Messier's Retirement
By acosjo
@acosjo (1903)
Canada
December 6, 2006 11:32am CST
Messier's jersey will be retired in Feb 07 when Gretzky is in town. I'm looking forward to this as I think this is where his Jersey is truly meant to be retired. Not taking anything away from what he did in NYR, but 5 Cups in Edmonton vs 1 in NY (that 94 NYR team was filled with Oilers anyway), there's no doubt where Mess's career was established.
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@beemer323i (14)
• Canada
26 Jan 07
There's no doubt about it, the fact New York retired his jersey first takes away from the ceremony that we will be holding for him.
@acosjo (1903)
• Canada
26 Jan 07
Well, the retirement here is going to be awesome. I can understand NYR retiring his jersey but I think Edmonton should have done it first. Either way the Edmonton Retirement is going to be awesome and better than NYR's that's for damn sure!
It would have been silly if LA retired Greatzky's Jersey before Edmonton.
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@acosjo (1903)
• Canada
7 Dec 06
I don't think you can compare his time with Edmonton to any other place. There were many seasons in NY where they did not even make the playoffs. There was not one season in Edmonton (I think) where he did not make the playoffs. As for the 1 Cup in NY, the whole team was practically all ex-Oilers anyway. No wonder they won the Cup.
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@hockeygal4ever (10021)
• United States
26 Jan 07
I have to agree. There are some teams that you simply equate with a player as "his team". Messier and Edmonton is definitely that way. Hope you get to experience the retirement first hand!
@tictac714 (975)
• United States
7 Feb 07
I just want to let you know that I have absolutely no clue who this person or is, and I think I'm glad!
@tictac714 (975)
• United States
7 Feb 07
Yes, although I'm really not sure why I have.
I am so a hockey fan.
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