GILMOUR TO ANNOUNCE RETIREMENT

[CentreHice]

Just heard this on MOJO Radio Toronto this morning....Doug Gilmour to announce his retirement today. Apparently, he doesn't fit into the Leafs plans, healthy knee or not.

Typical Leaf management arrogance. I remember three years ago, Gilmour left Buffalo and the only team who believed he still had something left was the Habs. Even his beloved Leafs didn't want him....too old...too slow....best years behind him. Would Gilmour have helped the injury-decimated Leafs perhaps squeak by Carolina two years ago to make the Finals against Detroit? You bet he would have. I know...shoulda, coulda, woulda.....but it's the kind of thinking that's kept the Cup out of Toronto since 1967.

That's okay with me..... ;D

[legaspesien]

It s now on TSN

www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=53230&hubName=nhl

Gilmour to announce retirement Monday


TSN.ca Staff




9/8/2003

After 19 seasons in the NHL, Doug Gilmour will announce his retirement Monday.



Gilmour, who was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the trade deadline last season, will make the announcement at 1pm in Toronto.



The Kingston, Ontario native is currently recovering from a knee injury suffered in his first game back with the Leafs last season. However, new Leafs general manager John Ferguson Jr. made it known the former captain was not in the team's plans for next season.



The Kingston, Ontario native enjoyed a successful career, scoring 450 goals and adding 964 assists for 1,414 points in 1,474 games. He won one Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989. Four years later, he was awarded the Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward.



Gilmour was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 7th round, 134th overall at the 1982 Entry Draft, playing five seasons in the Show Me State. He was then dealt to the Calgary Flames, winning the Stanley Cup in his first season.



Following a contract dispute, the dimunitive centre was the centrepiece of a blockbuter deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1991-92 campaign. The fortunes of the Maple Leafs turned around dramatically as Gilmour led the storied franchise to within one game of the Stanley Cup final in 1993.



Late in the 1996-97 season, Gilmour was traded to the New Jersey Devils for the playoff run. He stayed one more year before moving on to the Chicago Blackhawks. In 2000, Gilmour was traded to the Buffalo Sabres, where he spent just over one campaign.



In 2001, Gilmour signed on with the Montreal Canadiens as a free agent and his career appeared to be rejuvenated. The Canadiens then dealt the former Leafs captain back to Toronto late last season.