If 10 years ago you told me that I would be considering Matt Stajan the best Flame for any reason, it would not have been met well. I wanted to pick Lombardi. I mean, how could you not pick Lombardi when staking the names up. Drury is the best player on the list but didn't want to be here (and was only here the one season). Lombardi would be the natural choice. More goals than Stajan. Was more exciting to watch than Stajan. Much better hair than Stajan.
But against all the odds, Stajan left me with much more defining memories than Lombardi did. Those aforementioned two goals were a couple awesome memories. Stajan was always a whipping boy among the fans but on the ice he always accepting his role and trying his hardest, being a team player through and through, an ambassador to the community, well liked by teammates and staff alike, and just generally being a great guy (plus his wife was a great gal, also being a great ambassador to the community), how could I not pick him?
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