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News: Shanahan out with Devils

by Brian Monzo on October 1st, 2009 at 12:12 pm

The New Jersey Devils and Brendan Shanahan announced that Shanahan will not return to the Devils for his 22nd NHL season.

“When I signed this past summer, Lou Lamoriello, Jacques Lemaire, and I agreed that if we were unable to find a suitable fit in which I would be able to compete and contribute at the level I expect from myself, then I would simply step aside,” said Shanahan in a statement.

Shanahan has not decided yet whether or not he will retire.

‘Fire and Ice,’ the blog by savvy Devils reporter Tom Gulitti has more.

Monzo: Shanahan isn’t content with playing on a fourth line.  My initial thought is that he will retire, but a few months from now I can see Shanahan signing on with a Stanley Cup contender for another crack to raise the Cup.