He is the franchise leader in games played, assists and total points and has been a complete all-around player every year as well as the team captain for 12 seasons and counting. But it happened for the Bruins between 2009-10 and 2011-12 when they were one of the top teams in the league. However, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported in the latest Saturday Headlines segment (video link) that the 35-year-old is unlikely to play again. He was so good that postseason that he actually earned a Conn Smythe Trophy vote even though his team did not reach the Stanley Cup Final. He is their first superstar. 14 since Fleury last sported it during the 1999 season. As you may have seen already, Dustin Byfuglien seemed to have suffered an injury in the contest against the Minnesota Wild on December 29th. While 'Big Buff' is certainly a mystery, we caught up with one of his ex-teammates to … The Maple Leafs have either retired or "honored" several numbers of former players and have included pretty much every noteworthy player from their past. Posted by. The current version of the Jets (the one that moved from Atlanta in 2012) has not retired any numbers, but they do have one obvious candidate for that honor in the future. Byfuglien’s camp and the Jets are talking. So that leaves the current generation, and Price is the obvious no-brainer here. If he helps bring the Stanley Cup back to Toronto, his status among the team greats will forever be cemented. It is also dominance. He is scheduled to earn $8 million this season and $6 million next. MacKinnon, though, appears he is going to be with the Avalanche for the long haul and end up being one of the best players of his era. Whatever requirement you want in a top-pairing defender, they had it. Just about every team in the league has at least a handful of retired or honored numbers, and now we are going to take a look at the next player for each NHL team who should have his jersey placed in the rafters. They were at very different points of their careers when they finally got the opportunity to play together (Henri was just starting; Maurice was at the twilight) but they still were key contributors to one of the NHL's all-time great dynasties. Arguably two of the 10 best players to ever play in the NHL, they were not only on the same team, but also regularly on the same line. Playing in Arizona and on a team that has not made the playoffs often, it can be easy to overlook Ekman-Larsson. He wants to get paid. As of 2019, he is 34 years old and his birth sign is Aries. As of today, it has not even been scheduled. They helped bring there Stanley Cups to Detroit, while combining for three Selke Trophies (best defensive forward), two Lester B. Pearson Awards (best player as voted by the players), and a Conn Smythe Trophy. After reporting in advance of training camp, he abruptly left before it got underway, citing a lack of desire to play which resulted in him being suspended without pay for not reporting. But the answer has been the same throughout all of those conversations in that the veteran doesn’t appear to have any interest in resuming his career, even with his ankle having recovered from the surgery. EDM - NHL. There are fewer honors greater for professional sports players than a team retiring their numbers, guaranteeing that no one else will ever wear it again. Dustin Byfuglien's future is clouded in mystery right now. While Jonathan Quick, Justin Williams and Drew Doughty got most of the accolades for those championship runs, Kopitar was the best player on all of those teams and has been the best player on the team since making his debut. Ovechkin is the greatest goal-scorer of all time, while Backstrom was one of the best playmakers of his era (and a very good defensive player on top of that). Just two magnificent all-around players, and the cornerstones of an Avalanche team that won two Stanley Cups and was a constant championship contender during the mid 1990s and early 2000s. Close. He has been close. Who should I cover next?Twitterhttps://twitter.com/robtalkshockeyNEW MUSICRyli | https://soundcloud.com/rylimusic He is a Hall of Famer and was a massive piece of several playoff teams in Buffalo throughout the 1980s. One that deserved a high amount of fanfare and love from a highly appreciative fanbase, but now fizzles out with hurt feelings and many questions left unanswered. Stamkos has been the second-best goal scorer of his era, trailing only Alex Ovechkin. Starting with the 2006-07 season (Malkin's first), the Penguins have more regular season and playoff games than any team in the league, been to four Stanley Cup finals (also the most in the league) and won three Stanley Cups (tied for the most). Selanne and Kariya were a must-see attraction in Anaheim and one of the most breathtaking offensive duos the league has ever seen. Now that Henrik and Daniel Sedin have had their numbers retired, Edler might be the next logical choice in the future. During their time in Washington the Capitals won three Presidents' Trophies (best regular season record in the league) and a Stanley Cup. It is not often that a team has two Vezina Trophy winning goalies on its roster at the same time, and both playing significant roles. Always free! But Marleau might get that honor first because he was drafted by the team and is the franchise leader in games played, goals and total points. They were never able to bring a Stanley Cup to Vancouver (they got as close as a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final) but they were still among the best players of their era and helped make the Canucks a bonafide contender throughout their careers. A significant duo in league history, not only for their brilliance on the ice, but for what their arrival meant to the future of the league. Not only a dominant duo for the Blackhawks, producing a Stanley Cup championship together during the 1960-61 season, they were also game-changers. They only spent a couple of years together in St. Louis, but wow were they dominant during that time. He will one day join Al MacInnis and Chris Pronger among the team's all-time great defensemen who have their numbers retired for the Blues. Simply a devastating and completely intimidating defense duo. You could make the argument that Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk should probably both get their numbers retired together given their importance between the 2006 and 2015 seasons. He was their first draft pick and is still the franchise's all-time leader in every major category including games played, goals, assists and total points (all by a significant margin). In the end, Winnipeg’s argument won out. Robinson went on to have the best career of the three, but all of them were dominant in their own way. He scored 50 goals in each of his first nine seasons in the league (including five 60-goal seasons). It might be a little late in the game for this one since 16 different players have worn the number since Leach last did, but he was a pretty significant part of Flyers history. In 2003, he has a draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. In five of those seasons they finished first and second in the scoring race. He's a Hall of Famer and worthy of joining all of the Bruins' all-time greats. He was a yearly threat to score 40 goals and was an outstanding two-way player who also developed into one of the league's best penalty killers. Jets suspend Byfuglien for refusing to report to camp: reports. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Dustin Byfuglien and the Winnipeg Jets agreed to mutually terminate his contract Friday, potentially marking the end of a playing career for “Big Buff.”. Dustin Byfuglien granted leave of absence from Winnipeg Jets. He is already one of the greatest players in Lightning history and is one of their biggest superstars. Gallery: The 25 best NHL duos of all time (Pro Hockey Rumors). Together they were as good as any duo in the league during their prime years. As part of the contract termination, it was agreed that Byfuglien wouldn’t receive any of the $14M in salary that he would have been owed for this past season and next. On September 13, 2019, the blue liner was granted an indefinite personal leave of absence by the team. Together they formed a Hall of Fame defense duo that drove the Ducks to a Stanley Cup in Pronger's first year. They finally got their championship in 2018, but even before then this was one of the league's most dominant pairings. The arrival of Toews and Kane in Chicago helped revive a dormant franchise that had become an afterthought in the league for more than a decade. Each of them was the total package as a defender. St. Louis won two scoring titles with the Lightning, while Lecavalier won a goal-scoring crown. Dustin Byfuglien was born on 27th March 1985, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to parents Cheryl Byfuglien (mother) and Rick Spencer (father). When Getzlaf retires he is going to finish his career as the Ducks' all-time leader in games played, assists and total points while also being a Stanley Cup champion and longtime captain of the team. Byfuglien is that rare player, and he has delivered high-level play as a forward and a defenseman in the NHL. “Dustin Byfuglien and the Jets, it’s a marriage that should have never ended in divorce. He is an All-Star on and off the ice for the Canadiens. Dustin Byfuglien has been suspended by the Winnipeg Jets for not reporting to training camp. At this point it still seems like a stretch to think he will one day have his number retired, but he might be the next logical choice in the future. The end result of all of this is a very sad ending to what had been an extraordinary time spent as a Winnipeg Jet by Dustin Byfuglien. 741. Byfuglien’s case was certainly an odd one. To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). They may have been at the end of their careers, but they still played at an elite level and helped carry the team to success. That is exactly the type of player who gets a number retired by a team. They were the backbone of one of the league's best teams and among the best two-way players in the league during that time. that the 35-year-old is unlikely to play again. NHL Right Winger, who was named his first NHL All-Star game in 2011 and represents the Winnipeg Jets. Had they spent more time together they would have easily been higher on this list. Pretty much every significant Canadiens player from the team's past has their number already retired or honored. Dustin Byfuglien granted leave of absence from Winnipeg Jets The end of the contract would also free up salary-cap space for the Jets, who have struggled on defence this season. "If this is the way it gets finalized in the next few days, I think it allows the Jets to do some things if they want to," Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman said during Saturday's Headlines segment on Hockey Night in Canada. Mikita was also one of the first players in league history to wear a helmet on the ice. It may never happen. When the Golden Knights acquired Fleury in the expansion draft he immediately became their franchise player. Pietrangelo has been a rock on the Blues defense for more than a decade and was the captain of the first-ever Stanley Cup winning team in franchise history. The six-foot-five Byfuglien, an imposing and entertaining presence on the Jets' blueline since the NHL returned to Winnipeg in 2011, has not played a game with the Jets all season. In his 16 years (and counting) with the team, he helped the Bruins win a Stanley Cup, play in two other Stanley Cup Finals, won four Selke Trophies as the league's best defensive forward and was the driving force behind one of the best defensive teams in the entire league. When these two were teamed up together on the ice there was nobody that could consistently stop them. Dustin was born on March 27, 1985, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Currently, he is 34 years old with a birth sign of Aries.He is the son of Cheryl Byfuglien and Rick Spencer.Rick is African American while Cheryl is of Norwegian and Swedish descent. He has been the cornerstone piece of the team both on and off the ice in its first three years and helped backstop the team to the Stanley Cup Final in its first year of existence. The @NHLJets and Dustin Byfuglien reach agreement – Player’s contract terminated. The Winnipeg Jets and Dustin Byfuglien are going to be going in front of an arbitrator at some point over if Byfuglien should be paid as he was injured. Everything about Dustin Byfuglien has always been unusual. 2. His best stretch came during the 2016-17 season when he almost single-handedly carried the team to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final...while playing injured. Byfuglien would also have to clear waivers, meaning other teams would have the oppportunity to claim his rights. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. That run came to an end in his 10th -- and final -- NHL season when he "only" scored 38 goals in 63 games. 8 retired. Is Dustin Byfuglien thinking of hanging up his skates? Lindros was the best of the bunch and the driving force behind the line only to have his career sidetracked by constant concussion problems toward the end. Yzerman was always the face of the Red Wings and the most prominent player, but they were both among the best two-way players in the league. It is easy to forget just how good Staal was in the early part of his career with the Hurricanes. Savard and Robinson. Sportsnet reported that is unlikely because Byfuglien has not skated this season. Going far into the future here, but MacKinnon is probably going to be the next player to get this honor. We are excluding players whose number retirements are scheduled for this season or next season and looking only at players who have not yet been announced. They were not only two of the most gifted offensive players in the league, they were also both outstanding defensive players. Gomez does not get enough credit for how good he was in the early part of his career. 1 overall pick, Nash became the Blue Jackets' first star player and finished as the league's leading goal-scorer in just his second season in the NHL. During the 1949-50 season, the year Lindsay won his only scoring title, the trio finished 1-2-3 in scoring. Fleury helped the Flames win the Stanley Cup as a rookie during the 1988-89 season and then went on to be one of the most prolific scorers in franchise history. Comments are welcome while open. However, it was later determined that he needed ankle surgery which was performed in October. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. If he and the Jets agree to end their contract, he would forfeit this money — and any claim against it — but could sign with another team. The only disappointing part of his tenure with the Rangers is that he did not win a Stanley Cup with the team. No player has worn the No. An eighth-round pick (No. He may not have the Stanley Cup clout that the current core of Blackhawks has (Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith), but those players are all still active and years away from being in a position to have their numbers retired. I think that’s the way business goes sometimes, but I guess it’s like one of my divorced friends says sometimes, ‘You’ve got to really love someone to hate them.’” This might be a stretch because Bure spent only parts of four seasons in Florida, while several players have worn the number since he played there (including currently Brett Connolly). Dustin Byfuglien is an American professional ice hockey player who is an unrestricted free agent. Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien has his game face on while facing the New York Rangers in Winnipeg on Tues., Feb. 12, 2019. ... Not a jets fan, but I'd be a big fan of Byfuglien. 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