After 17 years in the NHL, Daniel and Henrik Sedin announced on the Vancoucer Canucks website that they will hang up their skates at the end of the season.
"We started the year with the mindset that a decision would be made in the postseason. But it became clear, after discussions with our families throughout the year, that this will be our last season..." https://t.co/hOhtj2kTLM
— Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) April 2, 2018
It quickly started a waterfall of comments from fans, former players, media members, etc. around the hockey community, and when the news reached the Blackhawks locker room, there were nothing but positive things to say about two players who were on the other end of one of the more memorable rivalries in Blackhawks history.