09-13-2017, 02:03 PM
|
#1
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Toronto
|
Vernon Fiddler retires
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/v...877-games-nhl/
Quote:
Forward Vernon Fiddler is retiring from the NHL after playing 877 games over 14 seasons in the league with four different teams.
Fiddler announced his decision Wednesday in a story for The Players Tribune .
The 5-foot-11 centre says he thought the New Jersey Devils would be his final team when he signed during the 2016 off-season. But Fiddler wrote that Nashville general manager David Poile and Devils GM Ray Shero, who launched his professional career, worked out a trade sending him back to the Predators where he started in the NHL.
Fiddler says coming full circle was special with the Predators’ run to the Stanley Cup Final a "perfect way to finish my career."
He finished with 104 goals and 261 points and also played for the Coyotes and Dallas.
|
877 NHL games. Pretty lengthy career, especially when you consider that he played his entire NHL career as a bottom six forward and what seems like 90% of it as a 4th liner. Quite a feat in itself, given that it's rare for a player with this lengthy of a career to not play any significant time in the top-6.
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Karl For This Useful Post:
|
|
The Following 22 Users Say Thank You to nik- For This Useful Post:
|
christoph186,
Cycling76er,
DaQwiz,
dash_pinched,
DeluxeMoustache,
Displaced Flames fan,
dissentowner,
dying4acup,
d_phaneuf,
EVERLAST,
FanIn80,
Flamesfan2010,
flizzenflozz,
Jacks,
Karl,
mdubz,
OBCT,
Table 5,
The Hendog,
TheFlamesVan,
trackercowe,
Wedge
|
09-13-2017, 02:24 PM
|
#3
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Maple Bay, B.C.
|
nik, don't leave us hanging, you have to post the follow-up AV giggling gif. No worries, I got you covered.
|
|
|
The Following 11 Users Say Thank You to dash_pinched For This Useful Post:
|
christoph186,
CroFlames,
Cycling76er,
DaQwiz,
DeluxeMoustache,
Displaced Flames fan,
d_phaneuf,
EVERLAST,
Flamesfan2010,
Jacks,
Wedge
|
09-13-2017, 02:31 PM
|
#4
|
Franchise Player
|
I was debating posting the whole thing, but this is Vernon's day.
|
|
|
09-13-2017, 02:39 PM
|
#5
|
Powerplay Quarterback
|
Good article posted by him today on the Players Tribune.
|
|
|
The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to DionTheDman For This Useful Post:
|
|
09-13-2017, 02:50 PM
|
#6
|
Taking a while to get to 5000
|
Surprised to learn Vern is 37 as he looked that age 10 years ago.
|
|
|
09-13-2017, 10:50 PM
|
#7
|
Scoring Winger
|
Good. I hate that stupid idiot
|
|
|
09-14-2017, 01:38 AM
|
#8
|
Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Your Mother's Place.
|
Who?
Yeah... first ballot "WHO THE F***"?
__________________
Would HAVE, Could HAVE, Should HAVE = correct
Would of, could of, should of = you are an illiterate moron.
Last edited by vanisleflamesfan; 09-14-2017 at 01:45 AM.
|
|
|
09-14-2017, 07:23 AM
|
#9
|
Franchise Player
|
That thing imitating Bieksa was so good
Need the broadcast for full effect but Im pretty sure Garrett was just losing it too, and then against AV laughing so hard
|
|
|
09-14-2017, 07:36 AM
|
#10
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
|
That was a great moment. 14 years and 877 games is a pretty solid achievement for an unheralded player as I didn't realize he played that long in the league.
|
|
|
09-14-2017, 11:55 AM
|
#11
|
Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Toronto
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
That was a great moment. 14 years and 877 games is a pretty solid achievement for an unheralded player as I didn't realize he played that long in the league.
|
Not only that, but to last that long playing only as a bottom 6 guy his entire NHL career. Now that is very rare.
Last edited by Karl; 09-14-2017 at 11:57 AM.
|
|
|
09-14-2017, 05:37 PM
|
#12
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackWallStreet
Good. I hate that stupid idiot
|
Why?
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:06 AM.
|
|