Maybe because the jersey is XXL? There is a lot of extra fabric on that bad boy. I really hate that I have to get XXL's... being slender and 6'3 that's the only ones that'll be the sleeve length that I like in hockey jerseys. I really hate that the crests on jerseys nowadays hang to your stomach. Placement really sucks Wait.. you're 6-3 and in an XXL? Do you like your sleeves extra long? I'm 6-5, and I'm in an XL, and even one Nike Swift large.
The Leafs do it best. Their criteria is that a player had to have died or suffered a career ending injury while with the team to get his number retired. The only numbers they have retired are #5 (Bill Barilko) and #6 (Ace Bailey). All the rest of the numbers in the rafters are "honoured", meaning players can still wear them.
I would just love to see the Citadelles come back. Fantastic name, logo, colours, and jerseys. That said, if the Moose couldn't do it with perhaps the most NHL ready look ever, then I doubt the Citadelles could either.