Winning The Cup In Hockeytown Would Be Perfect Ending For Mike Modano
August 4th, 2010 by Sean Hartnett Leave a reply »The Detroit Free Press are reporting that 20-year NHL veteran Mike Modano and the Detroit Red Wings have come to an agreement on a one-year deal worth $1.25 million. The 40 year-old will be leaving the Dallas Stars, the franchise with whom he's spent his entire career.
No matter what the sport, it is strange to see a player who has spent a long career with one organization pull on another team's jersey. While it will be odd to see Modano wearing the famous Red Wings uniform, he fully deserves this chance to play for one of the class franchises in the NHL and take one more run at the Stanley Cup.
Modano himself has admitted that "it doesn't seem right" to be playing for anyone but the Stars. Yet, he does seem re-invigorated by the change of scenery, "I think that it does give me a little fire inside to go out, play somewhere and really have a great going-out year."
This signing could be somewhat reminiscent to how Ray Bourque left the game on top with the Colorado Avalanche. Although it took the legendary defenseman two seasons to do so, the hockey world applauded his exit from the game as Bourque had to endure 1,826 regular s ...
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