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[otunj20]

Support hanging #28 from the rafters!

The stats don't lie:

Larmer's Blackhawks Regular Season Rankings:
1st in Power Play Goals (153)
1st in Game Winning Goals (49)
1st in plus/minus (+182)
2nd in Shots (2,541)
3rd in Short Handed Goals (19)
3rd in Goals (406)
4th in Points (923)
5th in Assists (517)
7th in Games Played (891)

Larmer's Blackhawks Playoff Rankings:
1st in Shots (234)
2nd in Power Play Goals (18)
2nd in Game Winning goals (6, tied)
4th in Goals (45)
4th in Assists (66)
4th in Points (111)
7th in Games Played (107)

 

[southern_cross_116]

While I agree with you on principle; the Hawks' haven't retired anyone's number that hasn't gone into the HoF (Magnusson excepted, although he shared his number with Pierre Pilote iirc -and Pilote is in the HoF).

So unless Larmer gets elected to the HoF (which imo he should), you will probably see Belfour's number up there first, and then possibly Roenick's.

Edited: I think Larmer also has to have the longest consecutive games played streak in Blackhawk's history as well.

 

[Diehardfan]

While I agree with you on principle; the Hawks' haven't retired anyone's number that hasn't gone into the HoF (Magnusson excepted, although he shared his number with Pierre Pilote iirc -and Pilote is in the HoF).

So unless Larmer gets elected to the HoF (which imo he should), you will probably see Belfour's number up there first, and then possibly Roenick's.

Edited: I think Larmer also has to have the longest consecutive games played streak in Blackhawk's history as well.

Yep, an amazing 884 straight games or over 11 seasons. For that alone he should get 28 raised. He also had some of the best hand/eye coordination Ive ever seen for a hockey player as he was just incredible at one-timers. He was part of one of the most exciting lines in Hawk history along with Al Secord and Denis Savard.

My order of preference would be...

Roenick
Larmer
Belfour

 

[LonghornBob]

He'll get it sooner or later. I'd put Eddie up there first then Larmer, and Roenick last because I'm still pissed off at him about his time in Phoenix and Philly.

 

[TheChicagoFan]

I agree with this just so Ben Smith can go back to being 57. Am I a bad fan?

 

[tbo41fan]

I agree with this just so Ben Smith can go back to being 57. Am I a bad fan?

no

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

It'll happen eventually.

 

[southern_cross_116]

He'll get it sooner or later. I'd put Eddie up there first then Larmer, and Roenick last because I'm still pissed off at him about his time in Phoenix and Philly.

See this is where we differ a bit Bob, as I can't blame Roenick for being Roenick with another team; it isn't like Dollar Bill actually had to trade him, aside from the fact that Dollar Bill was Dollar Bill.

Of course, I'm of the opinion that Roenick, and Belfour should have been paid their money -and believe that had that been so, Chelios wouldn't have wanted to move on. Come to think of it, if Dollar Bill wasn't Dollar Bill, I doubt that Larmer would have wanted to move on (and he probably could well have passed Doug Jarvis' ( it was then - for all I know he still has it) all time consecutive games streak)... and although Jarvis was a good role player, with Larmer (Steve that is), you had a guy that played every game, every season and averaged a point per game.

You don't get that anymore, and in fact, didn't get it in the 80's-90's either.

 

[Diehardfan]

See this is where we differ a bit Bob, as I can't blame Roenick for being Roenick with another team; it isn't like Dollar Bill actually had to trade him, aside from the fact that Dollar Bill was Dollar Bill.

Of course, I'm of the opinion that Roenick, and Belfour should have been paid their money -and believe that had that been so, Chelios wouldn't have wanted to move on. Come to think of it, if Dollar Bill wasn't Dollar Bill, I doubt that Larmer would have wanted to move on (and he probably could well have passed Doug Jarvis' ( it was then - for all I know he still has it) all time consecutive games streak)... and although Jarvis was a good role player, with Larmer (Steve that is), you had a guy that played every game, every season and averaged a point per game.

You don't get that anymore, and in fact, didn't get it in the 80's-90's either.

I too blamed Bill Wirtz for a lot of what happened to Hawks but in retrospect other than the idiotic home game blackouts...I think the majority of the blame falls on Bob Pulford. I mean the old man was really, REALLY loyal and Pulford had him totally bamboozeled. I think Pulford was pulling the strings for a lot longer than we were led to believe. For me the tell-tale was the very first thing Rocky did when he took over was run Pulford completely out of anything hockey and made him some sort of CEO in their liquoir company. Now what the hell does a geriatric old hockey player know about running a gigantic liquoir company? Thats easy, not a damn thing. Just covering up some bad business decisions by his deceased Dad. The old man loved the bottom line and Pulford gave him what he wanted at the expence of quality hockey. I firmly believe Pulford thought the fans would NEVER stop coming....he thought wrong.

 

[bobferg]

I was only 6 when he left, so I never really remember seeing him play. But damn.. those numbers are nice! I would hang it.

 

[southern_cross_116]

I too blamed Bill Wirtz for a lot of what happened to Hawks but in retrospect other than the idiotic home game blackouts...I think the majority of the blame falls on Bob Pulford. I mean the old man was really, REALLY loyal and Pulford had him totally bamboozeled. I think Pulford was pulling the strings for a lot longer than we were led to believe. For me the tell-tale was the very first thing Rocky did when he took over was run Pulford completely out of anything hockey and made him some sort of CEO in their liquoir company. Now what the hell does a geriatric old hockey player know about running a gigantic liquoir company? Thats easy, not a damn thing. Just covering up some bad business decisions by his deceased Dad. The old man loved the bottom line and Pulford gave him what he wanted at the expence of quality hockey. I firmly believe Pulford thought the fans would NEVER stop coming....he thought wrong.

Pulford ... yes- I remember Pully -although I blamed Dollar Bill for Pully as well - and have no idea why he was retained, and continually revolved in the GM position, as well as occasionally the head coaching position.

I don't know that they did think wrong, until expansion meant that more than 5 teams missed the playoffs (as well as more than one team per division --apart from the Patrick Division (which had 2 that missed).

The "business-concept" seemed to be that a poor regular season could be wiped cleam by a decent playoff run. And the Hawks had a few (always terminating at the Conference Finals), when finishing the regular season in 4th place .... in one case they had to I think tie or win on the last game of the season (against Toronto) -ended up winning it in Seldom Death OT (no shootouts then) with a (I think) Troy Murray goal. I am probably wrong, but think it was the 1987-88 season. It may have been 1986-87 instead ( no time to look it up at the moment).

 

[Everyday I'm Byfuglien]

I agree with this just so Ben Smith can go back to being 57. Am I a bad fan?

Ben Smith is so good that I heard the league is letting him wear #99.

He is the next great one.