St. Louis played at the highest level of 16 seasons. During that time, he achieved everything he wanted: he won the Stanley Cup, Olympic Gold, over a thousand Canadian points and a number of individual awards. But cups, rings, or medals do not automatically mean respect and recognition. Nice statistics and showcases full of silver do not in themselves say anything about the difficulties and pitfalls the player has overcome. And just St. Louis had to deal with a major drawback: each match was smaller than most opponents. The native of Quebec does not even measure 175 cm , which is desperately little on the hockey player.Especially on an oversized ice rink, where it plays a role every inch. So it is no wonder that Canada's shrimp was not at first very interested. No one liked the draft, calculating scouts not believing he could enforce. In 1998, Calgary Flames gave him a "sniff", but he soon got rid of him in favor of Tampa Bay Lightning, the NHL team then. Louise by liberation. In Tampa he met coach John Tortorella. The tough coach, who had overlooked the assailant at first, had a weakness for the dull players who were working hard. And that's just St.Louis used it. When he seemed to end up as badly as he did in Calgary, he came over as a trainer and said, "I have more, I'm better than you think. You should start using me more. "Tortorella appreciated his courage and self-esteem, and he really started to give him more time and space on ice. You could soon shake hands. Just a few years later, in the 2003/2004 season, Tampa excited the NHL and came up for the Stanley Cup. A Martin St. Louis was unstoppable for a year: he won the league's scoring, the prize for the most useful player in the base, and in the playoffs he also had a lot of important goals. The frog became a respected leader. Louis has been through many years.The team did not manage to do so much, but he still breathed the nerves of most of the goalie players in the league. He had a great deal of understanding with the young Steven Stamkos, with whom he had ruined the defenses of his rivals. Manhattan's tough timesLast Stage of Career Louis in New York, where he fought for the local Rangers. He left his beloved Tampa for family reasons (Heather's wife comes from Connecticut, neighboring the state of New York), and because he did not sit with Lightning Manager Steve Yzerman, who did not nominate him as the head of Canadian 2010 in the Olympics. A bitter, perhaps demilitarized end in Tampa as if commented on by St. Louis's Rangers.The team had a very successful play-off this year, but the Canadian slogan was not seen on the ice before. Mainly this spring it seemed to be no longer running. Even in the Rangers, he showed his determination and inner strength. New York a year ago in May lost 1: 3 to matches in a series with the Penguins, when St. Louis's mother suddenly died. It was expected that a sorry player would take a few weeks off. St. Louis, however, decided to defeat the mourning on the ice: he returned and only three days after a tragic event gave an important goal for his team. It happened on May 11th, on Mother's Day⦠It was a wonderful ride
Forty-year-old St. So Louise is good.Offers from the NHL must have been; even in the past season for which he is criticized, he earned over 50 points. But he himself sensed that it was time to go. "I was lucky to play for 16 years in the NHL and it was a wonderful ride. I have dedicated my life to hockey and to be the best player. Now I want to concentrate on my three sons. I'm looking forward to this new life chapter, "he said on Thursday for the official Rangers website. His career was not without canoeing. Especially the sudden departure from Tampa had a lot of fans. Still, on Martin St. Louise will be remembered as a hockey legend, and the man is lying with his heart.
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