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Give him all the honours. Except jersey retirement. That's for Alfie and Karlsson only.
Maybe Anderson if he wins a cup or two.
Maybe Anderson if he wins a cup or two.
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Thanks GuyDown Ryan, Smith and White...I'm fine with Neil coming back. Kelly too.
High quality bait.Down Ryan, Smith and White...I'm fine with Neil coming back. Kelly too.
Really hope the sens don't give him a press conference and act like its all good, he chose to test free agency let him retire with a twitter statement like every other player who wants to play for multiple teams.
You mean like every other player since the leagues inception in 1917-18 who've played 1000 career NHL games? Because only 313 players have ever done that. Guess how many of these 'every other players' have played their 1000+ games for only ONE team. 30. Thirty players in league history have played 1000+ games with only one team. Chris Neil is NOT like 'every other player' who wants to play for 'multiple teams'. How anyone can look beyond these unbelievable accomplishments and not want to hang his number in OUR rafters is beyond me. Beyond the whole giving 'heart & soul' colloquialism , the 1000 games with one team makes his number retireable and accomplishment legendary.
Only if he stays in Ottawa? I think he's already accomplished enough to warrant his jersey being hung from the rafters. Multiple Norris trophies; captained us to game 7 of the conference finals; he'll finish his tenure in Ottawa with every individual defensive record--none of which will be touched for decades, if ever. He's arguably a top 10 player of his era and a lock to make the Hall of Fame if he continues on this trajectory for a few more years. That's more than enough imo.
Yes, only if he stays in Ottawa. I have a more strict criteria than most but think of it this way. If Karlsson leaves in 2 years in free agency, he'll have played 10 years in an Ottawa jersey. He'll sign a 7 year contract and could probably play another couple of years after that. That's half his career in a city not named Ottawa, and probably a Norris or more somewhere else.
I think people that get their jerseys retired should be franchise changing players that accomplished all their major accomplishments with that one franchise.
So what? I don't really care what he accomplishes somewhere else. You hang his number in the rafters for what he accomplished here, which is a whole hell of a lot. Expecting players to play their entire careers with one team in the salary cap era is pretty unrealistic imo. Plus, it doesn't take into account business considerations that might be out of the player's control. For example, if the Euge lowballs Karlsson by several million dollars and won't budge would you honestly hold it against him if he left? I wouldn't. He's the best defenseman on earth and deserves to be paid like it.
Scott Niedermayer? Ray Bourque? Mark Messier? These are all guys who have accomplished major feats with multiple teams. Do you think the Devils honestly considered not honouring Niedermayer because he won a cup with the Ducks. No way.
If you can find one other straight up, heart and soul grinder with their jersey retired anywhere in the league, I'll reconsider.
If retire it before Phillips without hesitation.
That's crazy.
Neil was a peripheral player for almost all of his career.
Phillips doesn't deserve it either, but there was a time when he was on the top-pairing of our Stanley Cup final team.
Neil's zenith was potting a few goals on the 3rd line.
You mean like every other player since the leagues inception in 1917-18 who've played 1000 career NHL games? Because only 313 players have ever done that. Guess how many of these 'every other players' have played their 1000+ games for only ONE team. 30. Thirty players in league history have played 1000+ games with only one team. Chris Neil is NOT like 'every other player' who wants to play for 'multiple teams'. How anyone can look beyond these unbelievable accomplishments and not want to hang his number in OUR rafters is beyond me. Beyond the whole giving 'heart & soul' colloquialism , the 1000 games with one team makes his number retireable and accomplishment legendary.