Giroux Settles Retirement Talk For Now

Claude Giroux has made his choice on retirement, and the decision keeps his hockey story alive for at least one more turn through the offseason. That matters because players at this stage often have to decide whether the body is willing to match the brain’s ambition, and Giroux is not some anonymous depth piece making a quiet exit. The Senators now know where things stand, but the broader question is how much fuel he still has left for one more run.