Ray Whitney is one of a handful of veteran players that has yet to sign on with a new team. At 42 years old and having been in the NHL since 1992, it might be a little tricky for him to score a deal with a team.
If that sounds like the kind of situation that would bother a player that’s been around as long as he has, think again. Pierre LeBrun at ESPN.com caught up with Whitney to find out he’s not exactly stressing out about not having a new contract.
“I’m in shape, I’m skating, but I’m not too worried,” Whitney said. “There’s obviously limitations to where I would go, but I’m not out there searching for anything, either.”
Whitney said he won’t keep skating for much longer as the clock ticks down towards the start of training camp - now two weeks away - and his interest in playing wanes more as time rolls on.
Last season with the Dallas Stars, Whitney had nine goals and 23 assists in 69 games - his lowest full-season point output since 2003-04 with the Detroit Red Wings.
If this is the end of the road, it’s been a heck of a run that’s taken him into parts of three decades and netted him a Stanley Cup in 2006 with the Carolina Hurricanes.