Despite winning his second Stanley Cup at the age of 38, Pittsburgh Penguins forward and soon-to-be unrestricted free-agent Bill Guerin has no plans to retire.
According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the veteran of 16 NHL seasons feels like he's still a player that can contribute to a winning team.
“Yeah, I'm going to keep playing,” Guerin told the Tribune-Review on Sunday. “It'd be a great way to go out, but maybe I can do it in a couple years. I feel like I've got a lot of gas left in the tank. I feel I performed well. It doesn't matter what my age is. I feel good physically and mentally and I still love to play, so I'm going to keep playing.”
The Penguins acquired Guerin at the trade deadline from the New York Islanders for a conditional draft pick. In his 17 regular season games with the Pens, Guerin posted five goals and seven assists. For the 2008-09 season, he played in 61 games and had 21 goals and 27 assists.
Guerin, who has played with the New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, San Jose Sharks, Islanders and Penguins has skated in 1185 games and has 408 goals and 403 assists.
Guerin won his first Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils in 1995.