The Pittsburgh Penguins have two retired numbers hanging from the rafters of the Consol Energy Center: Mario Lemieux's No. 66 and Michel Briere's No. 21.
In 2003, the Penguins unveiled a Ring of Honor, which recognizes some of the great players in franchise history without retiring their numbers.
That's all fine and good, but what if the day comes when the Penguins decide to retire another player's uniform number?
I am not sure if the Penguins Ring of Honor will be present in the new arena (maybe someone can help me out here), but regardless, retiring a player's number is the greatest way to honor him for his contributions to an individual team or the game of hockey.
Here are some players who should have their number retired by the Penguins if the team chooses to do so at some point in the future.
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Numbers the Pittsburgh Penguins Should Consider Retiring
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