JR's Decision

by Mike Chen on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 PM PDT

In between all of the news from the upcoming awards show, NHL.com let out this little bit of info:

"I don't have a total decision but I am leaning a certain way," said Roenick, 39, who certainly looks fit enough to play another season, which would be his 19th. "It's very hard and going to be an interesting next two weeks."

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When asked about what factors are prominent in making a decision, Roenick perhaps tipped his hand (to use a very Vegas sort of term): "Health, my kids' ages, what the team (Sharks) need, whether I am OK playing nine to 10 minutes a game."

"My body is still in great shape," added Roenick. "The decision will be based on family and what (Sharks GM) Doug Wilson says."

My opinion? JR knows his role in San Jose and helps push young guys like Torrey Mitchell and Devin Setoguchi. If he's cool playing 8-10 minutes a game (which, as he says, is one of the deciding factors but isn't really all that different than the past two years) in a variety of roles ranging from 4th-line duty to occasional power play minutes, there's no real reason not to have him on board.

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What it really comes down to is:

how good are the sandwich joints around the area at the Shark tank, and what type of imported beer do they serve? This is very important in the event he becomes a healthy scratch at some point.

by Mike in OC on Jun 18, 2009 2:19 PM PDT reply actions

Roenick actually had a pretty good season for a 4th liner. He was the best offensive forward outside of the top 6 according the behindthenet.ca (GFON/60) and was a net positive for the team. It doesn’t look like money is an issue. This isn’t a Claude Lemiuex situation, the guy can still play a little.

by ruben398 on Jun 20, 2009 11:43 AM PDT reply actions

My comment was more about how he acted when Gretz scratched Roenick in PHX. He took off and went across the street and had pizza and beer.

by Mike in OC on Jun 22, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions

nice to see the HGH has been working out so well for him these past couple of years. and perhaps a deal with the devil… but I guess father time fears no man, so something tells me his years are up.

by brianguy on Jun 21, 2009 11:27 PM PDT reply actions

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