Lightning Retiring Lecavalier's Number

[IPv6Freely 2094]

http://www.tsn.ca/lightning-to-retire-lecavalier-s-no-4-1.866008

Good move, well deserved. I wonder if Richards and/or Andreychuk will have the same at some point. 

[chippa13 1844]

I'm not sure that tenures of 7 and 4 years, respectively, are enough to warrant getting your number in the rafters. It still irks me that the Avs retired Bourque's number.

[IPv6Freely 2094]

I didn't think tenure mattered as much as contribution. Being the captain of the cup winning team seems like sufficient justification. 

[Stewie 721]

31 minutes ago, chippa13 said:

I'm not sure that tenures of 7 and 4 years, respectively, are enough to warrant getting your number in the rafters. It still irks me that the Avs retired Bourque's number.

I mean, its Tampa, so its probably much easier than other franchises, but I don't see how Andreychuk is even in consideration here. 4 years and -46 for his Tampa career, with less than half a ppg. Hate to see how crowded Detroits rafters would be with those low of standards. 

 

19 hours ago, IPv6Freely said:

http://www.tsn.ca/lightning-to-retire-lecavalier-s-no-4-1.866008

Good move, well deserved. I wonder if Richards and/or Andreychuk will have the same at some point. 

 

[IPv6Freely 2094]

I suppose. I cant imagine LA retiring Brown's number either. 

[215BroadStBullies610 435]

It is TB. The franchise has been around since '92. Vinny has been one of, if the, most influential players to don the Bolts' sweater to date. Based on that reality, his number should be retired. I think the argument is more of time. Maybe wait another 30 years. 50 years. Longer. There you can see if there are any other candidates and build on the history of TB's all-time roster. Overall, I don't have an issue with it.

[IPv6Freely 2094]

15 minutes ago, 215BroadStBullies610 said:

It is TB. The franchise has been around since '92. Vinny has been one of, if the, most influential players to don the Bolts' sweater to date. Based on that reality, his number should be retired. I think the argument is more of time. Maybe wait another 30 years. 50 years. Longer. There you can see if there are any other candidates and build on the history of TB's all-time roster. Overall, I don't have an issue with it.

No issue with Vinny at all! I was just more surprised that St. Louis was already up there and wondered about others from that cup team. 

[215BroadStBullies610 435]

Good point. Yea, not sure who else should go up there. Maybe no one else.

[JR Boucicaut 3802]

Andreychuk has a statue outside the building.  

That should be good enough; he wasn't there long enough to get his number retired.