maybe it was the nostalgia kicking in last night, but I always thought he wasn't here long enough to have his jersey retired. I now think he has a case to have 77 put in the rafters.
thoughts?
thoughts?
Does Carter Deserve to Have 77 Retired
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my opinion .. no .. but alas im just a dude on the internet
ibleedkings
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Nope, 10 (more like 9 with last part of 1 season and the first part of another) years and best season 66 of points.
Herby
Now I can die in peace
No more jerseys retired until John Zeiler gets his up there.
#73 in your program, #1 in your heart.
#73 in your program, #1 in your heart.
No way, but he is a solid legend that I would sign to a 1 day contract to retire a King if he wanted or come back and work with the team in a Stoll-like capacity.
King'sPawn
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Buddy The Elf
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Once Kopitar and Doughty retire the Kings are going to have a lot of numbers retired. I think from that point on it's going to take a lot to get your jersey up there. Jeff Carter isn't even close to being someone that should get consideration. I'd put Bernie Nichols up there before him.
Raccoon Jesus
Todd McLellan is an inside agent
But even THOSE guys did a lot to get their jerseys there--not just hall of famers but franchise records and thousands of games with the Kings
Carter isn't likely to make the HOF and he only spent a few glorious years here. He will be the fun answer to the trivia question of who interrupted Kopitar's franchise yearly scoring lead though.
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Statto
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No. Not even in the conversation.
He’s a player I loved but for me he’s a long way from a retired number.
He’s a player I loved but for me he’s a long way from a retired number.
You guys all suck
Of course he gets his number retired
He get s a f***ing statue too
The 77th day of each year(march 18{March17 in leap years]) will be Jeff Carter day in Los Angeles. everyone gets a mouth prosthetic that mirror's his missing teeth and a hug from a homeless person
Any Los Angeles area resident named Jeff will have his his middle name legally changed to Carter
For example:
Jeff Carter Bridges
Jeff Carter Corwin
Jeff Carter Garlin
77th Street will be renamed Jeff Carter Street and of course, the 77th Street Community Police Station will be renamed "The Jeff Carter Community Police Station"
Finally in Los Angeles proper when anyone counts to 100, the number 77 will be replaced by "Jeff Carter"
75
76
Jeff Carter
78
79
80
Of course he gets his number retired
He get s a f***ing statue too
The 77th day of each year(march 18{March17 in leap years]) will be Jeff Carter day in Los Angeles. everyone gets a mouth prosthetic that mirror's his missing teeth and a hug from a homeless person
Any Los Angeles area resident named Jeff will have his his middle name legally changed to Carter
For example:
Jeff Carter Bridges
Jeff Carter Corwin
Jeff Carter Garlin
77th Street will be renamed Jeff Carter Street and of course, the 77th Street Community Police Station will be renamed "The Jeff Carter Community Police Station"
Finally in Los Angeles proper when anyone counts to 100, the number 77 will be replaced by "Jeff Carter"
75
76
Jeff Carter
78
79
80
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AbsentMojo
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Carts always came into camp IN SHAPE.. he never sloughed it like his drinking buddy who I also love but didnt have same dedication to off season training.
bland
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Depends on what you want to celebrate. He was every bit as important to the Cup era as anyone, but the duration of his career here wasn't as long as that of a player that would traditionally be honored that way.
He is the first guy in line behind the rope to retired number status. Right there with Williams, Richards, and Mitchell.
21Dog
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Jeff Carter Sunset Strip starring Ed "Cookie" Burns.
<look it up kids>
I like how the Lakers and Dodgers do it. Hall of Famers only. Dodger Jim Gilliam being the exception.
Buddy The Elf
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I'd make the argument that Brown, Kopitar, Doughty AND Quick deserve to be there more than of the other players for the reasons you mentioned AND they also won.
All The Kings Men
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To me it comes down to this
Can I imagine another player wearing that number ever again?
I can imagine someone else wearing 77.
I can't imagine anyone else ever wearing 11, 23, 32 or 8.
Can I imagine another player wearing that number ever again?
I can imagine someone else wearing 77.
I can't imagine anyone else ever wearing 11, 23, 32 or 8.
DoktorJeep
Expediency x Sentimentality = Mediocrity
When compared to the current set of retired jerseys by tenure, then no. By greatness, he could be right behind Brown and Wayne.
BigKing
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Jersey, no. Statue, yes.
@All The Kings Men I easily could have seen someone wear #4 again. As a matter of fact, I was hoping for it.
I get why his jersey was retired but, then again, it was easy to make a case not to do it. Better player than Norstrom but only 25 more regular season games played than him in a Kings uniform and the latter never made it his life's mission to f*** Kings fans as a career.
@All The Kings Men I easily could have seen someone wear #4 again. As a matter of fact, I was hoping for it.
I get why his jersey was retired but, then again, it was easy to make a case not to do it. Better player than Norstrom but only 25 more regular season games played than him in a Kings uniform and the latter never made it his life's mission to f*** Kings fans as a career.
Dear lawd no. Thanks Jeff for all you've done but we can't be treating jersey retirements like the hockey Hall of fame where everyone gets in now-a-days.
ScoreZeGoals
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Nope.
Quick, Kopi, Doughty, then likely a long period of no retired numbers
Quick, Kopi, Doughty, then likely a long period of no retired numbers
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