Filed under: Stars, Red Wings, NHL Free AgencyFor some -- mostly in Dallas, likely a few in Minnesota and parts elsewhere -- the pain will officially kick in when Mike Modano and the Detroit Red Wings make it official at 2:30 on Friday afternoon. If you can't stand to watch, you would be advised to stay away from your TVs and the internet for a few hours.
For the rest, so what if all those YouTube videos labeled "Modano's Last Game in Dallas" and "Modano's Curtain Call in Minnesota" don't quite tug at the heartstrings like they did in April? Mike Modano is going home to play hockey for the Red Wings. Very, very good for him.
The 40-year-old center confirmed with a text -- "Big announcement!" he sent earlier in the week to the Detroit Free Press -- that retirement as a player has been put on hold. While he listened to overtures from the Minnesota Wild and the San Jose Sharks, the future Hall of Famer will don the only jersey there was truly left for him to wear: the winged wheel of Detroit's Original Six franchise. He'll return from a golfing trip in Scotland with buddies on Thursday in order to prepare for his first day as a Red Wing.
While this may hurt the die-hards of the Dallas Stars, if they truly love Modano, they will set him free. Despite what now may seem like an awkward curtain call when he waved goodbye and received a few lengthy standing ovations in the Stars' season finale in April, he's not done. That's a decision only Mike Modano gets to make. Turns out he was only waving goodbye to Dallas. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Commentsexercise bike
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