GDT: Ducks at Canes - Eric Staal Jersey Retirement Night.

[LostInaLostWorld]

Felt like a Price is Right product read lol



I really don’t like thinking about that.

or let's make a deal

 

[AD Skinner]

Commodore is having a ton of fun with this

 

[To Be Determined]

Having the ceremony an hour and a half before puck drop may have been a bit much. Especially on an nfl playoff day (lots of upstate ny'ers in the fanbase and the bills played at 1).

I've been pretty down on late cane days eric staal on here, but seeing him here hit me in the feels.

 

[cptjeff]

Commodore is having a ton of fun with this

Yeah, Commie delivered for sure. 100% exactly the kind of story you expect from him!

 

[AD Skinner]

Loving the old number font on the jerseys man I wish they’d just use that full time

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Some of these retired hockey players have aged in a good way. I like the giant, bushy, grey beard that Patrick Eaves has created. It's weird to see a completely-bald Chad LaRose, but it looks way better to shave it all off, Stepan-style, than to be like some of these guys who try desperately to hold onto their puny hairline for dear life.

 

[Svechhammer]

For those wondering, the old number font works very well with the current reds

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Some of these retired hockey players have aged in a good way. I like the giant, bushy, grey beard that Patrick Eaves has created. It's weird to see a completely-bald Chad LaRose, but it looks way better to shave it all off, Stepan-style, than to be like some of these guys who try to hold onto their puny hairline for dear life.

I hadn’t seen Whitney in awhile. He’s a handsome man.

 

[MisterDobz]

Just take care of those ducks….

 

[LakeLivin]

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That picture can't be from today. From the first time he came back to PNC (or whatever it was back then) after leaving?

 

[Svechhammer]

Lol Kooch was showboating every glove save in warmups. Pimpin it hard out there.

The kid has swagger, can't deny it

 

[cptjeff]

Well, Rod's favorite Staal memory is the same as mine. What a ridiculous ending to an amazing series.

As I watched it in upstate NY at the time:

 

[Derailed75]

That picture can't be from today. From the first time he came back to PNC (or whatever it was back then) after leaving?

E Staalo's 1000 game

 

[AD Skinner]

Wish they’d have put all the numbers in the old font

 

[Joe McGrath]

Oh he’s gonna make 50 saves isn’t he

 

[MisterDobz]

That save on Necas was insane

 

[To Be Determined]

That save on Necas was insane

If you heard a loud "how?!!??!" on the tv feed, that may have been me.

 

[Rick Davis]

Beat they duck asses…glad to see Ghost back!

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Who takes the ceremonial faceoff for the Ducks? Gudas is the captain which is funny.

IMO nothing would be more fitting than a J Staal/Brian Dumoulin faceoff, a nod to a thing that made Eric happy while he was here.

The last really positive thing he did for the org was the 2009 run over 15 years ago.

He's a big what if for me. What if he didn't end up on a team where he won the cup immediately, a team that was just happy their transcendent stat willingly signed a second contract with no drama and didn't push him, leading to a country club atmosphere? He basically admitted when he went to the Rags and sucked eggs was a wakeup call he had to start taking conditioning seriously. Weird legacy, the new team has attracted a ton of new fans and old fans like me have moved on

 

[To Be Determined]

My first in person this year. It has filled in holy cow.

 

[AD Skinner]

Staal may have the one ring stashed away somewhere

 

[Rick Davis]

Party spoiled…

 

[Tryamw]

Freebie given good pass but no coverage

 

[Joe McGrath]

Teams seem to be picking out soft spots in the Canes D-zone set up

 

[User13452]

1 goal 3 shots