accepting this might be a hard time to really sort through decisions like this I look at it this way
1. Think about the emotions playing out right now in 3 threads on this site, around the city and in many families in town across generations. how many other Former (or current if you want) honestly would generate this type of reaction? amongst this many people . I realize that's a loaded question but I think the number is very small (I can think of 2, maybe 3)
2. re: the guys with more points than him. I'm going to sit out any discussion of 14, hopefully others can do the same. 2 and 25 are in this weird FAF thing, and I think 2 definitely should be retired for sure. both 2 and 25 played their own contract games iwth the team if we have a need to go there
3. Since the Flames have arrived in Calgary , for every season except for 3 (the first one and the last two) one of Lanny, Fleury, Iginla or Johnny has been in the lineup. they weren't always the best player on the team (particularly true of Lanny and early Fleury given those stacked teams) but these guys one after other were for a generation of kids the face of the franchise (I think?). I'm an older guy of course but for Flames fan under ? 25? 13 was the guy
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