How long must a team suffer? How long has a team suffered? This is the sixth of several posts looking into the playoff droughts of 30 of the 32 active NHL franchises to figure out what went wrong and how it ended. This post covers Tampa Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, and Winnipeg.
Former Hurricane Jussi Jokinen announces retirement
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Jamie Kellner
As the Hurricanes get set for game two of what they hope is a lengthy playoff run Wednesday night, one of their playoff heroes of yesteryear is hanging up his skates.
Finnish forward Jussi Jokinen, who played nearly 300 games as a Hurricane, announced his retirement from the game of hockey Wednesday.
“I’ve always demanded a lot of myself, and when I wasn’t able to meet those demands any more, it was time to call it quits,” Jokinen, who played three seasons in Finland after leaving the NHL following the 2017-18 season, told NHL.com. “The main reason was I wasn’t able to play any more at the level I’ve played most of my career. I couldn’t help the team as much as I wanted to, so I knew it was the right time to hand [in] the skates.”