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It sucks to see him retire, but I don't blame him for wanting to move on. We'll all say the same thing the day you stop posting here.

You can be happy the organization is moving on with perhaps a healthier option, if that is indeed what is truly happening, without being a d**khead.

How can anyone possibly complain if indeed he is returning for one more season? After all his years and loyalty to the Red Wings, he deserves to get one more year. If he really didn't feel like he couldn't play anymore or that his injury was THAT bad he wouldn't play. I trust his and Holland's decision and am extremely happy if he re-signs for another year. Couldn't ask for a better or more reliable back up.

If we win one more game in '09, the Cup would be ours and the Conn Smythe would likely go to Chris Osgood. That was just two years ago. It's not ancient history. In the playoffs, I think Ozzie still has it in him to step up to the occasion if called upon. This is because he's done it before not that long ago. Could you say the same about Ray Emery or Ty Conklin?

Ozzie, you got the heart of a lion, baby! That still gives me chills.

We also only scored 1 goal. Last I checked, giving up 2 goals isn't exactly evidence for "not playing well" Usually the 1-2 goal range is what we ideally want out of a goalie in a realistic world to "give the team a chance to win." He wasn't perfect and you could say it wasn't his best game, but it's a stretch to say he didn't play well. He wasn't the only one who dropped the ball on the plays either. The bottom line with that run was that our stars were too beat up to push us over the top. A 2-1 loss with a battered lineup is a tough loss to swallow on so many levels and it's easy to look at the goalie when they don't pull out the shutout or the 1 goal effort...but Osgood didn't exactly pull a Luongo either. What happened with Luongo this year was truly "not playing well" in game 7.

Well this news went from exciting to a huge bummer real fast. If so, thanks for everything Ozzie. You are easily my favorite goalie ever and we should all be thankful for his loyalty and dedication to the Red Wings organization. I've never seen a more under-appreciated athlete and all he did was win cups and play his heart out for this team. You will be sorely missed Oz.

I'd like to see him come back for one more year on a minimum contract. I got pretty excited hearing he was returning but now there are articles saying that it IS a retirement. Idk, I thought they'd give him a press conference like Rafi got, rather than doing it via a conference call. I guess we all just sit here and wait to find out what's actually going on. I'd personally like to see him come back for one last year.

So which matters more to you? No Ozzie to bailout Hasek in 08 and no Stanley cup. But what do I k ow that was like 10 years ago

I am going to be laughing hard if he is healthy and has a stellar season. Folks have short term memory issues as Osgood came off the bench in 2008 and well, there was a parade with that big shiny metal thing.

Osgood tends to play well when everyone expects him to fall flat. He plays the dark horse really well. I'm all for him coming back with all your doubts.

I say he's back, give the guy a chance. Are you listening, Babcock?

I just wish he would go out and win the vezina and shut up everyone who says he sucks haha.

I don't know how it will play out, but I want Ozzie to have one more go at it. Call it a soft spot in my heart.

Please let this be a retirement... Not trying to be disrespectful if it is, but nothing scares me more about the upcoming season than Osgood being our backup. If it is, he's had an amazing career. I've been happy to have him as a wing so many years and championships.

Maybe the wings will have testicles between their legs this year, its been a while...

More cowbell!!!!

let's filp a koi.

All I'm saying is he got the wins and the team wasn't any worse for his "poor play" which was primarily mid season.

I don't know... I really don't. It makes no sense for a conference call to be the way he retires. Almost a slap in the face. I just know I am PISSED. All of this anxiety about it, followed by a bit of happiness that a really great guy gets a chance at redemption and to silence his critics, only for more uncertainty and a possible let down? I just feel upset about it. Worse then feeling down about something is getting fooled about what is going to happen... and getting let down. Still a conference call.

As a big Ozzie fan, I wish him all the best for a healthy final season. However, I'm happy we signed Joey Mac to back up Ozzie as the back up.

Osgood should have been the bigger man here and retired...he's hardly played in 2 years, IMO this doesn't really help the team at all. I'd be more comfortable with Conklin.

Are you kidding me? So we should focus on the few isolated mistakes as opposed to the majority of his play which was nothing short of outstanding? He in many ways carried the team through the playoffs as we battled injuries throughout to our biggest stars. Even Lidstrom missed games! There was no way in hell anyone was going to win the Conn Smythe over him that year. Zetterberg finished the playoffs strong but was not a force throughout; and he was the only one close. Osgood's strong, consistent play was the highlight of that run. He had a great run in '08, better as far as stats are concerned I believe, but there's no question that he was a better overall goalie and a much bigger part of our success on the '09 run. It's a shame we couldn't pull it all off. Then we'd have another Cup and one less stupid argument.

He was great in the playoffs. He couldn't stop a beachball in the regular season.

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