I'm sure he had the same idea, but the NHL is a business & Chara ended his career with the team he made his NHL debut with.

@@theicchamp06 Excuse me he made his start @ Ottawa & was traded later on to the Bruins !!!

Well he did start with the. Isles. With all due respect

It is, but he was drafted by the isles and played his first three seasons with him.

@@1947maco he started with the Islanders then got traded to ottowa after

Well not really. Face puncher and a notorious cross-checker. Not a class act but still a great and legendary player that will be remembered.

uhhh not exactly. I'm glad he is retiring. He was a dirty player throughout his career.

Agreed

Exact. tall player that have learned to play hockey..respect

@@patienbear blah blah

Then you're not a grown man..... or.... you're a very weak one.

@@darthollpheist1156 Stop it.

Why would you cry over this.

@@darthollpheist1156 so, either you have no clue about hockey, or a huge chip on your shoulder. Maybe you can't show emotion. Whatever it is, I feel sorry for you.

@@davidharrow9025 great question. Because Chara has had a monumental impact on the game of hockey and the amount of respect shown to him at the game was amazing.

The most casual pan in/out hahaha I loved it

Funny enough I was hoping he would sign for the penguins last season. He would have been a great guy to have here.

He speaks 7 languages. That's unbelievable.

The People of California can't get their heads out of their own asses long enough to pay respect. That's why they live in California

Getzlaf was a very negative arrogant and often very despicable player, nowhere near to Chara - quality and humanity-wise. I remember Getzlaf from at least several really wrong situations, in the NHL and internationally, and there wasnt one situation where Chara would be 1 tenth as arrogant and full of himself as Getz seemed to be most of the time. Great players are celebrated and remembered also for their personality.

Era ??? Chara : Its just the end for him about 3 years too late

Yes, he is and was and will be loved also because of his personality and charisma (not like Getzlaf, who was always full of himself)

He retired an Islander.

All video clips used came straight from the live MSGGO broadcast from the game.

All of the Islanders players wear those numbers to honor Clark Gillies (9) and Mike Bossy (22) who both sadly passed away this year.

@@Gunshot25 Thank you.

Some americans (noone please take offense) cant even find Europe if you gave them a globe, so you have to kind of expect similar mistakes every now and then, but yes, they definitely should.

He's done enough. He has nothing left to prove. He's a Hall of Famer for sure.

Yes, he wanted to and we Slovaks all knew he was undecided still.

Exactly, I was paying attention to that too, weird that was.

Grandfather clause

@@ianstephenson9721 oh

He definitely is

he definitely is hanging up the skates

Lol. Considering every Islander came over to shake his hand, hug him and then he skated goodbye to the fans I think you can presume that was his last game, lol

@@MrOctober44 he is not sure if this is the end. But he is thinking about that so much.

@@MrOctober44 if you saw his reaction, he wasn't expecting it because he hasn't made a decision.

Started with the Islanders he’s gonna finish with the islanders

He got his first shot from the Islanders. I think it's a nice touch to end his career there. Of course he is always going to be Boston legend.

@@brianvanalstyne5712 Games played....

@@brianvanalstyne5712 His real career started with the Senators. He scored 20+ points a season there. And as an Islander he scored

@@dznutzz1228 bruh wtf u mean doesn’t count the team u first get drafted to is ur first team dont matter where he gets more points

I dont think you even knew which video you were making comment about when you wrote this, or you're just a moron unable to see a great sportsman and appreciate a great career.

The team that went to the conference finals the last two years?

Oh wow...I forgot...thanks for letting me kn0w1009

What a loser mentality you have.

Waah.

@@MrOctober44 ?

Good for you. It’s not exactly classy to say this about somebody’s last NHL moments.

@@matthewmatyuk I've been waiting for this day a long time matthew. If you watched chara in the playoffs over the years you would agree with me. Chara in the playoffs = crosschecks to the face, punches, punches, and more punches, roughing, etc. He could mug the opposition and toss them to the ice without ever getting penalized and the refs would just shrug their shoulders and say "playoff hockey". Whats the point of skill in the playoffs when you can just send out thugs to beat up the other team lol. He's the only player that consistently got away with it. I don't know how he played with the islanders but as a bruin the guy was dirtier than most.