Detroit — He said thanks, and expressed his genuine appreciation. But he offered no public apologies.
And whether that will be enough, no one — and certainly not Sergei Fedorov — can say for sure.
But if this was it, well, then it should go without saying that No. 91 deserved more.
Fedorov was back at Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday night, honored before the Red Wings' game against the Capitals, barely 24 hours after he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
Arguably the most talented and dynamic player in Detroit's championship run from the mid-1990s through the early 2000s, Fedorov received a standing ovation from the crowd as he dropped the ceremonial first puck.