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Originally Posted by Vlad The Impaler
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There are seven retired "Glorieux" already, not six. I think I remember an interview where Corey said they like to wait a little before retiring players. If you look at the more recent retirements, they've been done in 75, 85 and 95. I think they like taking 10 years between them.
It would have been really nice to have a retirement in 05 to continue this tradition. Also, I think the Habs realize they may never again be such a powerhouse and they might as well take their time because it could take a looong time before new heroes wear this jersey.
Hockey players today in general have no loyalty. They're spoiled brats. In a way, this is going to allow the Habs to celebrate a time when there were heroes and glory days. It's kind of cool and a luxury very few teams have.
I have no doubt that this not an injustice. Everybody knows Larry should and will have his jersey retired. It's just a matter of time, I think. I think for sure we will see one, possibly two retirements in the next 10 years. |
You make excellent points but I'm not so concerend with the wait.... my orginial concern when I created this thread was whether robinson would be recognized at all... and judging from the rersponse here, he will eventually be honoured.
