I just felt that after not playing competitively for two years that I could not reach that level of play again. It was strictly time.
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It was the names of these four men that reminded me why playing for the Blues is as good as it gets in the National Hockey League.Al MacInnis
The way I look at . . . on the one hand, yeah, I would have loved to been able to play my last game (being aware of it). But on the other side, I'm so fortunate to play as long as I did play. So fortunate to play with the players and the teams that I did play with. And that's what I've got to look at. In the long run, I was very, very lucky.
Al MacInnis
I wish I could skate one more shift, take one more slap shot from the blue line, for the best fans of hockey. But knowing my No. 2 will forever have a home here is more than I could ask.
Al MacInnis
I would love to tell you today that it's not going to be a problem (getting emotional), but it really is. I don't know if there's a greater honor in sports than to have an organization retire your number and to have your family there. That's what it's all about. It's going to be a wonderful day.
Al MacInnis
Nobody has worked harder to be a head coach than Mike Kitchen.
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