Ha Ha — hilarious Sounds like another confused Russian.NHLTIM wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:32 pmYou ever hear that Gusarov story from Tkachuk? Talked about what a goofball Gusarov was. Walt said after getting beat in the playoffs, they hated having to go through that hand shake like that year..2001 I believe it was. Anyway he said they were all distraught and as they are going through the line, here comes their teammate Gusarov coming towards them smiling and shaking their hands!
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54Yeo was the worst coach of all time...he drove them low enough to rise to the top.
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55I remember the end of that game so well. I had brushed off the slow start as just a team with a bunch of key new faces not gelling. That loss was an "oh shit" moment. The hole wasn't a canyon yet, but they didn't look right. I wonder what happened after that, I can't remember.
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!
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56A fight in practice, a few come back wins and thrilling OT wins, Yeo being fired, a tough and competitive road trip right at Christmas break, Binnington called up, and Gloria. Not in that order, but something like that.Dave's a mess wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2020 11:38 pmI remember the end of that game so well. I had brushed off the slow start as just a team with a bunch of key new faces not gelling. That loss was an "oh shit" moment. The hole wasn't a canyon yet, but they didn't look right. I wonder what happened after that, I can't remember.
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57Looking back to that winning season, a lot of things came together at the right time:
- The last “normal” Stanley Cup win before that whole Covid-19 thing started
- Pietro still trying to play good hockey as the team captain instead of only chasing the money…
- Tarasenko could play healthy enough to score some very important goals during that playoff run
- Beat Boston in the finals to eliminate that annoying Bobby Orr scoring thing couple of decades back…
- Win against an incredibly old and slow looking Jumbo Joe in the WCF
- Win the cup with a rookie goalie
- Win the cup after being last on first of January
Did I miss something?
Oh yes, and don’t forget the “we are the better team on paper and should win this series” quote from Patrik Laine
- The last “normal” Stanley Cup win before that whole Covid-19 thing started
- Pietro still trying to play good hockey as the team captain instead of only chasing the money…
- Tarasenko could play healthy enough to score some very important goals during that playoff run
- Beat Boston in the finals to eliminate that annoying Bobby Orr scoring thing couple of decades back…
- Win against an incredibly old and slow looking Jumbo Joe in the WCF
- Win the cup with a rookie goalie
- Win the cup after being last on first of January
Did I miss something?
Oh yes, and don’t forget the “we are the better team on paper and should win this series” quote from Patrik Laine
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60I wouldnt say he handled him. He had Twist clenched pretty good but Twister worked thru it and laid some shots before losing balance. I would say slight edge to Berube.
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61which, in the context of twist, is as good as one can do, hence "handled". my memory is most people were either obvious losers, with very few obvious winners against him. if you don't fall into either category, you handled him.BillP. wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:03 am I wouldnt say he handled him. He had Twist clenched pretty good but Twister worked thru it and laid some shots before losing balance. I would say slight edge to Berube.
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62Bishop looks like he's 12
Now now, the Canadian Government has apologized for Bryan Adams on SEVERAL occasions!
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63That guy is such a fucking twat.
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64RIP; so sad for the Schwartz family.
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65And then what happened?
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!
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66Who is Tim Eflies?
Man the offseason is soooo boring
KA-KAW!
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67"Team will get the red out in new uniform." fast-forward 23 years and "red in the Blues uniform is awesome." yeuch.
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71I wish there were more videos of Gassoff fighting from back in the 70s. Watching him and Tiger Williams go at it was something to see.
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72In looking back, I don’t know why the Blues didn’t take a shot at signing Belfour as a free agent in 2002. Would of been better than getting Osgood. He played very well his first 2 years in Toronto. Coach Q just never had that shutdown goalie here after Fuhr left.
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74haha i didn't remember that. what a tool. always up to shenanigans.
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75Peoria Rivermen feature DB42 in their "This Day in Rivermen History" tribute ...