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Originally Posted by savardandjokinen
His career reminds me of Jere Lehtinen's (who's jersey has been retired), but Lehtinen won 3 Selke's and with guys like Bergeron in the game, I think it's unlikely Backlund wins one. If he manages to play into this late 30's here, I think it's something to consider, but I believe for the most part jersey retirements should be for elite talents
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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 probably never had their number hung yet were important members of the team for a long time.