TAMPA, Fla. — Former New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning
Girardi appeared in 927 games, finishing with 56 goals and 264 points and a plus-78 ratings. He also played in 143 playoff games, four Eastern Conference Finals and one Stanley Cup Final over 11 seasons with the Rangers and two with the Lightning.
The 35-year-old
"I gave my all every single night and left it all out on the ice," Girardi said. "Now it's time for the next chapter of my life to begin and I couldn't be happier...and so is my body."
No player has more blocked shots than Girardi's 1,954 — nearly 1,700 of them with the Rangers — since the NHL began keeping track in the 2005-06 season.
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