Teppo retires

[Philagape]

Sabres' Numminen retires after 20-year career
By Mike Harrington
News Sports Reporter

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Teppo Numminen has officially decided to retire, his agent told the Buffalo News today.

Don Baizley confirmed reports first released on a Finnish Web site Tuesday that the 41-year-old Numminen is calling it a career after 20 seasons in the NHL to join the Finnish national team as a scout for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

http://www.buffalonews.com/494/story/754910.html

[rbochan]

:teary:

[SABURZFAN]

helluva player. wish we had him in his prime.

[Nighthawk]

A year too late...maybe two!

[trapezeus]

wow, calling darcy....callling darcy. sign one more washed up over 35 years of age to man the d-line for 20 minutes a game.

[bigbub2352]

good he was way past his prime

[SabreEleven]

A year too late...maybe two!

and the Sabres hung on to him one year too late...maybe two..because they can't find any good replacements.

[hydro]

and the Sabres hung on to him one year too late...maybe two..because they didn't care to find a replacement.

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