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View Poll Results: Best player to wear this jersey in Flames history?
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Tom Lysiak
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Don Lever
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Hakan Loob
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9.22% |
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Paul Kruse
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0.86% |
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Jarome Iginla
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89.05% |
08-04-2014, 12:44 PM
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#41
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by Grimbl420
Is Loob a name that would come up in a Best Flame ever Conversation? Probably not, and he's probably not even in the top 10. Iggy is arguably #1 in that same conversation. This shouldn't even be a poll, just like #9 was.
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I have to believe you are young enough you never saw the man play.
Its the only logical explanation fo such a ridiculous statement.
Easily top 5 all time.
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08-04-2014, 12:51 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Easily top 5 all time.
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Iggy
Fleury
Nieuwendyk
MacInnis
Vernon
That's 5 off the top of my head that I would consider better.
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08-04-2014, 01:50 PM
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Franchise Player
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He had one fantastic season, sure, but the rest he has just barely a point per game player in an era when the best players were crushing 1.5 - 2 PPG's.
He was good.
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08-04-2014, 01:51 PM
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Loob was also the first player to win a Stanley Cup, World Championship and Olympic Gold if I recall correctly.
He is so difficult to explain to the new generation of fans.
He left in his absolute prime, and went out on top.
The closest I could say right now would be if Anze Kopitar left the NHL and went to play in Slovenia. Or more accurately, Anze Kopitar left after the first cup and went back to play for Slovenia. One of the differences was that Loob was also a First Team All Star though.
Before the "power ring" that goes along the balcony, in 1987 fans started a Loob sign. Then after each goal another "O" would be added to Loob. He scored 50 that season. It was awesome to see as a fan.
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08-04-2014, 01:52 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Iggy is my favourite athlete of all time over the likes of Brett Favre, Mike Tyson, GSP, etc
He's the boss of all bosses
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08-04-2014, 01:59 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Don't know how this couldn't be Loob
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08-04-2014, 02:50 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Iginla is the best but will win in a landslide, voted Loob since he deserves some props too.
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08-04-2014, 05:08 PM
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#48
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: STH since 2002
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Loob was a treat to watch but Iggy is not just the best player ever to wear #12 but the best player ever to wear a Flames jersey, and he did so for a significant amount of his career.
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08-04-2014, 05:37 PM
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Loob was a WHOLE lot better than "good".
I agree Iginla should be the choice here, but please dont dismiss Loob as some bit player....he was as good as anyone on that team.
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Loob was the most skilled player on the best roster the Flames franchise ever iced.
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08-04-2014, 05:38 PM
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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Tough one for Loob, loved the guy, great player. He'd win almost any other race. Gotta go with Iggy though, pretty obvious.
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08-04-2014, 05:47 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube
He had one fantastic season, sure, but the rest he has just barely a point per game player in an era when the best players were crushing 1.5 - 2 PPG's.
He was good.
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For most of Loob's career in Calgary, the Flames were not a very skilled team. Watch the video of the '86 game 7 against the Oilers. Loob is making sweet passes that are bungled by guys like Steve Bozek and Jim Peplinski. He didn't reach his full potential until the Flames added guys like Niewendyk to the roster. And then he went back to Sweden.
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08-04-2014, 06:53 PM
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#52
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Franchise Player
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Iginla rightfully deserves to win this, but there is nothing wrong with picking Loob. If you think there was, then you probably weren't around to witness the greatest era in Flames' history. He was simply a magician out there, brought fans out of their seats, had the entire dome cheering his name with even the slightest puck-touch, and was a huge reason why Calgary won their cup.
It was sad to see him leave at his prime - I felt had he played a few more seasons, his number just might be hanging from the rafters. He was one of the most gifted Flames of all time, and one of the biggest treats to watch as a fan every night.
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08-04-2014, 07:04 PM
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#53
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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This one should have been like the Lanny poll. There are no options here. Iggy is the only #12 that is relevant.
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08-04-2014, 07:54 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: The Bay Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimbl420
Is Loob a name that would come up in a Best Flame ever Conversation? Probably not, and he's probably not even in the top 10. Iggy is arguably #1 in that same conversation. This shouldn't even be a poll, just like #9 was.
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He'd be in my top 10 for sure. Was a sad day when he returned to Sweden and retired from the NHL.
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08-04-2014, 07:59 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Tough one................
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08-04-2014, 08:23 PM
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#56
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Iginla is the best but will win in a landslide, voted Loob since he deserves some props too.
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Voting for you're second choice doesn't really make sense. Kinda defeats the point of this poll..
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08-04-2014, 08:31 PM
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#57
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by Ne7en
Voting for you're second choice doesn't really make sense. Kinda defeats the point of this poll..
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Haha, yeah no kidding. "I had two job offers come through, in the end I took the second best one because they had some nice things to offer as well."
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08-04-2014, 08:33 PM
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Actually that pretty much sums up this poll. Iginla is obviously the best #12 in our team's history. The loob votes are more "Don't forget that Loob was also awesome" votes from older guys than "I think Loob was the best #12 in our team's history" votes.
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08-04-2014, 09:21 PM
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First Line Centre
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this poll should have been the same as #9
-iginla
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-iginla
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08-04-2014, 09:29 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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What if we gave this one to Loob and #24 to Iggy?
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