Every day in the summer of 2009, Defending Big D took a look at the greatest players in franchise history (both Dallas and Minnesota), based on the sweater number they wore. Starting with the highest numbers, where most were only worn by one player and counting down a new number each day until we finish up with what is some great debates. The following is the full list of published numbers:
July 13 – #98, #91 & #88
July 14 – #77, #72 & #65
July 15 – #63, #65 & #56
July 16 – #53, #51 & #50
July 17 – #49 & #48
July 18 – #47 Aaron Downey
July 21 – #46 & #45
July 22 – #44 Steve Payne
July 23 – #43 Philippe Boucher
July 27 – #42 Jon Klemm
July 28 – #41 Mike Smith
July 29 – #40 & #39
July 31 – #38 Dan Jancevski
Aug 1 – #37 Brad Lukowich
Aug 4 – #36 Jussi Jokinen
Aug 5 – #35 Marty Turco
Aug 6 – #34 Darcy Wakaluk
Aug 7 – #33 Don Beaupre
Aug 11 – #32 & #31
Aug 13 – #30 Cesare Maniago
Aug 17 – #29 Steve Ott