Tonight's game was a gem. I enjoyed it as much as I've ever enjoyed watching a game. Talent, desire, desperation and meanness all in the name of the quest for Stanley.
Category: people and places
A Hockey Scene…In June
I went out for a quick walk down the street tonight to drop a letter into the mailbox. A few houses away, on a gorgeous late spring evening, where the leaves were fully out and the temperature was bordering on hot, I spotted a young boy, about as tall as a Corey-Crawford goalie pad hacking …
Who Invented The Dangle?
I always thought I could remember a video of Nifty Middleton pulling this off way back but when I you-tubed his highlights, I was mistaken. He was a gifted stickhandler but I didn't see any toe drag.
Mean, Dirty Guys with Lots of Rings
Summing up mean, dirty, talented leaders, who was better - Messier or Denis Potvin?
The Best Ever?
Gretzky or Orr? Is there anyone else that belong on this very short list?
Scorers, Not
Guys who just couldn't score - Matt Stajan (ever), and for one season in Montreal, Scott Gomez. Or as Tiger Williams once said of Bob Gainey, "He couldn't shoot it in the ocean if he fell out of a boat."
Crunch!
Do you remember Brian Glennie for the Leafs? Man, could he hit.
Great Goalie (Names)
Tony Esposito or Rogatien (Rogie) Vachon? (Although my personal favourite for a goalie was "Red Light Racicot")
Leaf Defencemen
Was Brad Marsh the most talented offensive defenceman ever to play for Toronto? (Or is this a hypothetical question?)
Shooter
Who was a better raw goal scorer - Brett Hull or Mike Bossy?
Rink Tales 