habsfan88 Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Report: Roenick thinking of retirement 2/15/2004 The latest concussion suffered by Jeremy Roenick has the Philadelphia Flyers centre thinking about retirement. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Roenick is expected to visit with Dr. Karen Johnston in Montreal to undergo some tests to determine the severity of his ninth concussion. Johnston also counts Eric Lindros as a client. "I'm mulling over a lot of things right now and I'm not ruling out retirement," Roenick said Saturday. "We've talked about it in the last 24 hours. I have a lot to weigh. This is nine concussions, and that does something to you." Roenick suffered a shattered jawbone and severe concussion when he was struck in the face by a Boris Mironov slapshot on Thursday night. He has undergone surgery to wire his jaw shut but the concussion seems to be causing more concern. ``My senses have been good, but other symptoms like lightheadedness and dizziness and nausea and stuff like that have been pretty prevalent the last few days,'' he said. ``No one wants to come back more than I do, but no one has to live my life like I do. ``So I have to take some very cautious steps here.'' Roenick said the concussion, in the midst of a promising season for the team, is the biggest challenge of his career. But he remains motivated to return to the ice. "I'm a little shook," said Roenick. "When you take two shots point-blank to the face like I have in the past two months, it's a pretty scary thing. I have to see how the neurological stuff turns out and how my body reacts before I do anything." When told of the talk of retirement, Flyers' head coach Ken Hitchcock felt Roenick was letting his emotions get the better of him. "I don't think there is any question he will be back," Hitchcock said. "Right now, he is riding an emotional wave... . He needs some rest." Yet Roenick made it clear that he would set no timetable for his comeback, saying his health was most important to him. "There are a lot of intangibles, said Roenick. "No one wants to come back more than I do, but no one has to live my life like I do. So I have to take very cautious steps in what I do here." "I feel really bad that something like this has to happen... . This is a year I feel we can win the Cup, and I want to be part of every bit of it. It's very disheartening for me." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafs Suck Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 This will be Roenick's last season... He will come back in the playoffs to beat Toronto and help win the East... and maybe the Cup... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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