Ladislav Smid spent the final season of his contract with the Calgary Flames on LTIR (long-time injured reserve). He’s had multiple concussions and has needed two neck surgeries which kept him off the ice this season. It also kept him off the ice for a lot of his time last season as well.
Back in September, Smid told Calgary post-media that he had no intentions of retiring soon.
“I’d like to be out there,” Smid said. “I want to help the team. But it is what it is. It’s your health. It’s not like I’m retiring.