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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
There's some serious underestimation of Niewendyk going on in this thread. Probably a generational thing. If you remember when he not only won the Calder, but spent his rookie season chasing the record for goals in a season by a rookie, you know what I mean. Imagine if Monahan had 48 goals so far this season and every game you were tracking his pace against Selanne's record of 76.
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To be fair Nieuwendyk played on a stacked team and was fortunate enough to get a lot of PP time. Not that he didn't deserve obviously. If Monahan got those opportunities hi sproduction would at least double.
Like others have said I think Forever a Flame should be used for guys like Nieuwendyk. He wasn't around long enough to get the jersey retirement.
Fleury will join him in a couple of years.