Is this it for Alfie?

[sens4life]

On the Jim Rome show this afternoon (5/21/13), he said the following:
"I'm at the end of my career"

Should we read into this that this it for Alfie, or that he's in the trailing years of his career?

 

[Vaclav Varada]

Well, he is at the end of his career. Whether or not that he retires this year that statement holds true.

 

[Silvercup Returns]

Sounds like it on Jim Rome

I will bawl when he retires.

 

[McManked]

None of the above.

He will not last for multiple more years IMO, but I really think unless somehow we won the cup he will come back for one more year.

 

[SpezDispenser]

He'll be back next year.

 

[Fandlauer]

I think he comes back for 1 more year with hopefully a healthy Spezza and Karlsson.

 

[Dana Scully]

I don't want to pick "no" because I don't believe he has more than one year left.

 

[Vaclav Varada]

need a 3rd option for 1 final hurrah....

 

[benjiv1]

He wants to play in the Olpympics one more time.

The only way to do that is to play in the NHL next year.

I firmly believe next year will be his last.

 

[Scrub*]

He will play next year.

 

[HavlatMach9]

Of course he's at the end of his career, just like Karlsson is at the beginning of his, doesn't mean the statement is for the current year.

 

[BUCKLE UP]

I'm at work. I don't want to cry. But I will.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I think he has one more year in him

 

[great1]

Unless we win the cup this year, I think he will be back next year.

 

[Slow Hands]

He's got another year in him. We have the shortened season to thank for that I think, as well as our youth showing promise.

 

[Cat Dad Sixty Nine]

Hes playing too good still to retire.

 

[saskriders]

He wants to play in the Olympics and heritage classic

 

[shootingrubber]

One more year I think. Well I hope

 

[18Hossa]

Unless we win the cup I can see him going for one final hurrah

 

[swiftwin]

I'm thinking one more year.

 

[Step]

I'm sure he's looking out west to see Teemu still rocking it out. He's our leading point-getter in these playoffs and I'm sure he realizes he can still play extremely well.

If he was some bottom-pairing D or a relegated to 4th line status, I'm sure he'd seriously contemplate it. He'll be back next year.

 

[starling]

He has a couple of years left in him but this will be his last year.

 

[Dick Whitman]

By not getting tickets to tomorrow's game, I'm betting on Alfie playing one more year.

If not and Ottawa ends up losing in 5, it will go down as one of my great sport attendance events.

99's last game in Ottawa and not seeing a game at the forum are the only two on it so far.

 

[Stef*]

Hes so flying out there right now
Of course 48 games schedule helped him but we had so many injuries that alfie had to swallow a lot more minutes then he should have
So its fair to expect him one more year at 60-65 games 15-20 min/game
And fully ready for playoff 2014

 

[Milan the God*]

Re-sign him. 1yr $6M