Soon after, No. 12 was slowly raised as Eric, Tanya and the kids beamed. “It’ll be staring at me for a while,” Jordan Staal mused after the game. “It’s a great honor for sure and ...

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Not long ago, it was thought that Eric Staal would be one of the most sought-after free agents in the summer of 2016. Instead, he ended up taking a 58 per cent pay cut.