Brind'Amour not ready to retire

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After the difficult season he just had, I'm sure he doesn't want that to be his swan song. My hope is that we see Rod back healthy and playing the way we have grown accustom to. If he does, our team just got that much better. If it turns out that father time has caught up to him, I'm sure he has the dignity to walk away at that point.

Good point Otag1 about Rod being there to mentor Sutter. Brandon, although I don't see as a big offensive producer, could be a Brind'Amour type player defensively. Who better to learn from than Rod himself?

Good luck Rod.

This business of getting back from an ACL/MCL in less than 6 months is baloney. Heck, even under 1 year they are not the same. It takes time, especially for the over 35 crowd. Roddy was playing through it. He needs this summer. It will be 18+ months when we restart this fall. That is probably about as good as it will get for him, and we'll see. I'm betting he'll be back "close" to pre-injury.

He'll be fine and we'll use him in situations where he'll add value - PK & critical faceoff situations. This year has been one of the toughest and I don't suspect we'll see the same thing from him next year. I feel confident that he'll be a positive contibutor night in and night out next year.

The issue is not his age, his work ethic or his heart (We all know where he stands). The true problem is that for most of the season he played with fear of being hurt again and did not forecheck offensively, did not touch anybody defensively and as a concequence when he tried to play with that "finess" he became a defensive liability. I love our team and I have a feeling that Roddy is going to play next season as if he had something to prove, and as long as he realizes that he does not have to prove it to us (the fans) or his management team, but to HIMSELF everything is going to be oh right!!!

I don't think you throw him out just because of the fact he's 40. Mark Recchi's still playing great at 41 and Chris Chelios is f-ing 46. Its all about performance, and without his freak injuries Rod probably wouldn't have missed a step. Despite what happened in the playoffs, he proved down the stretch (of the regular season) that he can still play like a two-time Selke winner. Perhaps a fresh start and going to training camp is all he needs to get back there.

i hate disappoint everyone, but with His work ethic, after a couple of weeks with his family and etc...trust me, he'll be back in some sort of fitness center working his booty off preparing for summer camp. he has been here long enough to know how JR is and will possibly do. So if JR is saying "publicly' that the War Chief will have to earn a spot...trust me he will...contract you say ? in today's world...contracts are made and busted faster than we can take our next breath and no one even blinks or thinks about it...Go figure...

Go Canes !!

I hope JR's tough talk is backed up. We've heard this bluster before about veterans and when push came to show, JR's testicles crawled up into his large belly. Rod has been a true warrior but there comes a time when the team has to make the decision for the athlete. Some team would pick him up if he got cut and the Canes were stuck with most of his bloated contract.

Our old team, our new tradition.

I think it is time for the Rod to sail away into the sunset. To hang on as a reserve fourth line player only tarnishes his rather successful career. I also think that it would be better for the teams health if he retired. Rod Brind Amour is one of only a handful of players that "had" the ability to workout extremely hard and not affect his game. Too many young players have come along and tried to work out like Rod, only to injure themselves. His training regime is not for most NHL players.....just look at man games lost to injury to fluke injuries (groins, flexors,etc...) Every year since Rod came along the canes have suffered high numbers of injuries. I still insist that the love affair with trainer Pete Friesen needs to end. I dont see teams like Detroit losing hundreds of man games lost to AVOIDABLE injuries like groin pulls. Petes training methods are not generally geared toward NHL hockey.

Don't get me wrong, I would love to see Brind'Amour return to his pre-injury form. But in all seriousness, he's almost 40 years old. I don't see him being able to get better at that age, especially after suffering major knee injuries.

I think it's time for him to hang up the skates. I am not sure he can last another whole season without his game suffering too badly. I would love to be wrong, though.