Covid Jersey Vote - Best #25 Flames History

[Bingo]

#1 - Turek (Riggin)
#2 - MacInnis (Commodore)
#3 - Phaneuf (Musil)
#4 - McCrimmon (Bouwmeester)
#5 - Giordano (Albelin)
#6 - Housley (Sarich)
#7 - Mullen (Brodie)
#8 - Risebrough (Bure)
#9 - McDonald (no vote)
#10 - Roberts (McGrattan)
#11 - Backlund (Yelle)
#12 - Iginla (Loob)
#13 - Gaudreau (Titov/Cammalleri)
#14 - Fleury (Nilsson)
#15 - McCarthy (Simon)
#16 - Chouinard (Stillman)
#17 - Hrdina (Bourque)
#18 - Stajan (Lombardi)
#19 - Tkachuk (Hunter)
#20 - Suter (Huselius)
#21 - Ference (Jokinen)
#22 - Conroy (Langkow)
#23 - Monahan (Reinhart)
#24 - Peplinski (Hudler)

[J79]

Joe Nieuwendyk.
The -very odd- but main reason I became a Flames fan.
I was playing NHL 94 on the Sega Megadrive over at a friends house, against the Flames.
I lost something like 5-0 and Joe Nieuwendyk scored a couple of goals.
Because of his Dutch name and the fact that he has the same initials as me I decided the Flames were going to be my team.

[Bingo]

easy pick but man I thought Willi Plett was cool when I was 10 years old!

[TheScorpion]

without a doubt, Freddie Hamilton

[Hanna Sniper]

Joe who?

[devo22]

easy choice obviously.

I've always liked David Moss as well, had a decent career. Couple of good seasons in Calgary and over 500 NHL games as a 7th rounder, not bad.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by Bingo

#1 - Turek (Riggin)
#2 - MacInnis (Commodore)
#3 - Phaneuf (Musil)
#4 - McCrimmon (Bouwmeester)
#5 - Giordano (Albelin)
#6 - Housley (Sarich)
#7 - Mullen (Brodie)
#8 - Risebrough (Bure)
#9 - McDonald (no vote)
#10 - Roberts (McGrattan)
#11 - Backlund (Yelle)
#12 - Iginla (Loob)
#13 - Gaudreau (Titov/Cammalleri)
#14 - Fleury (Nilsson)
#15 - McCarthy (Simon)
#16 - Chouinard (Stillman)
#17 - Hrdina (Bourque)
#18 - Stajan (Lombardi)
#19 - Tkachuk (Hunter)
#20 - Suter (Huselius)
#21 - Ference (Jokinen)
#22 - Conroy (Langkow)
#23 - Monahan (Reinhart)
#24 - Peplinski (Hudler)

A no-brainer vote today, taking stock of what these teams look like
The premise that the first team, of course, should essentially expect to win the cup every year (playing against 'regular' teams, not other teams best number player (a separate interesting debate). Are they there yet? no not really. The wings are (and almost finished) and the d is also great (although I don't love the 3rd pair- yet). goalies we know what is coming. Centers get a facelift starting tomorrow


2nd team the question was playoff team? president trophy team? cup contender? cup winner? I still don't know how that team will shake out. I like the Swede line up top if Juice and the Magic Man come to play- eventually I like a 2nd line anchored by Langkow with some 2 way wingers to play against other top lines (not there yet) then secondary scoring from the 3rd line and Yelle and Hunter anchoring a grind line- D I have hopes for eventually. goalies we will see


FIRST TEAM
Roberts Conroy Iginla
Gaudreau Monahan Mullen
Tkachuk Backlund Fleury
Pepper Chouinard Lanny
(Hrdina, Stajan, Riser, McCarthy)


Chopper Gio
Suter Sarge
Housley Phaneuf
(Ference)


Turek
-wingers getting close


SECOND TEAM
Huselius Nilsson Loob
C/T Langkow Bourque
Stillman Jokinen Hudler
Lombardi Yelle Hunter
(Bure, Bigern, Simon)


Reinhart Brodie
Bouw Musil
Albelin Sarich
(Commodore)


Riggin
-Finally Bure to the pressbox !

[looooob]

Originally Posted by Bingo

easy pick but man I thought Willi Plett was cool when I was 10 years old!

well he was cool!!


Joe Who obviously here.


Plett probably next, feel a bit for Bullard who had his flaws but some big production here although short tenure split over 2 numbers- no chance, and yes props to David Moss who was in the Flames organization for 12 years

[looooob]

Originally Posted by J79

Joe Nieuwendyk.
The -very odd- but main reason I became a Flames fan.
I was playing NHL 94 on the Sega Megadrive over at a friends house, against the Flames.
I lost something like 5-0 and Joe Nieuwendyk scored a couple of goals.
Because of his Dutch name and the fact that he has the same initials as me I decided the Flames were going to be my team.

man look at that lineup...disappointment for what should have been flooding in...

[Cali Panthers Fan]

I'm a big Willi Plett fan, but this goes to Nieuwendyk without any hesitation.

[GioforPM]

It’s Newy, but Plett was one of the first names I knew on the Flames. I remember his series winner against Chicago in the first year.

[JBR]

Best nickname came from Mike Lownsborough of 2&7 fame.

Joe "I score when I like" Nieuwendyk.

[getbak]

[looooob]

^^ there is an autographed version of that picture (massive) in the Gordon Townsend gym at the Children's Hospital. Incredible that with all that talent the Flames can never beat the Tigers!

[FanIn80]

Wasn’t Plett the guy with the huge clapper? Or was that Lavalee?

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Wasn’t Plett the guy with the huge clapper? Or was that Lavalee?

Lavallee

But

Willi could do it all. He could play the game straight up, and he would take anyone on that came calling.

And as Bingo pointed out...he was a damn cool looking guy.

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by devo22

I've always liked David Moss as well, had a decent career. Couple of good seasons in Calgary and over 500 NHL games as a 7th rounder, not bad.

My memories of David Moss are overwhelmed by the image of him missing an open net in overtime in game six versus Detroit in the 07 playoffs. Kipper absolutely stood on his head that game. Maybe one of his last great games as a Flame and it ended up as a loss that eliminated the Flames from the playoffs.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Mike F

My memories of David Moss are overwhelmed by the image of him missing an open net in overtime in game six versus Detroit in the 07 playoffs. Kipper absolutely stood on his head that game. Maybe one of his last great games as a Flame and it ended up as a loss that eliminated the Flames from the playoffs.

OVER the net! Unreal. I had the same flashback when I saw his name.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Lavallee

But

Willi could do it all. He could play the game straight up, and he would take anyone on that came calling.

And as Bingo pointed out...he was a damn cool looking guy.

Yeah, whenever I hear or see his name, I always think, “yeah he was awesome”... but I can never remember quite why I think that.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Lavallee

But

Willi could do it all. He could play the game straight up, and he would take anyone on that came calling.

And as Bingo pointed out...he was a damn cool looking guy.

the Paraguayan Punisher!