Calgary Flames All Time Roster - #1 Defenseman

[Bingo]

So some details ...

1. Calgary players only
2. I'll look at games played, production and PPG to list options.
3. My cut off won't effect options as I'll go deeper than required
4. I'll label them by rank (3rd line LW) but don't select the player that matches that role the best, pick the best player.

Day to Day

We elect a position, say 2nd line RW, remove that name and do the 3rd line RW the next day.

I'll post a summary as we go along.

Calgary Flames All Time Roster

Gary Roberts - Joe Nieuwendyk - Jarome Iginla
Johnny Gaudreau - Doug Gilmour - Theo Fleury
Matthew Tkachuk - Sean Monahan - Lanny McDonald
Alex Tanguay - Joel Otto - Joe Mullen
Hakan Loob - Kent Nilsson

D1 - D2
D3 - D4
D5 - D6
D7

Miikka Kiprusoff
Mike Vernon
G3

[Bingo]

So many defenseman you'd like to include.

Did a hard cut off at 200 games played.

[transplant99]

This is going to be a fascinating exercise because to me, its pretty clear cut as to the top 5....who the other 2 are after that is where it could go in any direction.

[FBI]

I love Al Macinnis but Gio won the Norris so went with him and Macinnis 2nd.

[looooob]

Yeah I have alot of time for an argument on Gio- fact is the man at his age DID win a Norris when many there were so many hurdles he had to climb to get there, but I feel Chopper should have won a Norris or multiple Norri while here, and did take other hardware and honors. I feel he is the clear number 1 (and not far off the running for the Franchise number 1 player)

[looooob]

Originally Posted by Bingo

So many defenseman you'd like to include.

Did a hard cut off at 200 games played.

poor Pekka Rautakallio..I'm a little surprised actually that his Calgary tenure was only 2 seasons

[looooob]

Originally Posted by transplant99

This is going to be a fascinating exercise because to me, its pretty clear cut as to the top 5....who the other 2 are after that is where it could go in any direction.

yeah I think I see about 9 names legit in the mix- the first 7 on the list and two others listed later (one quite far down)

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by looooob

poor Pekka Rautakallio..I'm a little surprised actually that his Calgary tenure was only 2 seasons

Kris Russell ... Travis Hamonic ... Zarley Zalapski ... Steve Chiasson ... Rasmus Andersson ... Adrian Aucoin ... Noah Hanifin

[looooob]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Kris Russell ... Travis Hamonic ... Zarley Zalapski ... Steve Chiasson ... Rasmus Andersson ... Adrian Aucoin ... Noah Hanifin

yeah that's a nice list- I guess comfort in the fact none of them should be in the mix for top 7- guess we hope one or more of the current guys, some day..

[Gaudreau is a Ninja]

Chopper all the way

[JohnnyB]

As good as Gio is, his best is not on the same level as MacInnis' best, but Gio has been the leader of the team for eight seasons and will likely surpass Iggy as the longest serving captain by the end of his contract. How can he not be the number one D in the context of the Flames?

[ComixZone]

Went with Giordano, expecting Mac to win.

I think TJ Brodie belongs as one of the six.

[Mass_nerder]

Had to go with MacInnis, although I gave Gio some serious thought.
Gio is definitely a very close second for me.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by JohnnyB

As good as Gio is, his best is not on the same level as MacInnis' best, but Gio has been the leader of the team for eight seasons and will likely surpass Iggy as the longest serving captain by the end of his contract. How can he not be the number one D in the context of the Flames?

its going to be a hell of a top pairing regardless

[Strange Brew]

Really wanted to go with Gio but playoff performance is still the big hole in his resume. Chopper for me.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by looooob

yeah that's a nice list- I guess comfort in the fact none of them should be in the mix for top 7- guess we hope one or more of the current guys, some day..

Yeah exactly ...

I wanted to go deep enough that my cut point wouldn't influence the 7 defenseman picked. You could argue that 10-12 names would do it, but then that robs people of seeing a list that goes deeper into Flames history.

200 games is a bit harsh, but there were so many defensemen. It was easier to cut off each forward position around 20, but defensemen could have gone to 35 if you included character, and less games played.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Yeah exactly ...

I wanted to go deep enough that my cut point wouldn't influence the 7 defenseman picked. You could argue that 10-12 names would do it, but then that robs people of seeing a list that goes deeper into Flames history.

200 games is a bit harsh, but there were so many defensemen. It was easier to cut off each forward position around 20, but defensemen could have gone to 35 if you included character, and less games played.

as long as you managed room for the guy who played 231

[Mayo]

I went Gio, he’ll end up #2 but he’s rarely gotten the credit he deserves through his career so I’ll chip in wherever I can

[Roughneck]

MacInnis was my first favorite player. I gotta go with him.

[CSharp]

This is for #1 D for Flames All-Time. MacInnis is it. Gio will be the 2nd. Argument is moot about being the captain of the Flames. It'll be like having an argument of who you'd want as the All-Time right wing between Iggy and MacDonald. It's like a no-brainer turned into a Dumb and Dumber conversation, TBH.