New York Islanders: Pat LaFontaine 16 LaFontaine just missed the Islanders dynasty, making his debut with the team during the season they lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final that year , but he is still one of the greatest players in franchise history and one of the best American-born players of all-time.
New York Rangers: Henrik Lundqvist 30 Lundqvist's short-term future with the Rangers remains in doubt beyond this season, but here is what is not in doubt: He is the best goalie the team has ever seen and has been the best goalie of his era. The only disappointing part of his tenure with the Rangers is that he did not win a Stanley Cup with the team.
He did lead the Rangers to one Stanley Cup Final during the season and helped carry the team to contention almost every year he was their starting goalie. Ottawa Senators: Erik Karlsson 65 A true superstar during his time with the Senators, Karlsson won two Norris Trophies, was a runner-up two additional times probably should have won the award in each of those seasons, too and at his peak, he was the most impactful defenseman the NHL had seen since the days of Bobby Orr.
He was that good in Ottawa. His best stretch came during the season when he almost single-handedly carried the team to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final 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. That is respect. It is also dominance. Philadelphia Flyers: Reggie Leach 27 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.
Leach owns the franchise record for goals in a season 61 and won the Conn Smythe Trophy during their most recent Stanley Cup win in the season. Pittsburgh Penguins: Jaromir Jagr 68 This has to happen. There was some bitterness with the way Jagr left the Penguins two decades ago, and he was still active playing for opponents as recently as a couple of years ago, but there is no way the Penguins cannot retire this number.
Jagr helped bring two Stanley Cups to Pittsburgh and was one of the two or three best players in the league sometimes the best for his entire tenure with the team. At worst he is the third-best player in franchise history behind only Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby. It seems like a given. 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.
Not only is he one of the Sharks' franchise legends, he is one of the most underappreciated players across the league for his era. Louis Blues: Alex Pietrangelo 27 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. That is exactly the type of player who gets a number retired by a team. 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.
He is already one of the greatest players in Lightning history and is one of their biggest superstars. He now also now has a Stanley Cup win on his resume.
When it is all said and done, he might be the greatest player in Tampa Bay franchise history. Toronto Maple Leafs: Auston Matthews 34 The Maple Leafs have either retired or "honored" several numbers of former players and have included pretty much every noteworthy player from their past.
So we will look far into the future and go with Matthews, who has already shown that he is one of the best goal-scorers in the league. If he helps bring the Stanley Cup back to Toronto, his status among the team greats will forever be cemented.
Vancouver Canucks: Alexander Edler 23 Edler has never really received a ton of national attention during his career, but he has been one of the best defensemen in the history of the franchise and a key piece during one of the most successful eras the Canucks have ever seen.
Now that Henrik and Daniel Sedin have had their numbers retired, Edler might be the next logical choice in the future. 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. He was one of their first players. He is their first superstar. He will be their first retired number. That is a given. But that is still probably a decade or so away from happening, as Ovechkin still has several more dominant years ahead of him in the NHL.
In the meantime, another Capitals superstar from their past is probably long overdue for having his number go to the rafters — Bondra. He is a goal scorer and was an absolute superstar for the Capitals throughout the s. He won two goal-scoring crowns for the Capitals and was one of the league's most dominant goal scorers between the and seasons. Given how great he was, it is kind of a surprise his number is not already retired by the Capitals. Winnipeg Jets: Blake Wheeler 26 The current version of the Jets the one that moved from Atlanta in has not retired any numbers, but they do have one obvious candidate for that honor in the future.
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