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belsarius · 04-13-2014, 09:47 AM

I love it. I think it is totally an important part and really with one game left in the season it's the best time to bring it up. It's part of the team's culture and identity. I think it's great to match the old school work ethic with old school numbering. It's little things like this that can bring a team together.

I am a big fan of rookies earning their numbers as a rite of passage. It will piss off a few players I'm sure, but it isn't supposed to be about having your birthday, or defection year, or whatever, it's about the team. Some of the guys might love their high number, but for bubble players like Byron I would think it would be a huge boost to get called into the coaches office to get your number 11 Jersey and know you made it for real.

In the past couple years the team really has felt like it has changed from a country club of elitists to a bunch of hockey players there for one another. If this small move reinforces that culture then I'd question everyone complaining about why he cares about the numbers, to why do YOU care about the numbers?

04-13-2014, 09:47 AM	#184
belsarius First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cranbrook Exp:	I love it. I think it is totally an important part and really with one game left in the season it's the best time to bring it up. It's part of the team's culture and identity. I think it's great to match the old school work ethic with old school numbering. It's little things like this that can bring a team together. I am a big fan of rookies earning their numbers as a rite of passage. It will piss off a few players I'm sure, but it isn't supposed to be about having your birthday, or defection year, or whatever, it's about the team. Some of the guys might love their high number, but for bubble players like Byron I would think it would be a huge boost to get called into the coaches office to get your number 11 Jersey and know you made it for real. In the past couple years the team really has felt like it has changed from a country club of elitists to a bunch of hockey players there for one another. If this small move reinforces that culture then I'd question everyone complaining about why he cares about the numbers, to why do YOU care about the numbers? __________________ @PR_NHL The @NHLFlames are the first team to feature four players each with 50+ points within their first 45 games of a season since the Penguins in 1995-96 (Ron Francis, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Tomas Sandstrom). Fuzz - "He didn't speak to the media before the election, either."