Cory Stillman retiring for Panthers front office gig

Despite lingering on the market as an unrestricted free agent, Cory Stillman didn't seem like the "training camp tryout invite" type. He seemed like the kind of player that a team might sign during the season, desperate for a seasoned pro to juice their power play or move in at forward after losing a player to injury. Truth is, Stillman had options; but the 37-year-old veteran of 1,025 NHL regular season games has instead decided to call it a career. From Mike Davies of the Peterborough Examiner: Stillman, 37, will officially announce his retirement at a press conference Thursday in Florida where the Panthers will introduce him as a member of their player development staff. He will work under director of player development Brian Skrudland monitoring and working with Panthers prospects from the junior ranks to the minor pros. "They asked when I was traded (from Florida to the Carolina Hurricanes at the NHL trade deadline) to let them know when I was done playing be...