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CrudeRemarks Messages: 1703
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Kr55 wrote on Wed, 28 October 2020 14:05 |
CrudeRemarks wrote on Wed, 28 October 2020 13:38 |
RDOilerfan wrote on Wed, 28 October 2020 11:37 | I completely agree with being in the Hall of Fame as the way your number gets retired. Never letting anyone else use that number again is a big deal. When it comes to K.Lowe, people need to detach any ill will they may have from the current Oilers management and recognize that as a player, he was one of the Oilers true greats. He wouldn't be having his number retired for the last 10 years in management, he'd be retired for what he did as a player. There is a BIG difference.
When it comes to Smyth, I completely agree he should be honored in a ring or wall of honor but not retired. He was a good real player, not a great player. He was a really, really good Oilers, not a great Oiler. The fact that the Oilers weren't a good team in my opinion helped elevate his status. If they were a better team and spent like the top teams back in his time, my guess is he wouldn't have been as big of a star for the Oilers. Just my opinion but when a player like Smyth is looked upon as one of your best players, probably means your team isn't that good which it wasn't.
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I would never retire Smyth's number and I would retire Smyth's number a thousand years before Lowe's. I'm still hoping someone at the NHL head office realizes it was a paperwork error and takes back his Hall of Fame admission.
Russell extension means the retirement doesn't happen for two years?
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So if I'm following the logic, if Lowe's number is retired, that means the bar is set so that we should all be OK with Smyth's number being retired.
I agree 110% Coincidentally, 110% is also the amount of effort that Smyth gave in every single game he played.
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Yes. Put Drake's number up in the rafters too. It doesn't matter anymore if they put Kevin up. Won't matter to me anyways.
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you can get a lottery pick.
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