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droopydrew19 · 09-19-2016, 12:51 PM

I have to question how a newspaper article can deem one player is retired and not another.

I have asked about Eric Brewer before based on his local paper and wikipedia yet he still eats a chunk of my cap as a "not retired player".

http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/s...-end-1.2146571

and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brewer

"Brewer was not resigned by the Maple Leafs and released as a free agent on July 1, 2015. He spent the entire summer training in hopes of landing an NHL job but realized by mid-August that he was unlikely to find a team interested in his services.[73] He has since quietly retired."

I had a similar issue with Jose Theodore. He was working for RDS but because he never came out and said "I'm done" I was stuck with him.

Some players take years to file retirement papers with the league and I am pretty sure many of them do it without fanfare.

09-19-2016, 12:51 PM	#5
droopydrew19 Safari Stan Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: 3rd trailer on the left Exp:	I have to question how a newspaper article can deem one player is retired and not another. I have asked about Eric Brewer before based on his local paper and wikipedia yet he still eats a chunk of my cap as a "not retired player". http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/s...-end-1.2146571 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brewer "Brewer was not resigned by the Maple Leafs and released as a free agent on July 1, 2015. He spent the entire summer training in hopes of landing an NHL job but realized by mid-August that he was unlikely to find a team interested in his services.[73] He has since quietly retired." I had a similar issue with Jose Theodore. He was working for RDS but because he never came out and said "I'm done" I was stuck with him. Some players take years to file retirement papers with the league and I am pretty sure many of them do it without fanfare.