Please pass along my best wishes to Tie in his retirement. While I’m a lifelong Habs and Devils fan I thoroughly enjoyed watching Tie play all these seasons, I really respect a grinder.. especially in a day where professional sports are filled with prima donnas who got on the DL for a hangnail… it seems hockey is one of the few sports left where a player will say tape it up and get me back out there… and Tie exemplified that!

I finally have NHL Center Ice so I look forward to catching Tie in his new role, I’m sure he’s going to do a great job and I wish him the best of luck!

Thanks for your time and for passing this on to Tie.

Take care!
Mat Laskowski
Manville, NJ