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Prospect Info: Kaapo Kakko, RW, 1st round, 2nd overall, 2019

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Faceless said:
Lol, as I said, I knew some people wouldn't agree. But that's just a difference of opinion.

I just think it shows a respect for history to avoid those numbers. That's all. And especially in Jagr's circumstance where it wasn't just some arbitrary number, but commemorates both the Prague Spring and the death of his grandfather who was essentially murdered as a political prisoner that same year.

Jagr was one of the best players ever. Everyone associates 68 with him. Same with 66. Same with 99.

Maybe in 10 years, it makes more sense. But I like it better when players have a respect for those who came before them.
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99 was retired league-wide. 66 and 68 weren't. If you play for the Penguins, sure. You can at least bring it up in conversation with players. But if a player who admires Mario Lemieux, plays for a team Lemieux never represented, what's the problem? We may as well retire no 9 league-wide then because of Gordie Howe. And number 4 because of Bobby Orr.
 
Amazing Kreiderman said:
99 was retired league-wide. 66 and 68 weren't. If you play for the Penguins, sure. You can at least bring it up in conversation with players. But if a player who admires Mario Lemieux, plays for a team Lemieux never represented, what's the problem? We may as well retire no 9 league-wide then because of Gordie Howe. And number 4 because of Bobby Orr.
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I feel like you constantly don't read my entire posts. Because it often happens where you address something that I specifically mentioned.

Howe and Orr have nothing to do with my point and I specifically address such situations in my last sentence.

I also don't consider 9 and 4 as having 'identities.' They are not unique to that individual.

66, 68 and 99 are unique to those players' identities.
 
Faceless said:
I feel like you constantly don't read my entire posts. Because it often happens where you address something that I specifically mentioned.

Howe and Orr have nothing to do with my point and I specifically address such situations in my last sentence.
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You mention number 66 and 68. How is that different from 4 and 9? None of these are retired league-wide. The whole Ho-Sang debate was stupid from the start. And now someone mentioned Hoffman.

This debate is ridiculous. It's just a number
 
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Amazing Kreiderman said:
You mention number 66 and 68. How is that different from 4 and 9? None of these are retired league-wide. The whole Ho-Sang debate was stupid from the start. And now someone mentioned Hoffman.
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I mentioned Hoffman.

And I specifically mentioned that in 10 years or so it will probably be fine.

How long ago did Orr play. What about Howe. It was more than 10 years ago. Their time is passed. Jagr is still playing.
 
Oscar Lindberg said:
Boo may not even be on the team so not sure it’s an issue
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Might not be, but teams don't typically reassign numbers if a guy is within the organization either.

So unless they trade him, or he's claimed, history/etiquette says they probably wouldn't just reassign a number like that.
 
Kakko is living like Marlon Brando in the fifties right now in this city... The number will come.

73 is such a scrub number but I hope he goes off the board if boo doesn't offer 24.
 
Faceless said:
Boo should not give up his number for a rookie. I don't care who it is. You have to earn your respect.

Boo will be gone soon enough and KK can change when he leaves.
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KK should be given a random available number and if he is too much of a diva about it, let him grow up in europe. I hate it when players act like the world is theirs just because they get drafted in the first round.
 
Hagged said:
KK should be given a random available number and if he is too much of a diva about it, let him grow up in europe. I hate it when players act like the world is theirs just because they get drafted in the first round.
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Remember Yakupov’s Fleury-like celebration? :laugh:
 
The kid that should be told to pick a real number is Andersson even though I love his reasoning for keeping it. That 50 is horrific. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone where that before in any sport lol
 
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