Posted by Scott Burnside

Even the inevitable comes with more than a tinge of sadness, if not regret.

Not from Brendan Shanahan, of course, who knew it was time maybe even before it was time.

The clock starts ticking toward Shanahan's induction into the Hall of Fame now that he has made official what has been expected for weeks now -- that he is putting up the blades for good.

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