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Originally Posted by YOUR Hero
Do you?
Me, I say no. Many of them aren't champions. IMO if you aren't a champion your number shouldn't be retired.
Boston seems to retire numbers in order to build sentimentality and help keep fans in the seats while they do nothing to make Cup runs.
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I agree on the Bruins not doing enough for cup runs, but that's a different story... (jacobs, running it as a business, profit magin, etc...)
I disagree, on needing to be a champion to be retired, although most if not all, won either a stanley cup or a confrence championship. (Bourque was on 2 teams that lost the cup, I think Neely was on 1, and Taz I think played on 1 and coached 1).
As for do they deserve... I dunno... I can't argue Borque or Neely... but I suppose if you went truley after stats, you might be able to argue Taz, or possible a few of the older players.
On a side note, the Celtics retired Luscotof, and he was basiclly the lambeer of his day, if someone was roughing around one of the players (Havlicheck, Cousy etc..) he'd go out and throw a forearm or such...