Man, what a jinx...

Way to go me, jinxing Ronnie like that. The day after I posted that last message, Francis called it quits. And it sucks. I wish I could have seen him play his last game, thanks so much fucking lockout. Regardless, Ron was one of the classiest guys to ever set foot on the ice. Never did you hear a peep out of him, Ronnie just went about his business as a professional and ended up putting up some all-time great numbers - 2nd in assists, 4th in points, 3rd in games played - and winning a couple of Cups with the Pens along the way. And because he's been so quiet, Francis has to be one of the most - if not the most - underrated hockey players of all time. Just the way he likes it.