Former Red Wings goaltender Greiss retires; Sunny Days Returns to St. Louis

Thomas Greiss spent two of his last three seasons with the Detroit Red Wings. He will be a solid addition in 2020-21, posting two shutouts, a 2.70 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.

However, Greiss slumped badly in his second campaign with Detroit. The German netminder finished the 2021-22 season with a 3.66 GAA and .891 save percentage. After joining the St. Louis Blues last summer, things didn’t improve for Greiss, and on Wednesday he announced his retirement from the NHL.

Thomas Greiss announced his retirement at the age of 37.

Greiss played 14 NHL seasons with the San Jose Sharks, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings and St. Louise Blues, posting a 162-130-37 record with a .911 SV% and 2.77 GAA. pic.twitter.com/B0DvylhEd0

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Greiss won the Jennings Trophy with the New York Islanders as the first German-born netminder to reach 100 NHL wins, along with Robin Lehner in 2018-19.

However, Greiss is perhaps best remembered for his right-wing political views. He was a staunch supporter of Donald Trump and a loyal supporter of Rush Limbaugh. In 2017, he liked a social media post comparing Hillary Clinton and Adolf Hitler.

Never Arrested, Never Convicted, Just As Innocent As Hillary, Read The Message That Came With Hitler’s Photo.

In 2021, the German Ice Hockey Federation announced that it would no longer include Greiss as part of its national team program.

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Red Wings offseason

Oskar Sundqvist quickly became a popular Red Wings player after arriving on a 2022 contract with the Blues. Happy go Lucky forward is rightfully nicknamed Sunny. A UFA, Sundqvist returns to St. Louis, signing with the team where he won the Stanley Cup in 2018-19.

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