All-purpose hockey thread...

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

I used to fantasize about having one week in the NHL, because I had a hit list of players I would have gone after. Ulfie Baby was right near the top of the list, along with Bryan Marchment and a couple of others. I was gonna spear them in the face, cross-check them in the throat, you name it, they were gonna get it.

 

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That's a beautiful sentiment. :'(

I, too, had the same dream. Ulfie, Marchment, this douchebag----all left games with various injuries. Then I scored four goals, and the Rangers would win 4-0.

 

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Not if I were in net.

 

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Very true. I'd have scored five goals. ;D

Legendary Larry Robinson ripped into the slacking Devils yesterday...http://www.bergenrecord.com/page.ph...lRUV5eTY4MTI2MjcmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2

 

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As Professor Terguson once said to Thornton Melon after the history class in which Thornton offered his insights into the Korean War, I like the way you think.

 

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Five goals??

Not a chance if I'm channeling Turk Broda.

 

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Amazing, isn't it, that a goalie used to be able to serve as a team captain?
I believe Bill Durnan was at one time the captain of the Habs.

 

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I've always wondered when and why they changed the rule that doesn't allow goalies to be captains.

More amazing is that those poor pre-Plante goalies didn't wear masks and no one was killed.

 

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I think I read that they changed it because it would take too long for a goalie to waddle the length of the ice, if necessary, to discuss a call with the officials. Now that goalies can't even cross centre ice without incurring a penalty, I guess it's carved in stone.

 

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If we're going after people, can we all agree that Dale Hunter gets it right after Domi?

 

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Problem is that lots of goalies now are better skaters than most of the players.

 

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Claude Lemieux has got to be at the top of that list and Matthew Barnaby can't be too far off.