The 36-year-old goaltender officially announced his retirement on Sunday, just less than a week after being placed on waivers by the New York Rangers. Biron had spent the last three seasons behind a backup to Henrik Lundqvist. He had been a No. 1 goalie with the Sabres and the Flyers earlier in his career and took the Flyers to the 2008 Eastern Conference finals.
His career record was 230-191-25-27 with a 2.62 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage, posting 28 shutouts.
He was a great goaltender for some time, but for this season, he was a casualty as the Rangers got off to a slow start. He appeared in two games this season and gave up five goals, including the between-the-legs goal by Sharks rookie Tomas Hertl. He was pulled in his lone start this season after giving up four goals in two periods to the St. Louis Blues.
He, along with Arron Asham, were placed on waivers and assigned to Hartford in the American Hockey League. But for Biron, it was time to consider retiring or continuing on in Hartford. And his answer to retire came Sunday.
Biron tweeted that "After thinking about it with my family, I've decided to retire as a player and move on to a new chapter. Thank you all for your support."
There are plenty of nice things to say about Martin Biron, especially with his career. I know some people might look at his performance this season and think that he didn't produce enough for the Rangers, but he had been a good goaltender for some time and took the Sabres and Flyers far into the playoffs. But when players get old, sometimes the wear and tear will catch up to them. And it looks like it was his time to hang up his skates and move on to something else. Maybe he'll become an analyst for the NBC Sports Network or the NHL Network. Either way, he's had a great career and hopefully he'll be able to spend some time with his family and maybe some other things. Have a great retirement, Martin Biron! You certainly had quite a career.
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