Flames Quarter Century Team (2000-2025)

[Reggie Dunlop]

I see the NHL released first and second teams for the Chicago-St.Louis Winter Classic, and today it's Arizona. Assuming they'll get to Calgary soon enough.

Who are your picks? Iginla, Gaudreau, Kipprusoff are no-brainers. Monahan and Giordano?

[devo22]

G: Kiprusoff
D: Giordano, Regehr
F: Iginla, Monahan, Gaudreau

second team is pretty hard though. Backlund and Tkachuk for sure, but the rest?

[ComixZone]

Full-roster:

Gaudreau - Monahan - Iginla
Tkachuk - Kadri - Lindholm
Tanguay - Conroy - Cammalleri
Glencross - Backlund - Hudler
Langkow

Giordano - Phaneuf
Regehr - Andersson
Weegar - Hamilton
Tanev, Hanifin

Kiprusoff
Wolf

Just starters?

Gaudreau - Monahan - Iginla
Giordano - Phaneuf
Kiprusoff

[SuperMatt18]

Gaudreau - Monahan - Iginla
Giordano - Regehr
Kipper

Tkachuk - Backlund - Lindholm
Brodie - Phaneuf
Markstrom

Probably something like that...

[TheScorpion]

Yeah the six forwards should be Johnny, Monahan, Iginla, Tkachuk, Backlund, and Lindholm. Only one I can see changing is Elias but they haven't really had anyone else of note play RW for any length of time.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by devo22

G: Kiprusoff
D: Giordano, Regehr
F: Iginla, Monahan, Gaudreau

second team is pretty hard though. Backlund for sure, but the rest?

Yeah, that's pretty much a no brainer first team.

Second:

F: Tkachuk, Backlund, Hudler
D: Andersson, Brodie
G: Markstrom

[CalgaryFan1988]

For 2nd team, that Marc Savard guy was pretty good. I'd go Conroy though, for 2nd line C.

[Kipper_3434]

Backlund over Langkow on everyone's 2nd team? Brutal.

Gaudreau-Mony-Igs
Tkachuck-Langkow-Cammalerri
Gio-Regehr
Phaneuf-Brodie

KIPPER
Wolf

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Yeah the six forwards should be Johnny, Monahan, Iginla, Tkachuk, Backlund, and Lindholm. Only one I can see changing is Elias but they haven't really had anyone else of note play RW for any length of time.

They don't usually fuss about wings on these lists. I went with Hudler over Elias though.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Kipper_3434

Backlund over Langkow on everyone's 2nd team? Brutal.

Gaudreau-Mony-Igs
Tkachuck-Langkow-Cammalerri
Gio-Regehr
Phaneuf-Brodie

KIPPER
Wolf

You can't ignore Backlund's longevity here, plus his defensive prowess.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Not enough of a body of work for Wolf.

Markstrom

[bigrangy]

I like Monahan a lot but I think Backlund has contributed more as a Flames C. Monahan’s got more talent, peaked higher, and was undone by injuries mostly outside of his control, but Backlund has been more impactful to me.

[CalgaryFan1988]

And #1 RD it has to be Hamilton, as much as he didn't fit in.

2nd line RD would be Brodie IMO.

[devo22]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Gaudreau - Monahan - Iginla
Giordano - Regehr
Kipper

Tkachuk - Backlund - Lindholm
Brodie - Phaneuf
Markstrom

Probably something like that...

pretty good. I think this is what I'd go with as well.

[butterfly]

Offense is so overvalued by people. In order to win, you need to allow fewer goals than the other team. Considering who will be populating all the other rosters I would have Backlund and Conroy on my team.

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by butterfly

Offense is so overvalued by people. In order to win, you need to allow fewer goals than the other team. Considering who will be populating all the other rosters I would have Backlund and Conroy on my team.

But you can only have two centres. You'd have both those guys over Monahan?

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Not enough of a body of work for Wolf.

Markstrom

Too much body of work for Marky against the Oilers.
Wolf

[butterfly]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

But you can only have two centres. You'd have both those guys over Monahan?

You’re going with Monahan against Sakic, Yzerman, Crosby, MacKinnon, etc.?

Yes. Play to your strengths. There’s no way Jiri Hudler is going to scare what other teams are going to be able to throw out there.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Not a lot of arguments, a few quibbles here and there on the second team.

Might be fun to pick a third team.

[devo22]

I love Wolf, but he has played 37 games for the Flames. Markstrom, for all his struggles in the 2022 playoffs and the 22-23 season, still had a season that saw him as a Vezina finalist and two more solid seasons for the Flames. Choosing Wolf over him makes little sense at this point and is 100% borne out of bitterness and recency bias.