Unretire Gretzky's number league wide

[Roomtemperature]

As a Devils fan it disgusts me to have his number forced retired for us. He didn't do anything to move society that a league wide retirement deserves. If Michael Jordan is not retired in the NBA why is it retired in the NHL

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[SomeDude]

These drunk uncle skits are starting to get a little stale.

 

[Mr Kot]

Lol

Lmao

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Couldn't agree more. A league wide retirement is ridiculous.

 

[SomeDude]

 

[JoVel]

I think retiring it was dumb, but unretiring it after all this time would also be dumb.

But under no circumstances should any other number ever be retired league wide.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Retire bob probert’s number…

 

[Taluss]

Perfectly fine with it being retired. Don't see the big deal with it being unavailable for others.

I'm curious how many players would wear the number even if they could...

 

[Canadienna]

it disgusts me

Imagine having so little actual problems that this disgusts you.

 

[Il Stugotz]

Retire 69 league wide. Kids shouldn’t be seeing that

 

[Hynh]

Mickey Mouse opinion from a fan of a Mickey Mouse organization.

 

[Terry Yake]

66 and 68 should be retired league wide too. 97 and 87 in the future

 

[Legion34]

I think retiring it was dumb, but unretiring it after all this time would also be dumb.

But under no circumstances should any other number ever be retired league wide.

If a player beats Gretzky by 1000 points. Sure retire that guy

Gretz was so far ahead he deserves it.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

The only person who can unretire that number is Wayne Gretzky. If he publicly comes out and encourages people to wear it, then that'll do it.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

I feel like Josh Ho-Sang would have had the ego to wear 99.

 

[NyQuil]

I think it’s a bit presumptuous and I wouldn’t have done it but to say it “disgusts” someone is absurd.

 

[Hanji]

I doubt #99 is retired is it wasn't a traditionally obscure number.

#4 isn't retired. Orr was arguably as great, and did more to change the way the game is played.

 

[Killer Orcas]

Slow day at the boards I see.

 

[Crow]

I doubt #99 is retired is it wasn't a traditionally obscure number.

#4 isn't retired. Orr was arguably as great, and did more to change the way the game is played.

Who’s that guy? He’s no Seth jones.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

You should stop drinking, I know it's Christmas but damn.

 

[Fatass]

Greatest player. Reason why nhl teams exist in a lot of US markets. 99 should get a share in the league. The way the game is ref’d now 99 would score 300 points a season.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

As a Devils fan it disgusts me to have his number forced retired for us. He didn't do anything to move society that a league wide retirement deserves. If Michael Jordan is not retired in the NBA why is it retired in the NHL

I got a question for you though, if you took something away from MJ like you could with Goals with Gretzky, does he still have more than 2nd all time?

because if you took every goal Gretzky scored and he's still 1st all time goals scored away he would still be first all time in points in just assists

 

[Roomtemperature]

Slow day at the boards I see.

Maybe if there were hockey games to watch instead of a holiday break

 

[BlueSeal]

Its Christmas, not April Fools.

 

[Ceremony]

Not only should 99 stay unwearable, all number retirements should be voided and players should only be allowed to wear numbers 1 to 40.