lauko was 6 years old
 
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He just got the job done in a quiet manner. Even though I was a critic at times, I appreciate his consistency throughout his career. He wasn’t a bad two way guy either.
 
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