I don't really consider seeing the greats retire as a bad thing. You know he's still going to be a huge part of the sport and the league, even if he isn't playing. Seeing somebody like that go just gets you excited for the new crop. Imagine what kind of careers the rookies have in front of them. I can see Marek Svatos being a great in 20 years.
Whats really insane is that these nutjobs play until they're 40+ in what has got to be the most physically taxing sport on the planet. :crazyr: