By Andrew Gould NHL great Patrick Marleau announced his retirement on Tuesday. The 42-year-old, who holds the NHL record with 1,779 games played, shared his decision in a Players’ Tribune post titled “Thank You, Hockey.” “As with most professional athletes, I feel like I could play forever,” Marleau wrote. “I wish I could play forever — my boys would like to see me play for the next 10 years if they could. But there comes a time when I have to be grateful and thankful for the time I have been given, and to make way for the next generation to make their own dreams come true.” Marleau spent his …