Jersey Retirements

[HockeyRulez]

Now that Lu has his number retired, there are a few other players that come to mind like Bure and Mellanby that should follow. Does this happen and if it doesn’t, why?

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[Dread Clawz]

Neither of them were here long enough and did little in bringing success to the team. Mellanby did more than Bure, but still it was really only one year.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Huby and Barky are on the trajectory to have their numbers retired, but still got a lot of work to do.

 

[SoupyFIN]

Lu is the only player worthy of that honour so far. I've never understood why Bure gets brought up in this conversation, the guy played essentially 3 seasons as a Panther. We could have our Ray Bourque moment with someone, let's say Joe Thornton as an example, and I still wouldn't want his jersey retired.

Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad are next in line, if they hang around long enough.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Lu is the only player worthy of that honour so far. I've never understood why Bure gets brought up in this conversation, the guy played essentially 3 seasons as a Panther. We could have our Ray Bourque moment with someone, let's say Joe Thornton as an example, and I still wouldn't want his jersey retired.

Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad are next in line, if they hang around long enough.

I forgot Ek.

 

[Great8Cam]

Paul Laus

 

[BeezKnees]

Lu spent the majority of his career as a Panther and is 3rd all time in wins behind Marty Brodeur and Patrick Roy. Likely a future hall of famer. Don't think any other players in our franchise history meet that standard of league-wide respect and being associated as being a "Panthers player." Mellanby was good but not a Hall of Fame type player. Bure was a hall of fame type player but wasn't here most of his career

 

[Fixxer]

To me, if you want to retire Bure and Mellanby's number, Vanbiesbrouck has to be retired too.
But Luongo thrived the whole time he was there and gave the Florida Panthers elite goaltending. He is a step above in term of long term impact on the team!

 

[HockeyRulez]

Lu is the only player worthy of that honour so far. I've never understood why Bure gets brought up in this conversation, the guy played essentially 3 seasons as a Panther. We could have our Ray Bourque moment with someone, let's say Joe Thornton as an example, and I still wouldn't want his jersey retired.

Huberdeau, Barkov and Ekblad are next in line, if they hang around long enough.

Bure to me is more than deserving even through his injuries. It’s not about how long someone plays for a team but what the player accomplishes with said team. He is without a doubt the best goal scorer in team history and he has the trophies to back it up.

I don’t understand the argument being cause his best years weren’t here... I guess this is news to some but neither was Luongos. Vancouver says hi.

I’m not trying to take anything away from his accomplishments, I like him a lot but there are others that are deserving as well.

 

[FrolikFan67]

Luongo played here for 11 seasons.

crazy to realize that Huberdeau is in his 8th season here, and Barkov in his 7th.

 

[GrumpyKelly]

Bure to me is more than deserving even through his injuries. It’s not about how long someone plays for a team but what the player accomplishes with said team. He is without a doubt the best goal scorer in team history and he has the trophies to back it up.

I don’t understand the argument being cause his best years weren’t here... I guess this is news to some but neither was Luongos. Vancouver says hi.

I’m not trying to take anything away from his accomplishments, I like him a lot but there are others that are deserving as well.

Vancouver already retired his number and rightfully so. It's very rare to get your jersey retired by two teams. Generally you either have to win a SC or play a ton of games for a team to get your number retired. Bure did neither here.

 

[zeroG]

lu will be a HOFer. i think that is a large part of the equation.

no way on bure. his time here wasn't special (enough).

love beezer but i don't think he makes the cut (only played 4 years here?) and if he doesn't make it, nobody else does.

 

[Dread Clawz]

lu will be a HOFer. i think that is a large part of the equation.

no way on bure. his time here wasn't special (enough).

love beezer but i don't think he makes the cut (only played 4 years here?) and if he doesn't make it, nobody else does.

Yeah there's no way anybody else makes it. What they should do is really beef up the displays for certain players like Beezer, Bure, Mellanby, Svehla, Jokinen, Vokoun etc. in the Den of Honor. Let people know that they were special players, a cut above the rest. The #1 retirement was a nice presentation, idk why they can't do the same for the den of honor.

 

[Cats2TheCup]

Now that Lu has his number retired, there are a few other players that come to mind like Bure and Mellanby that should follow. Does this happen and if it doesn’t, why?

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[Cats2TheCup]

Bure to me is more than deserving even through his injuries. It’s not about how long someone plays for a team but what the player accomplishes with said team. He is without a doubt the best goal scorer in team history and he has the trophies to back it up.

I don’t understand the argument being cause his best years weren’t here... I guess this is news to some but neither was Luongos. Vancouver says hi.

I’m not trying to take anything away from his accomplishments, I like him a lot but there are others that are deserving as well.

Couldn't disagree more. Jersey retirements should be for people who won you a cup and stuck around for over a decade. Symbols of success, and commitment. Lou was most deserving solely for the sad state of the franchise. He snuck in. His best years were in Canada. And that's all his jersey represents. Yes, he deserves hall of fame. But I will never remember the time we won a single series in a playoffs with Lou in net. He was notorious for leaking goals in the final minute for seasons before we shipped him off to Vancouver. How embarrassing to retire a jersey for a guy who didn't win one single playoff round with your team!

 

[CatscratchFever]

I stand by my opinion that no Panther ever deserves a number retirement. Including #1.

 

[KW]

Given how the season has gone, it may be time to “retire” #72....

 

[I am not exposed]

Says volumes about the sorry state of the franchise that they retired Luongo's number. No offense to Luongo, who was a great goaltender, and a really good guy, but that is a weak retirement of a jersey number.

 

[ShootIt]

I dunno. I think it's a worthy retirement. Sure, his best success came with the Canucks but he did play here for 11 years, and for almost all of those at a great level.

His career stats have him as one of the best to put on a goalie mask. He also is a good ambassador for the Panthers and community as well.

While I wish he got to accomplish more things here, like a cup run/win, he was stuck here with subpar talent most of time.

 

[Dnigly13]

Lu's win total, time with the panthers, effect on the community, HOF resume. He definitely deserves it. His speech for the first home game after parkland still gives me tears. 100% deserving and I;m very happy he was the first for the franchise.

 

[CursedCats]

If we make the playoffs, Driedger should have his number retired.

 

[Android 16]

No one until more team success is achieved

 

[sooni]

Retire Jokinen

 

[sinDer]

Wait....

Why are we talking about Bure in a jersey retirement conversation?

He's not even close to just be considered.

 

[sinDer]

Bure to me is more than deserving even through his injuries. It’s not about how long someone plays for a team but what the player accomplishes with said team. He is without a doubt the best goal scorer in team history and he has the trophies to back it up.

I don’t understand the argument being cause his best years weren’t here... I guess this is news to some but neither was Luongos. Vancouver says hi.

I’m not trying to take anything away from his accomplishments, I like him a lot but there are others that are deserving as well.

"More than deserving"

Come on

He's not even close to deserve it.

I'm not saying a player needs to play 25 years for a team to have his jersey retired. But Bure played three seasons with the Panthers....

Three seasons....that's enough said

Oh...and I forgot...4 playoffs games