Theo was my all time favorite Flame. I think there is too much talk about his off-ice antics or issues. At the end of the day, he was a hockey player who gave all his blood, sweat and tears for this Flames organization and for all the fans for 11 years every single damn time he was on the ice and there hasn't been anyone on this team like that ever since he left and would of been the all-time leader in scoring for the club if he wasn't traded.
There's a lot of garbage comments on here in regards to his personal life/issues and that because of those, his # shouldn't be retired- It should be, no question. There's no question in my mind he should of got a better shake in '09. The man can score, older legs or not. He was a very special player with so much hockey skill and IQ that it's not something you can teach- he just had "it" it was a natural gift and his bad past and experiences helped make the 50 goal scorer he was at friggin 5'6. He was an emotional player, competitor, and it made him very successful on the ice. The smallest player to hit 1,000 points ever and did it despite all odds. The guy was all heart and if he was 6'4 like Lemieux would of probably re-wrote some NHL records. Who the hell cares what he did off the ice, it's what he did on the ice, for the fans, his team, and the memmories he gave everyone helping his team win and the excitement he created is why his number should be up there without question.
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