"If you're over 35, for whatever reason, if you sign a two-year deal -- and after one year you decided to retire, not that I'm going to, the team's still stuck with the cap number," [Joe Sakic] said. "At this stage of my career, I thought one year deals would probably be best for both sides."

"I'm going to Hoylake to the Open next month full of confidence," [Colin Montgomerie], who turns 43 on Friday, told Britain's Sky Sports News television.

"I finished second in the Open last year (at St. Andrews), have finished second in the U.S. edition and one day let's hope the door is open. It was open last week but I didn't walk through it."