St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson Mandatory Credit: Dave Sandford/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports
In a vacuum, the news that Carl Gunnarsson would be retiring from the St. Louis Blues, and professional hockey in general, would not garner much attention. Gunnarsson was regularly what I refer to as a ghost player – if the announcer did not say his name, you would not be aware he was on the ice.
However, history has a funny way of changing things in ways we never could have imagined. With one, instant moment, Gunnarsson went from a guy Blues fans would wish well on his future endeavors to someone that will be remembered forever.