Today, the Colorado Avalanche announced the signing of captain Milan Hejduk to a one-year contract worth $2 million.
Coming off the least productive season since his rookie career, many people thought that Hejduk could be about ready to hang up the skates and call it a career.
He undoubtedly has a lot that he wants to prove after his worst season as a professional.
Hejduk wants to prove that he hasn't lost a step. He wants to prove he can still play with the best in the world and he's capable of being a solid captain in the NHL. He wants to prove to the fans that he can get back his 20-goal touch.
After being named captain on November 14th, Hejduk seemed to largely disappear from the score sheet, even being demoted to the fourth line for the last month of the season.
He saw as little as nine minutes of ice time during the homestretch of the regular season where it seemed that he was not only losing a step but had fallen out of favor with coach Joe Sacco.
What this means for the Avalanche is that they will once again have one of the most iconic names of their franchise back on the ice for another go.
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Milan Hejduk Re-Signs with Colorado Avalanche Under One-Year Contract
May 18th, 2012 by Kevin Goff Leave a reply »
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