Milan Lucic hints where he wants to finish his career

Rough and tumbling forward Milan Lucic is nearly at the end of his National Hockey League career, having just finished what was a seven year contract that he signed with the Edmonton Oilers in 2016 before being dealt to the provincial rival Calgary Flames prior to the 2019-20 season.

While he was an extremely valuable member of the 2011 Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins and continued to consistently provide offense in subsequent years, his stats began to diminish in a big way after his first year with the Oilers. Just how much more does he have left in the tank? It sounds as though he isn't quite ready to hang up the skates, and he appeared to hint at who he'd like to play for next season.

While speaking in an interview with Donnie & Dhaliwal on CHEK, Lucic hinted that he would like the chance to suit up for his hometown Vancouver Canucks before his career ultimately comes to a close.

"It is every hometown boy's dream to play for the hometown team," he said. "We will see what happens if they call."

Any deal that Lucic can realistically expect to be offered likely would be only a one (or two, max) year likely not much more than the NHL minimum salary.

In 1,173 career NHL games spent with the Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Oilers and Flames, Lucic has tallied a total of 233 goals and 351 assists while also racking up 1,299 PIM.

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