Players who deserve their numbers to be raised up to the rafters

[filinski77]

Not talking HOF here, your standards are pretty high. MAF def deserves to be in the rafters.

There are a ton of guys playing right now who are well on their way to having their jerseys retired. Just for the Caps alone, Holtby, Backstrom, Ovechkin, probably Carlson.

As a caps fan, no way Carlson or Holtby should have their numbers retired...

Holtby has hid 3 years of being a top 3 goalie in the league, the last 2 years he hasn't been close to top 5 (regardless of playoffs), and he's already 29.

Carlson took until 27 years old to become a top D-man in the league, so I don't think he will have a long enough stint as a top d-man.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

91 & 77 are on their way for Tampa.

 

[bossram]

The Sedins will be (deservedly) go up next year.

After that, probably no one for a long, long, time for the Canucks.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

Not a player...the Avs should retire the number 18 though. That thing is cursed. Timmins is the most recent victim. Only bad things happen to Avs that wear 18.

The most successful #18 in Avs history even had his name misspelled on the Cup.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Lemieux owns the Pens now, right? Would it be in bad taste for him to retire his old number?

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

94 for Edmonton would be interesting. Considering the crap they've put on the banners they've hung up there recently, it'd be nice to see a player number go up for a change.

 

[SI90]

Isles fans have wanted John Tonelli #27 to be retired

 

[sufferer]

The higher the standards for raising a jersey the better.

 

[kingsholygrail]

11 8 32 and 23 are going up for sure with the Kings.

 

[Cowumbus]

Datsyuk, Zetterberg (spelling?), Ovi, Crosby, Malkin all will be retired.

Will the Sharks retire multiple players numbers? I assume Jumbo Joe will be..

 

[Cowumbus]

11 8 32 and 23 are going up for sure with the Kings.

Not saying you’re wrong or right, that’s just a lot.

 

[deVolt]

Marleau ?

 

[Coffey]

Might not be a popular opinion.... But #94 in Edmonton.

 

[Sheppy]

Chara #33
Bergeron #37

 

[Dr Black]

If Mikko Koivu has his entire career with the Wild, I think they'll retire his number. I don't know how others would feel about him being the first real number retired for the Wild, but I think it happens.

I must state preamble that I HATE the concept of retiring numbers. Especially numbers between 1 and 19.

That said, I don't like this idea of retiring his number at all!! I hope like hell they don't do it! Koivu is a good, decent player, but he's not an all-time great. Retiring his number would just set the bar lower than it already is. Besides, number 9 is retired in way too many teams as it is. Unless a player is a modern-day Gretzky, I don't want number 9 retired anywhere again. In fact, the only single digit number deserving of being retired right now is Ovechkin.

 

[Bedards Dad]

Tavares with NYI. He was a saint for putting up with so little, while taking a sweetheart contract in his prime.

 

[sabremike]

Tavares with NYI. He was a saint for putting up with so little, while taking a sweetheart contract in his prime.

Nah, retire Butchie's # 91 because unlike Captain Pajamas he actually won stuff (and in fact he was the key final piece in what can be said to be the greates team ever).

 

[Sam Spade]

As a caps fan, no way Carlson or Holtby should have their numbers retired...

Holtby has hid 3 years of being a top 3 goalie in the league, the last 2 years he hasn't been close to top 5 (regardless of playoffs), and he's already 29.

Carlson took until 27 years old to become a top D-man in the league, so I don't think he will have a long enough stint as a top d-man.

Maybe, maybe not on Holtby, but Carlson is 100 points away from being the Capitals all-time leader in points by a defensemen. He has a Cup and will likely play 17 seasons with the Capitals. He seems like a lock.

 

[FerrisRox]

I feel like you could make a case for Joseph or Potvin in Toronto.

You can't be serious.

How low a standard do you want set? Wendel Clark is bad enough, but Felix Potvin?

This is an original six franchise for crying out loud.

 

[sabremike]

For the Sabres I think there is a good chance Miller's #30 gets retired as the "representative" of our greatest teams ever from 2005-2011. Him being the winningest American goalie ever certainly doesn't hurt.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

For Hawks

2 + 19 + 88 are pretty much guaranteed locks to hang from rafters
50 + 81 = Possible but various factors will come into play

7 if it hangs should be solo for Seabrook but sadly I expect Hawks will one day pull a BS Chelios/Seabrook retirement

 

[Homesick]

For Hawks

2 + 19 + 88 are pretty much guaranteed locks to hang from rafters
50 + 81 = Possible but various factors will come into play

7 if it hangs should be solo for Seabrook but sadly I expect Hawks will one day pull a BS Chelios/Seabrook retirement

Steve Larmer #28

 

[grentthealien]

Not a player...the Avs should retire the number 18 though. That thing is cursed. Timmins is the most recent victim. Only bad things happen to Avs that wear 18.

What happened to Timmins? I’m not an Avs fan so I wouldn’t know, but I was high on him as a prospect.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

For the Pens - Obviously you have Lemieux & Briere's numbers up there 66 & 21, but 68 should be up there whenever Jagr gives up trying to play forever and retires.

After that it's obvious - 71, 87, and I would even be ok with 29 up there (even if fans want to whine about him, he endured a ton and over came a lot of stupidity that this team threw his way as well as his own).

Maybe we should "Bourque it" and retire 81 as well.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

If Mikko Koivu has his entire career with the Wild, I think they'll retire his number. I don't know how others would feel about him being the first real number retired for the Wild, but I think it happens.

I agree he will gets his retired. Just goes to show the level of mediocricy Minnesota has had in its near 20 year tenure.