There are a few ways to identify the impact a player has had, both professionally and personally, on a team and an organization.
The stats and the accomplishments are part of it. When everyone, from the lowest levels of the organization to the very top, refers to you by a nickname at all times, is a pretty good indicator as well.
But maybe nothing tells the story better than when that person moves on. Erik Johnson, or EJ to everyone in Denver, is moving on, again, from the Colorado Avalanche. He announced his retirement Wednesday morning, and for a second time in a few years, his teammates were able to regale his legacy in this city, this state and this sport.