Flyers Roenick eyes retirement

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia Flyers center Jeremy Roenick is considering retirement after sustaining the ninth concussion of his career when he was struck in the face with a puck.
Roenick had surgery to repair a broken jaw after he was drilled by a slap shot off the stick of New York Rangers defenseman Boris Mironov on Thursday.
"I'm mulling over a lot of things right now and I'm not ruling out retirement," Roenick, 34, told The Philadelphia Inquirer while in attendance for the Flyers' home rematch with New York.
Roenick, whose jaw is wired shut, said he doesn't expect to return for the regular season.
"My senses have been good, but other symptoms like lightheadedness and dizziness and nausea and stuff like that have been pretty prevalent the last few days," he said.
"No one wants to come back more than I do, but no one has to live my life like I do. So I have to take some very cautious steps here."
Roenick said the concussion, in the midst of a promising season for the team, is the biggest challenge of his career. But he remains motivated to return to the ice.
He hopes "to do everything I can to try to get back when I can and help this team go to the Stanley Cup," he said.
Roenick, the team's second leading scorer, has 18 goals and 27 assists in 57 games for the Eastern Conference-leading Flyers.