View Poll Results: Best player to wear this jersey in Flames history?
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Mel Bridgeman
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18 |
9.05% |
Steve Bozek
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6 |
3.02% |
Paul Ranheim
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26 |
13.07% |
Robert Reichel
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125 |
62.81% |
Marcus Nilsson
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23 |
11.56% |
Dennis Wideman
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1 |
0.50% |
08-18-2014, 09:52 AM
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#1
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Jersey Poll - All Time #26
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08-18-2014, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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not as star studded as other numnbers but some very likable players.
Went with Reichel ... he was a top 3 player on the Flames at one point. Loved Smelly Mel and Bozek too though. Nilsson was a horse.
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08-18-2014, 09:59 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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Mel. Can't forgive Robert for missing open net.
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08-18-2014, 10:02 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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Reichel was super talented but so frustrating to watch. Went with Nillsson because he was all heart and worked so hard out there. This one should be close though!
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08-18-2014, 10:03 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Northern Crater
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I thought Ranheim was #28
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08-18-2014, 10:03 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Mel. Can't forgive Robert for missing open net.
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Went with Reichel, but man the first thing I think about every time I hear that name is that play. I mentally can picture the canucks goalie way out of his net and Reichel pinging it off that left post.
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08-18-2014, 10:05 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Picked Ranheim, don't know why. Just did.
Couldn't for the life of me vote for Reichel.
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08-18-2014, 10:05 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
I thought Ranheim was #28
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Yeah, if he wore #26, it wasn't for very many games.
It looks like he wore 26 for 5 games at the end of the 1988-89 season, then switched to 28 the following year.
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08-18-2014, 10:11 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Nilsson got my vote. I loved the way he played.
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08-18-2014, 10:12 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: 161 St. - Yankee Stadium
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Jersey Poll - All Time #26
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Originally Posted by Robbob
Went with Reichel, but man the first thing I think about every time I hear that name is that play. I mentally can picture the canucks goalie way out of his net and Reichel pinging it off that left post.
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McLean made the pad save. It was a bang-bang shot that would have gone in the middle of the net. Big save, gotta face facts.
http://youtu.be/ZItlAIrccF8
Last edited by JBR; 08-18-2014 at 10:14 AM.
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08-18-2014, 10:21 AM
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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ok sorry guys shouldn't have included Ranheim
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08-18-2014, 10:29 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JBR
McLean made the pad save. It was a bang-bang shot that would have gone in the middle of the net. Big save, gotta face facts.
http://youtu.be/ZItlAIrccF8
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You are right...must be my memory saying why "the middle of the net, should have shot closer to the post". That hurt watching that.
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08-18-2014, 10:33 AM
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#13
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I believe in the Pony Power
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Nilson came an inch away from scoring the cup winning goal. If he had done that - wins this in a landside.
I went with Bozek.
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08-18-2014, 11:02 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Back to back 40 goal seasons. Had to go with Reichel.
What happened to that guy? He went to Europe and came back a different player.
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08-18-2014, 11:08 AM
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Self-Retired
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I chose Reichel thinking I would be in the minority.. Im actually surprised how many people think he was better than Ranheim.
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08-18-2014, 11:27 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: 161 St. - Yankee Stadium
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Nilson came an inch away from scoring the cup winning goal. If he had done that - wins this in a landside.
I went with Bozek.
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Watching that hurts. There would also by thousands of #26 Nilson jerseys in the Dome every game, including one on my back. Just the look on his face after the save is heartbreaking. I still think of the off the charts hysteria in the Dome if that puck went in... and how I would've reacted in the crowd.
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08-18-2014, 12:37 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Thought Reichel even before I opened this thread, none of the other selections changed my mind. He had two 40 goal seasons with us. Very impressive offensive player.
Bridgman was a very good player back in the day, but his tenure was so short.
I was a big Ranheim fan back in the day, but I remember him more as 28, not 26. Besides, he doesn't quite compare to Reichel.
Bozek was a solid player too, but never really challenged Reichel's skill level.
Nilson…fond memories for being part of an 04 run, but he wasn't really that good of a player, at least offensively.
Wideman…don't get me started. Besides, he belongs at #6.
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08-18-2014, 12:42 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Huh. It's funny how many people base an entire career with a franchise off one or two plays. Reichel's awful because he missed one chance in an important game? Nilson would have been legendary for scoring a goal in an important game? This is stupid as far as I'm concerned. Does anyone realize how many great chances Iginla has missed in important games?
Judge a player on their whole career, not one or two plays where things can go for or against you so easily.
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08-18-2014, 12:45 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IgiTang
Im actually surprised how many people think he was better than Ranheim.
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He was certainly a better #26 than Ranheim.
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08-18-2014, 12:51 PM
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Franchise Player
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Bridgman is without an e fyi.
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