Chris Chelios comes out of retirement

Perhaps we should dub Chris Chelios the Junior Seau of the NHL. Except that Chelios is 48 years old. Think about that for a minute. An NHL defenseman who is 48 years old. That is insane.

Anyway, Chelios is now playing for the Thrashers and hopes to help them in their quest for the Stanley Cup and all of that jazz. However, I still think he's nuts.

48. Years. Old.

I remember this guy from when I watched the Montreal Canadiens as a kid. Almost everyone else that I remember from these days is now a coach/GM/other type of office job position. Pretty sure he is the only active player.

In talking to the press, Chelios made the following statement: '"In hockey every game is a playoff game," he said. "It's a tight race."

No.

There are 80 games or something, dude. Not every game is a playoff game. I could see putting that argument forward for maybe the NFL, since there are only 16 games. But when you are playing 80 games, they are not equally important.

Oh, and here's a fascinating statistic: of the 26 seasons that Chelios has played, his team has made the playoffs 24 times. Pretty amazing.