tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post3910620060708277757..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: Caps To Raise Gartner's Number 11 To The RaftersJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-41438564249445325502008-09-02T16:07:00.000-04:002008-09-02T16:07:00.000-04:00@ anonymousThose 708 were not all on the Capitals,...@ anonymous<BR/><BR/>Those 708 were not all on the Capitals, Gartner played MANY more seasons after he left Washington. <BR/><BR/>I just think the Capitals have retired a little too many numbers. If they retire Olie and Bondra, then for a team that has been in existence for 35 years, you have 6 retired numbers?!? That's a little much, especially considering we have yet to win a Cup.<BR/><BR/>I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-70671392061904326012008-09-02T13:12:00.000-04:002008-09-02T13:12:00.000-04:00Let's win a Cup before we retire any more numbers....Let's win a Cup before we retire any more numbers. I think we need a way of honoring players w/o retiring their numbers. We're not the Boston Bruins, here.Jack Hazardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17125145876262181832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-34927436061257125972008-09-02T11:31:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:31:00.000-04:00Gartner scores 708 goals and that's NOT part of a ...Gartner scores 708 goals and that's NOT part of a select few? Holy crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-43743141011530763202008-09-02T11:11:00.000-04:002008-09-02T11:11:00.000-04:00Does anyone else think this is a little much?? Don...Does anyone else think this is a little much?? Don't get me wrong, Mike Gartner was a phenomenal player who meant A LOT to the organization for a LONG time. <BR/><BR/>I think we need a Capitals 'Hall of Fame' to honor many of these players but leave the number retirements to a VERY select few.<BR/><BR/>Just my 2 cents...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-72490642545032128082008-09-02T10:20:00.000-04:002008-09-02T10:20:00.000-04:00I think it is a good thing that the Caps organizat...I think it is a good thing that the Caps organization seems to be making up with some of the players they have pissed off over the years. <BR/>Now if they could just bridge the gap with Kono....Debcapsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00224457201809326920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-78153746259736119942008-09-02T10:10:00.000-04:002008-09-02T10:10:00.000-04:00Awesome. Here's hoping they hand out one of those ...Awesome. Here's hoping they hand out one of those awesome printed portrait card stock posters like they did at the Dale Hunter and Rod Langway ceremonies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-51107532227530507912008-09-02T09:53:00.000-04:002008-09-02T09:53:00.000-04:00Fantastic. I'm not a big fan of retiring jersies w...Fantastic. I'm not a big fan of retiring jersies when you haven't won a Cup, but if ever a number deserved to be honored, it's Mike's. Not only was Mike a great player, he's also a Hall of Fame person. I got to know Mike fairly well during his time as a Cap and got to spend some more time with him when he returned last summer for the new jersey unveiling and he was just as I remembered him; warm,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-63899610841619309272008-09-02T09:45:00.000-04:002008-09-02T09:45:00.000-04:00That means they're also retiring Jeff Halpern's je...That means they're also retiring Jeff Halpern's jersey and, following that logic, we can retire Olie's #37 this season as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-25649033166880737772008-09-02T09:38:00.000-04:002008-09-02T09:38:00.000-04:00Long over due and deserved!Long over due and deserved!FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com