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Originally Posted by TX_Flame
My point exactly. FAF is a lesser honour than retirement. It's not the same.
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You missed the point.
25 was never out of circulation. Ever. Bollig was the ninth player to wear it after Nieuwendyk. Nobody has worn 14 after Fleury, and nobody will wear 12 after Iginla. Those numbers are gone and retired.
The tiers are there - retirement and honouring - only hidden. FAF is just what they call the ceremony. Though I expect Iginla is going to force the team into making those tiers explicit when his time comes.
To answer your earlier question, the way Nieuwendyk left was, by itself, why the Flames shouldn't retire 25, and Vernon belongs in the HHOF.