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Eric Staal signs one-day contract with Carolina, officially retiring. Team to retire his number this season.

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Impressive career, although based on his rookie year, it could be argued he never truly lived up to his potential.

Arguably the greatest goal scorer of his generation who never hit 50 goals, but his consistency was impressive, with six 30+ goal seasons and three 40+ goal seasons.
 
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Congrats to Staal on a long, successful career. Jersey to the rafters is well earned, enjoyed his being here in Florida. Every bit of it.
 
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BHD said:
Is he? He played 1200+ games and had a resurgence In Minnesota. However, isn't his legacy that he left something to be desired during those post-Cup years in Carolina.
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One of the rare members of the triple gold club
 
Always liked Staal, I was quite young when he came into the league and he kind of reminded me of my favorite player at the time, Sundin. Big, goal scoring center.

It's a shame he fell off so hard but the resurgence in Minnesota was nice to see. Cheers to a helluva career
 
dalewood12 said:
Impressive career, although based on his rookie year, it could be argued he never truly lived up to his potential.

Arguably the greatest goal scorer of his generation who never hit 50 goals, but his consistency was impressive, with six 30+ goal seasons and three 40+ goal seasons.
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He had 31 points his rookie year.
 
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One of the mini-dramas in Carolina this past decade was whether Staal warranted number retirement. This might be a step in that direction. He has an argument on paper but had seemed to fade from the organization since leaving, so presumably this is a sign of things getting warmer in retirement.

Edit: I didn’t see that his number retirement has been confirmed. So there ya go.
 
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Can't argue with his success. The guy really accomplished everything you could ask for, even if he seems somewhat disappointing in the sense that his early career peak didn't last long. Hell of a career and a legend for the team.
 
It's kind of wild that, when you consider how good he looked in his sophomore season, his career sort of left you wanting more. And, yet, he is the 2nd highest scorer of maybe the most stacked draft of all time. Impressive career, no doubt.
 
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It's kind of wild that, when you consider how good he looked in his sophomore season, his career sort of left you wanting more. And, yet, he is the 2nd highest scorer of maybe the most stacked draft of all time. Impressive career, no doubt.
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I think this speaks to the final analysis on that 2003 draft class, a ton of 1st liners who were very solid during their peak, mostly topping out at point-per-game production then falling off hard by their early to mid 30s (with the exception of Bergeron). No Crosby, Stamkos, or MacKinnon types despite the overall depth.
 
He was pivotal in the kotkaniemi drama

Without him, maybe kk didn’t get scratched and sign an offer sheet

Who knows
 
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