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Originally Posted by Jetfire
Forever a Flame is what guys like Conroy, Backlund (Backs pending a few more years here of course) and a handful of others would have been appropriate for, as opposed to jersey retirement. It would have actually made it a meaningful honor for guys who otherwise would have otherwise probably never had their number hung yet were important members of the team for a long time.
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Yeah I agree. I don't think Backlund is worthy of a jersey retirement even if he spends an entire long 15 year career as a second line centre. It would be like if the Devils retired Zajac's number.
The guys who deserve jersey retirements are Iggy, Lanny, Vernon, Kipper, MacInnis and Fleury