Top 50 Flames of the Last 25 Years - #2

[Wayne Primeau]

Alrighty then, that one was to be expected.

(1) JAROME IGINLA - 78.05%
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1931865

Here are the 35 candidates for the 2nd-best Flame since 89-90 (new addition in red):

MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
THEOREN FLEURY
GARY ROBERTS
MIKE CAMMALLERI
VALERI BURE
MARK GIORDANO
ROBYN REGEHR
ALEX TANGUAY
MIKE VERNON
CRAIG CONROY
PHIL HOUSLEY
DION PHANEUF
AL MacINNIS
GARY SUTER
DAYMOND LANGKOW
CORY STILLMAN
JOE NIEUWENDYK
SEAN MONAHAN
JOHNNY GAUDREAU
DEREK MORRIS
FRED BRATHWAITE
SERGEI MAKAROV
PAUL RANHEIM
ROBERT REICHEL
CURTIS GLENCROSS
RENE BOURQUE
DOUG GILMOUR
MARC SAVARD
OLLI JOKINEN
DEAN McAMMOND
MARTIN GELINAS
JAY BOUWMEESTER
RHETT WARRENER
T.J. BRODIE
MIKAEL BACKLUND

And here are the remaining players, of whom you can vote into consideration for the next round by posting their names.

KRISTIAN HUSELIUS
JIRI HUDLER
ADRIAN AUCOIN
DAVE GAGNER
MARTY McINNIS
JOE MULLEN
JAMIE MACOUN
ANDREW CASSELS
STEPHANE YELLE
MICHAEL NYLANDER
TODD BERTUZZI
TONI LYDMAN
GERMAN TITOV
JORDAN LEOPOLD
MATT LOMBARDI
SHEAN DONOVAN
STEVEN REINPRECHT
ANDREW FERENCE
MATT STAJAN
KRIS RUSSELL
DENNIS WIDEMAN
ROMAN HAMRLIK
TONY AMONTE
RENE CORBET
TODD SIMPSON
DAVID MOSS
NIGEL DAWES
ROMAN TUREK
JOEL OTTO
JONAS HOGLUND
CALE HULSE
ANTON BABCHUK

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[DCDM]

Kipper.

 

[Wayne Primeau]

Looks like the Backlund train hasn’t pulled into the station yet!

 

[InfinityIggy]

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[Wayne Primeau]

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NO NO DON’T PLEASE

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[Lunatik]

fleury.

 

[Wayne Primeau]

There’s a ton of stars up in that poll, and that’s just from all the sponsor votes.

 

[Anglesmith]

Kiprusoff.

 

[arsmaster*]

Canucks fan, born in Calgary, was at the parade in 89' (and I share the hate of everything Oilers).

It has to be Joe Nieuwendyk. You wouldn't have #1 on the list without #2.

Fleury is my all time favourite flame, but I'd go with Joe.

1. Iggy
2. Nieuwendyk
3. Fleury
4. Mcinnis
5. Gilmour
6. Kipper/Vernon toss up.

 

[Pirate King Luffy]

Backlund AINEC

 

[Mobiandi]

olli

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Dammit I voted for Valeri Bure by accident.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Fleury got my vote.

 

[Volica]

Canucks fan, born in Calgary, was at the parade in 89' (and I share the hate of everything Oilers).

It has to be Joe Nieuwendyk. You wouldn't have #1 on the list without #2.

Fleury is my all time favourite flame, but I'd go with Joe.

1. Iggy
2. Nieuwendyk
3. Fleury
4. Mcinnis
5. Gilmour
6. Kipper/Vernon toss up.

This board is young, Kipper will get this spot for sure. Most people who post here became Flames fans in 2004.

 

[Skobel24]

Dammit I voted for Valeri Bure by accident.

He is a legitimate guy for #2.

 

[Johnny GODreau]

Kiprusoff he made our team much better than it really was.

 

[Lunatik]

Fleury got my vote.

great minds

 

[Anglesmith]

Can't beat Kiprusoff. He was as dominant at his position as any Flames player from 1990-now. He won a Vezina. Best player in the league at his position. How many Flames can say the same thing in that time-span?

 

[Lunatik]

My issue with Kipper is that you remove Darryl as coach and the game opens up and he got roasted like a Christmas Turkey. Fleury was a star no matter what. Kipper was propped up by one of the best defensive groups in the league and when that went away he came crashing back to earth.

 

[Anglesmith]

My issue with Kipper is that you remove Darryl as coach and the game opens up and he got roasted like a Christmas Turkey. Fleury was a star no matter what. Kipper was propped up by one of the best defensive groups in the league and when that went away he came crashing back to earth.

He got worse towards the end of his career, but there was no denying the heroics of his goaltending during 2004 and the years that followed immediately after. There was a reason he was regarded as the best goalie in the game for a few years.

 

[Pirate King Luffy]

It's a disservice to the Flames and Backlund that he only has 3 votes.

 

[Lunatik]

He got worse towards the end of his career, but there was no denying the heroics of his goaltending during 2004 and the years that followed immediately after. There was a reason he was regarded as the best goalie in the game for a few years.

He got worse as soon as Darryl stepped down. Then improved again when we went back to defense first under Brent, then bad again under Hartley.

Under Darryl:
03/04: 1.70/.933
05/06: 2.07/.923

Under playfair
06/07: 2.46/.917

Under Keenan:
07/08: 2.69/.906
08/09: 2.84/.903

Under Brent:
09/10: 2.31/.920
10/11: 2.63/.906
11/12: 2.35/.920

Under Hartley:
12/13: 3.44/.882

Under Brent & Darryl Kipper had a GAA/SV% of 2.26/.919
Under Playfair, Keenan & Hartley he had a GAASV% of 2.73/.906

I stand by my opinion that Kiprusoff was an extremely overrated goaltender.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Fleury was seriously incredible, he's a large reason I'm a Flames fan at all. He played ferociously and without fear, if Byron could play to his 100% potential, he would be Fleury. Kipper is #3 for me, but considering what Fleury did here and for how long, he gets my vote. Prime Fleury was better than prime Iggy.

 

[Lunatik]

Fleury was seriously incredible, he's a large reason I'm a Flames fan at all. He played ferociously and without fear, if Byron could play to his 100% potential, he would be Fleury. Kipper is #3 for me, but considering what Fleury did here and for how long, he gets my vote. Prime Fleury was better than prime Iggy.

agreed with all of this

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

agreed with all of this

Only reason I voted for Iggy at 1 is because of everything he accomplished as a Flame. I think Theo was a better player than Iggy, he even thinks so to