Who will be the next Jacket to have the number retired ?

[ViD]

Do you think we might see another number retirement night in the near future ? If so, who might that be ?

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[Monk]

If another number is retired in the near future, then the bar is so low it's sitting on the ground.

 

[majormajor]

I don't think we'll see any based on players who have played on the Jackets before. But it would be right for Bob to have his number retired here. We had one of the best players in the league and it didn't seem like many folks here knew it.

 

[Monk]

I don't think we'll see any based on players who have played on the Jackets before. But it would be right for Bob to have his number retired here. We had one of the best players in the league and it didn't seem like many folks here knew it.

I'm a Bob defender and that is far too low a bar imo

 

[Cyclones Rock]

I'm a Bob defender and that is far too low a bar imo

2 Vezinas ain't exactly scraping the bottom of the barrel. But I'd be squarely on the fence for/against retiring his number.

 

[Monk]

2 Vezinas ain't exactly scraping the bottom of the barrel. But I'd be squarely on the fence for retiring his number.

OK maybe not "far" too low. An easy no for me nonetheless.

 

[CBJx614]

I just don't see them putting Bob in the rafters. I think Jenner is an easy answer though. He might not have the numbers Nash has, but he's been the heart of the club since his rookie season.

 

[Michigan Magic]

Captain Blue Jacket is the only answer. He's the Last of the Mohicans.

 

[majormajor]

I'm a Bob defender and that is far too low a bar imo

Lol, I wonder what you think about the Chris Neil number retirement.

Either way, two Vezinas is a plenty high bar.

In the last year we've seen Lundqvist, Rinne, Kiprusoff, and Ryan Miller with number retirements.

I just don't see them putting Bob in the rafters. I think Jenner is an easy answer though. He might not have the numbers Nash has, but he's been the heart of the club since his rookie season.

That sounds good to me. You either do it based on personal achievements, in which case Bob is deserving, or based on long term dedication to the club, in which case Jenner is deserving.

 

[EspenK]

I think of guys whose numbers have been retired elsewhere. No current of former Jacket meets the standard that establishes in my mind. No SCs, No Hart winners, No Norris winners. No long term consistency. I'd rather wait rather than cheapen the honor.

 

[koteka]

I wouldn’t have retired Nash’s number. Bob deserves it way more than Nash in my opinion.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

With how it ended with Bob, I don’t think it’ll happen. But he’s definitely deserving for his on ice success.

If we’re doing off ice stuff and what they meant Foligno should be considered. But he wasn’t a good enough player to do that for. But still, he should be honored in some way. Be it a role in the CBJ community like Tyutin does, or an ambassador, or maybe on the TV/radio broadcast.

Bob is the only debate here, but I personally don’t think any of it happens.

 

[Cowumbus]

Bob has had the best career and the closest to meeting the bar set for a jersey retirement, even above Nash. It won’t happen now, though.

Foligno getting mentioned is absolute insanity. Same with Jenner. Atkinson is better than both, and still nowhere close.
Nobody on our team has been the best player at their position in the NHL, outside of Bob.

Fantilli or Jiricek are your best chance.

 

[MoeBartoli]

With how it ended with Bob, I don’t think it’ll happen. But he’s definitely deserving for his on ice success.

If we’re doing off ice stuff and what they meant Foligno should be considered. But he wasn’t a good enough player to do that for. But still, he should be honored in some way. Be it a role in the CBJ community like Tyutin does, or an ambassador, or maybe on the TV/radio broadcast.

Bob is the only debate here, but I personally don’t think any of it happens.

I agree on you Foligno take. He was an excellent captain, excellent leader. To me those leadership qualities are something I’d like to see in the front office. It’s my view he’d be a better choice over Nash in his current role.

I also agree Bob is the only real choice, but I’m not sure that’ll happen. As wacky as it may sound, his best chance would be if he ended his career with another Vezina or Stanley Cup. It’s not uncommon for a player to see his name raised to the rafters when they’ve gotten a boost from success that builds their resume even if with another team

 

[majormajor]

Jarmo and JD might not last eight months, so how Bob burned his bridges here might not matter so much in eight years or whenever Bob would be up for a jersey retirement.

 

[Monk]

In the last year we've seen Lundqvist, Rinne, Kiprusoff, and Ryan Miller with number retirements.

Each of these guys still screams their respective team at me. Bob doesn't do that for me with the Jackets, at least not anymore. Maybe it's just me.

 

[ViD]

Jenner and Foligno entries are based both on their longevity with the club and the involment with the community

 

[NotWendell]

This time last year, I might have answered Johnny Gaudreau. My head said Bobrovsky. My heart said Foligno.

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

Quick.

 

[koteka]

Quick.

Keith Kinkaid - if I ever bought a jersey, it would be a Kinkaid jersey

 

[Napoli]

Panarin was better than all of these players tbh

 

[majormajor]

Panarin was better than all of these players tbh

I think most people agree with that, he just wasn't here long enough.

 

[DarkandStormy]

Adam Fantilli

 

[cbjthrowaway]

if this team becomes a contender in the next few years i could see werenski's number eventually getting retired, but as it stands it's hard to make a 'best player on a bad team' case for an oft-injured defenseman.

of the guys on that list, the only one that makes sense is bobrovsky. two vezinas, playoff sweep over tampa, true elite player at his position, stole games for the team.

 

[Napoli]

I think most people agree with that, he just wasn't here long enough.

Yep and none of these players numbers should be retired. You can't fake history, get good, win things and then retire numbers.