I made this post about a year ago when this topic came up.
For me as a flames fan, I am absolutely embarrassed that his name and number aren't in the rafters, simply because he didn't kiss enough ass and shine enough turds. Fleury played on the edge, his personality is what made him successful in the NHL.
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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Can I also be the first one to say that who the eff cares what Theo was like, especially after the flames. While he was with the team he was the most prolific and important player to the franchise until Iginla and Kipper arrived.
Fleury should be retired and in the hall of fame based on what he did on the ice. He's top 60all time in points.
He has more goals than Doug Gilmore, Pavel Bure, Alex Kovalev, Owen Nolan, Brian Propp. Theo has more assists than Mike Gartner, Glenn Anderson, Alex Kovalev, Paul Kariya, Jarome Iginla, Frank Mahovlich, Martin St. Louis, and Joe Nieuwendyk.
29th all=time playoff points per game, last appearance in the playoffs scoring 17 points in 18 games, losing in the conference final in 7 games to the eventual Cup winning Dallas Stars.
Theo is 49th all-time in Points Per Game. Ahead of Mats Sundin who just got in as a first ballot hall of famer.
All Bolded are Hall of Famers.
Five international appearances for Canada in major tournaments, 1 Olympic Gold Medal as a significant contributor. He was integral in that 2002 Gold Medal.
Theo was never my favourite player, I wasn't terribly broken up when he was traded, but when he kept himself together on the ice, I enjoyed his game. He is not in the upper tier of the hall, but, he is at the top of the list of the next tier. In my opinion, the off-ice issues serve to bolster his hall credentials rather than draw from them, much like his size.
He should be in, The Hall and The Rafters.
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1000 games played, 1000 points, 1800 PIMs.
That's the gold standard for the hall of fame and should be a shoe-in for number retirement.