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Josh Gorges Officially Retires


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He was a good, although not very skilled, soldier.  Good enough to have a long career in the NHL.

I have said it before and I will always remember what he did.  He will always have a special place in my heart because he waived his NTC to come to the Sabres and not to go to Toronto when he was traded from Montréal.

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1 hour ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

He was a good, although not very skilled, soldier.  Good enough to have a long career in the NHL.

I have said it before and I will always remember what he did.  He will always have a special place in my heart because he waived his NTC to come to the Sabres and not to go to Toronto when he was traded from Montréal.

He was a skilled D for the NHL, but skilled in a way that's fallen out of favor. 15 years ago he'd still be playing, just the game has moved to focus on things that weren't his forte.

And yes, waving his NTC for Buffalo will always be remembered because it's the Ultimate Insult to da Leafs.

https://torontosun.com/2014/07/01/josh-gorges-trade-the-ultimate-insult-to-maple-leafs/wcm/c4fd401b-0a28-42a7-b8e8-5454c549d0fb

 

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Darn shame he got fed into the meat grinder that was the top defensive defenseman duty during a tank/rebuild there from.  Probably knocked 3 years off his career.

As others have said, he was a heck of a soldier for the B&G.  Hope he has a successful next phase of his life.

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7 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

He seemed to catch McD just right, in much the same way that teams that play a heavy game are slowing the Sabres down these days.

I think it's McDavid that caught Gorges just right, in much the same way I frequently get held by by slow walkers on sidewalks. 

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21 hours ago, Thorny said:

I think it's McDavid that caught Gorges just right, in much the same way I frequently get held by by slow walkers on sidewalks. 

He was probably SO slow that McDavid had a hard time adjusting to something so unnaturally stationary on the ice.

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