Manny Malhotra retires

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Best of luck

 

[canadianmagpie]

Someone you want to coach your centres on how to take a faceoff. It's an underrated stat, but when you win 60% of your faceoffs, you start with the puck 60% of the time. A great skill when you're playing a possession game like the Canucks did from 2009-12.

 

[tony d]

Best wishes to him in retirement. A very good faceoff player in his time.

 

[AhoLottaLove]

I hope Manny has a fulfilling coaching career. Hell of a player

 

[David Bruce Banner]

Hopefully he signs on with the Canucks organization. He was a good soldier.

 

[alicia]

Was one of my favourite players in the 2011 season for the Canucks, I wish him well in his life, he deserves it

 

[Jee]

One day he's gonna coach the Habs.

 

[AlwaysSunnyInTampa]

Ahh Manny. You were one of the good ones man. Best of luck going forward and a heck a good career. If there's someone I'm interested to see go into broadcasting it's him.

Edit: see a lot of people saying coaching. If he does that too I imagine he will be a very good one.

 

[Terry Yake]

Last active player to have played with Gretzky.

came to say this

one hell of a career. could see him getting a coaching gig very soon

 

[PG Canuck]

Love you Manny.

Happy retirement.

 

[KG]

What a warrior. Enjoy retirement

 

[ottawa]

Liked him on the habs, enjoy retirement Manny.

He could become a faceoff coach or work in a player development role.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

One of my 2-3 favorite Blue Jackets ever. (Feel free to abstain from "how man y choices are there" jokes...) A great guy and a fun player to watch.

Poor video quality but what a play.

 

[Langdon Alger]

One day he's gonna coach the Habs.

He better learn French.

 

[Canucks LB]

I hope he coaches canucks one day

 

[Zombotron]

He better learn French.

His mother is from Quebec, he speaks fluent French

 

[Zombotron]

;___;7

 

[Jee]

He better learn French.

He speaks french fluently.

 

[Nemec]

Need moar Indian players

 

[JA]

Manny could have been a Canuck as early as 1999.


Rangers GM Neil Smith didn't want to let him go, for he was viewed as a cornerstone member of their future leadership group. He wasn't a particularly skilled player even in the OHL, but his leadership qualities vaulted him to seventh overall in the 1998 NHL Draft.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

 

[LV*]

Definition of a heart and soul player, I can see him getting a coaching job whether that be as a special assignment coach (faceoffs and forwards defensive play) we'll see

 

[OmniSens]

True faceoff beast. Happy retirement!

 

[serge2k]

Injuries are part of the game. Boston had injuries too.

Why is it so hard to admit the Canucks were absolutely decimated and nowhere near the level they were for the rest of the season?

 

[Langdon Alger]

Why is it so hard to admit the Canucks were absolutely decimated and nowhere near the level they were for the rest of the season?

Well, even if people admit that it doesn't change the outcome of the Stanley Cup finals. Lots of teams have been close to winning a championship, and had an injury to a key player or some kind of other misfortune. It also doesn't guarantee they would have won. Better chance? Yes. Guarantee? No, there are no guarantees in life.