“End of an era” – NHL Twitter reacts as Boston Bruins’ center David Krejci announces RETIREMENT after 16 seasons
On Monday, Boston Bruins' center player David Krejci announced his retirement from the NHL after 16 glorious seasons.
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David Krejci with the 2011 Stanley Cup (Pic Credit: NHL)
On Monday, the Boston Bruins lost another player as veteran David Krejci announced his retirement after 16 seasons with the team. The Crezchia international brought an end to an illustrious career where he spent all the time in Boston.
Just a few weeks ago, his fellow teammate and captain Patrice Bergeron had called his time on his career as well. There had been several reports on the future of Krejci. Begereon retirement’ doubled down that questions. The 37-year-old has now ended all of these rumors by informing his retirement from the ice field.
Following his draft in 2004, the center player would go on to spend his entire career with the Bruins. During this tenure, he managed to amaze 786 points from 1,032 games played. He was also a crucial member of the Bruins’ 2011 Stanley Cup triumph. Krejci is also tied in second for the most playoff points with 128 in the franchise history.
“When I was drafted in 2004, I had no idea that I would be working with such incredible and driven people who would lead us to three Stanley Cup finals, and winning the ultimate goal in 2011,” he said. Krejci further expressed his gratitude for being able to play with so many great players.
Tributes pour in on Twitter as David Krejci hangs up his skates
David Krejci has been an important player for the Boston Bruins. The loss of him makes things even more difficult for the side as they have already lost Patrice Bergeron. The pressure now is thoroughly on the shoulders of Pavel Zacha and Charlie Coyle to deliver as centers for the upcoming season.
Following his retirement, fellow veterans Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic remain the last standing warriors from their 2011 winning team. While the Bruins are making moves to replace their star players, it would be a little difficult to find exact replacements. Twitter was full of praises for Krejci and shared their wholesome tributes toward the veteran. One user wrote it was an “End of an era.”. Here are a few other reactions.
The 2023-24 season will be a new dawn for the Bruins. They will now be preparing to play without their two stars players after a long time. The pressure is certainly on them and most likely has got doubled. After a historic season last year, the team failed to reach the finals after being eliminated early on by the surprise package in the form of the Florida Panthers. Will the Bruins be able to do one better without the influence of Krejci and Bergeron would be interesting to witness.
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