Wilson's main phobia is retirement as made clear by how long he has been putting it off. He doesn't have much business left being in this league, but yet continues to sign contract extensions in the hope he may never have to retire. What will life be like after the game of hockey, who knows. It could be terrible and leave a big hole in his life once it is gone. It is also such a move of finality, once it's over it's over and there's no going back. Perhaps it will turn out for the best and he will realize he completed everything he wanted to in the league and can now settle into retirement with no anxieties. There's only really one way to tell and that is to go through with it despite how scary that sense of uncertainty may be. It may be this season or next season but it is coming up faster that he can put it off.