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Phil Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I blame those dreadful last few seasons he spent there, but I had no idea he had blown by Hasek in starts and wins to be the franchise leader in both. Well-deserved (even though I still hate jersey retirements). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Used to be every kid got a trophy, now, every kid gets his jersey retired. With the significance of getting your jersey retired being devalued, teams are having to create a new level of honor above jersey retirement, the statute, like the one the Mets did for Tom Seaver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I have to walk by Martin Brodeur every Wednesday when I work in Newark. I must say...the Prudential Center is really nice and I'm sure it is nice to have an arena all their own but I can't stand the damn Devils!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 25 minutes ago, Sod16 said: Used to be every kid got a trophy, now, every kid gets his jersey retired. With the significance of getting your jersey retired being devalued, teams are having to create a new level of honor above jersey retirement, the statute, like the one the Mets did for Tom Seaver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 11 hours ago, Sod16 said: Used to be every kid got a trophy, now, every kid gets his jersey retired. With the significance of getting your jersey retired being devalued, teams are having to create a new level of honor above jersey retirement, the statute, like the one the Mets did for Tom Seaver. I thought the same until I realized he leads the franchise in like every goalie stat by a mile. Jersey retirement is a stupid concept, but this is justified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 13 hours ago, Pete said: Ignorance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Phil said: I thought the same until I realized he leads the franchise in like every goalie stat by a mile. Jersey retirement is a stupid concept, but this is justified. How about this as a general benchmark for jersey retirements: HOF player who played the majority of his career for your team. You might make a special exception for a Messier, who was central to breaking the cup hex and was the teams only Hart winner in over 60 years. Graves, Richter and Hadfield? I love you all, but sorry. I doubt Miller is HOF bound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, Sod16 said: How about this as a general benchmark for jersey retirements: HOF player who played the majority of his career for your team. You might make a special exception for a Messier, who was central to breaking the cup hex and was the teams only Hart winner in over 60 years. Graves, Richter and Hadfield? I love you all, but sorry. I doubt Miller is HOF bound. Jersey retirements are for teams. Not the league. If they feel the player meant that much to them, why shouldn't they honor them however they see fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 58 minutes ago, Phil said: Jersey retirements are for teams. Not the league. If they feel the player meant that much to them, why shouldn't they honor them however they see fit? Who cares what other teams do? I'm sure outsiders laugh at some of the ones we have hanging. There will never be a standard accepted by all teams. Some teams do it way more than others. What's more questionable to me is the Sabres taking injured and I believe essentially retired Ben Bishop off the Stars hands yesterday with a cap ~5M for the upcoming season. That desperate to hit the floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjweimar Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 1:15 PM, jsrangers said: Who cares what other teams do? I'm sure outsiders laugh at some of the ones we have hanging. There will never be a standard accepted by all teams. Some teams do it way more than others. What's more questionable to me is the Sabres taking injured and I believe essentially retired Ben Bishop off the Stars hands yesterday with a cap ~5M for the upcoming season. That desperate to hit the floor? They were 20 mil under the floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 On 6/10/2022 at 8:53 PM, Sod16 said: Used to be every kid got a trophy, now, every kid gets his jersey retired. With the significance of getting your jersey retired being devalued, teams are having to create a new level of honor above jersey retirement, the statute, like the one the Mets did for Tom Seaver. Players that mean a lot to an organization and to their fans deserve the right to be honored. Who gives a fuck. Sabres fans are gonna be thrilled to go to that game. He was a very good goalie for them and he deserves to go down in Sabres-lore. i dont get why people have a problem with jersey retirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Not everyone needs to be a Hall of Famer to have their number retired. It's just honoring special players to your franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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