Kyle Turris Retires

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Just turned 33, off the top of my head maybe the most rapid decline since Cheechoo?

Kyle Turris added as Special Advisor to the GM & Player Development Coach

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[rt]

Kyle Turris sucks.

 

[Frolov 6'3]

Disappointing career.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Good Riddance!

 

[ZJuice]

Turris was good for at least a couple of shootout goals on some great goaltenders last season!

I saw so much skill with him but he played so passively. I blame Tippett for stunting his growth.

Hope he has a peaceful retirement. 776 GP & 425 P, not friggin bad. 69 playoff games, nice.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Kyle Turris sucks.

You’re just mad you guys traded him for David Rundblad.

 

[Brent Burns]

Solid career. Played his best hockey in OTT and beginning of NSH

 

[Senscore]

Love Kyle. Dude knew how to come up big when it mattered most, and did a lot of great work in the community.







We'll miss you bud!

 

[Elvs]

My favourite play from him:

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Meh

 

[SwedishFire]

Slow progress, a few years at the top of his game, a 1C alb3it not a strong 1C. Then one of the most rapid declines Ive ever seen. K
Di he have a knee injury?

 

[blankall]

Most rapid decline? He just struck me as not that good and pretty one dimensional. Seemed like a great skater with decent offensive upside, but he didn't do much else.

Players generally lose a step as they move into their 30s. When turris lost a step, and he could no longer get by on skating, he didn't have much else to offer. It's not some great mystery.

 

[HighLifeManIsHigh]

Slow progress, a few years at the top of his game, a 1C alb3it not a strong 1C. Then one of the most rapid declines Ive ever seen. K
Di he have a knee injury?

Lol what? When was Kyle Turris ever viewed as a number one C? When he was drafted he was viewed as a future number one C, but he never came close. Real good number 2 C in his best years

 

[Voight]

I remember in NHL 09? He would always develop into like a 92 overall center.

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

I hated him. He ALWAYS scored against the Rangers when he played for Ottawa, especially in the playoffs (often in OT). Great wrister, solid career. Career earnings: $43,523,610.

 

[scorpiorising]

Love Kyle. Dude knew how to come up big when it mattered most, and did a lot of great work in the community.







We'll miss you bud!

I know Henrik played pretty deep in his crease but holy shit, did he always play THAT deep in the first video? He's practically in the net.

 

[OKR]

Mans really hated playing in Finland during the lockout, that’s my strongest memory of him.

 

[AintLifeGrand]

so that frees up a little cap
space for the home team, no?

 

[TeamRenzo]

He was great in Ottawa, happy retirement KT!

 

[banks]

Turris was so good in the World Championship in 2019. Was that really so long ago? He was team Captain on the way to a silver medal, and looked like he belonged with teammates like Mark Stone, PLD, and Mantha. I thought he was going to stun the hockey world with a huge bounceback after that tournament.

Instead he was bought out, and signed a cheap deal with Edmonton. He never fit in there and has now faded into a quiet retirement.

Hope he enjoys his next steps.

 

[Reality Czech]

Lol what? When was Kyle Turris ever viewed as a number one C? When he was drafted he was viewed as a future number one C, but he never came close. Real good number 2 C in his best years

I'm pretty sure the only person who viewed him as a 1C was Turris himself.

I guess he never reached his potential, but over 700 NHL games is no small feat.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Turris was so good in the World Championship in 2019. Was that really so long ago? He was team Captain on the way to a silver medal, and looked like he belonged with teammates like Mark Stone, PLD, and Mantha. I thought he was going to stun the hockey world with a huge bounceback after that tournament.

Instead he was bought out, and signed a cheap deal with Edmonton. He never fit in there and has now faded into a quiet retirement.

Hope he enjoys his next steps.

I was thinking he might bounce back after that too, if he found a place to play that would "gift" him an offensive role again. I can't say he ever looked "good" in Nashville... even the first year after we traded for him when he still put up decent points he was very passive and really only got that much opportunity because of how desperate we were. i.e. he was gifted an offensive role. He was awful in the playoffs.

It didn't look like his skills diminished significantly afterwards, though, even with the injuries, but his heart was barely in it to begin with, and he couldn't adjust or produce anything whatsoever when not gifted offensive opportunity with top players. He also seemed to have a bit of a problem with his injury status, in addition to being constantly getting hurt, he didn't seem to want to come back and play or perhaps disagreed with being cleared to play when he had that last broken foot or whatever with the Preds. Another sign of a lack of motivation or interest in playing?

Anyway, we get to see his name stuck on our Cap for 6 more years thanks to the buyout. So he may be gone, but alas can't be forgotten.

 

[beowulf]

Just saw this on eliteprospect and was surprised given his age. Looks like he already has a job though as special assistant to the GM and director of player development with the Coquitlam team in the BCHL.

Getting $2M a year from his buyout until 2027-28 sure does not hurt I am sure.

 

[banks]

I was thinking he might bounce back after that too, if he found a place to play that would "gift" him an offensive role again. I can't say he ever looked "good" in Nashville... even the first year after we traded for him when he still put up decent points he was very passive and really only got that much opportunity because of how desperate we were. i.e. he was gifted an offensive role. He was awful in the playoffs.

It didn't look like his skills diminished significantly afterwards, though, even with the injuries, but his heart was barely in it to begin with, and he couldn't adjust or produce anything whatsoever when not gifted offensive opportunity with top players. He also seemed to have a bit of a problem with his injury status, in addition to being constantly getting hurt, he didn't seem to want to come back and play or perhaps disagreed with being cleared to play when he had that last broken foot or whatever with the Preds. Another sign of a lack of motivation or interest in playing?

Anyway, we get to see his name stuck on our Cap for 6 more years thanks to the buyout. So he may be gone, but alas can't be forgotten.

Gifted an offensive role. That's a good term to use in this case.

Turris was at his best, weirdly, when he was playing over his head. When he was on a top line by default or as an injury replacement, he always handled it well. So it makes sense that people thought that's where he belonged. I thought that his whole career. Nashville clearly thought so.

But you said it right, it only happened when he hadn't really earned it, and he was just gifted the opportunity. Happened that way in Phoenix and Ottawa.

He made a decent career out of being a de-facto, temporary, quasi top-6 C. Then went to Edmonton and disappeared.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Gifted an offensive role. That's a good term to use in this case.

Turris was at his best, weirdly, when he was playing over his head. When he was on a top line by default or as an injury replacement, he always handled it well. So it makes sense that people thought that's where he belonged. I thought that his whole career. Nashville clearly thought so.

But you said it right, it only happened when he hadn't really earned it, and he was just gifted the opportunity. Happened that way in Phoenix and Ottawa.

He made a decent career out of being a de-facto, temporary, quasi top-6 C. Then went to Edmonton and disappeared.

Ehh the body was already cold by the time he got to Edmonton.