If its players only, Fleury has to be there in the 3 or 4 spot. He was an incredible player for the franchise. He also obviously overcame a lot to become an elite NHLer. There's a lot of merit in that. You can think he's an idiot, I tend to think he's an idiot, but it doesn't erase his contribution to the franchise. It's a shame that people can't put his twitter nonsense aside and give him credit for what he did achieve for the Flames. If this Flames mount Rushmore was for most illuminated human beings, then yeah, he should be nowhere near it. But for hockey performance, you can't ignore what Fleury did.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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