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Originally Posted by Phaneuf_Phan
Are we going to retire Tkachuck's number too? If not then I don't think we should retire #13. The way he left Calgary and left us with no trade wasn't good. Just my two cents.
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There's no slippery slope to retire a player's number. You do it on a case-by-case situation. If it feel right, you do it.
The way I see it, being top 5 in all time Flames scoring and the face of the franchise for 8 seasons combined with the tragic event are good reasons. In my opinion, it doesn't need to be something you do just based on stats and it's perfectly valid to consider sentimental aspects.
At the very least, the number is going to removed from circulation, so I don't see why you also wouldn't raise it and officially retire it to honour the family.