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Originally Posted by New Era

No, spoken like someone who has watched the Flames since their inception and appreciates Fleury for what he was. You want to talk about the greatest Flame production wise, it's Jarome Iginla. Numbers don't lie. You want to talk about the most talented player to ever don the Flaming C, it was Kent Nilson. The reviews and comments from some of the greatest players in the game don't lie. You want to talk about the greatest Flame, what he did for the team and the community at large, it was Lanny McDonald. The legacy doesn't lie.

When you want to talk about Theo Fleury we have to go back to the darkest days of the franchise. He was "the man" during a period where no one wanted to play this team and the team couldn't retain any talent. Fleury was the show and he liked it that way. I can't think of a more egotistical arrogant obnoxious personality to every wear a Calgary jersey. He was talented, was driven, but was such a massive ####### to anyone who every interacted with him that it cancels out anything positive he may have done. When you were around Fleury it was always about him. The guy was a loser. From being at the center of the embarrassing Punch Up in Piestany to the career ending disaster in Chicago it was always about Fleury and his excess. So I don't see anything about Fleury that deems him the greatest at anything for the Flames, unless you're talking in negative terms. Then you can say Fleury was the greatest ####### that ever put on a Calgary Flames jersey, and you would be accurate in that assessment. His behavior and reputation don't lie.

Like most times you are wrong again.