Always wondered what made him retire. There must have been pressure for him to move to another team and he didn't want too. He probably would have taken the Leafs at east one round further into the playoffs. Even though it could have meant a good draft pick or prospect, I'm glad he stayed a flame 'til the end. He would have been competitive for at least 2-3 more years. Really don't realize what you had until you don't have it anymore.
I was at his last home game and his amazing play + all the love from the crowd and realizing it was the end of an era had me smelling onions. Lost my voice from chanting his name for the final 10 minutes of that one.
