doniceage
03-27-2009, 10:20 PM
TORONTO — It's important to remember that Curtis Joseph doesn't need to be doing this. He could just as easily be playing golf or sunning on a beach or probably even earning a living off his celebrity.
That he's chosen instead to endure a strange season with the Toronto Maple Leafs and is now talking about coming back for another at age 42 says a lot about the man.
Above all, he remains a competitor more than five years after he was last considered among the best goaltenders in the game. He's a survivor, too.
And he plans to be on an NHL roster when the 2009-10 season opens next fall.
"Sure, why not? It's the best job in the world I think," he said Thursday.
As recently as July, it seemed unlikely that he'd ever be talking like that. Most people viewed the one-year deal he signed with the Maple Leafs last summer as his final NHL contract.
The team's former star was coming home and what better swansong than one final season as a backup?
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That he's chosen instead to endure a strange season with the Toronto Maple Leafs and is now talking about coming back for another at age 42 says a lot about the man.
Above all, he remains a competitor more than five years after he was last considered among the best goaltenders in the game. He's a survivor, too.
And he plans to be on an NHL roster when the 2009-10 season opens next fall.
"Sure, why not? It's the best job in the world I think," he said Thursday.
As recently as July, it seemed unlikely that he'd ever be talking like that. Most people viewed the one-year deal he signed with the Maple Leafs last summer as his final NHL contract.
The team's former star was coming home and what better swansong than one final season as a backup?
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gilE3N8HWyvEPOulk3vrZ4omE7jg