01-25-2006, 06:42 AM | #1 (permalink) | |
Her Jay
Location: Ontario for now....
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Mario Retires
He's going to be missed, especialy in Pittsburg where he was the one bright spot on an otherwise bad team. Seems all the great players from my childhood are leaving the game, Messier, Stevens, etc, not many left at all. It was a great career, thanks for the memories Mario.
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01-25-2006, 07:02 AM | #2 (permalink) |
Sleepy Head
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Oh yeah. Right behind Cam was Mario in terms of my childhood hockey heroes. I just feel fortunate that I got to see him play twice: once in the Eastern Conference Finals against my Bruins and then against the Coyotes right before his first retirement.
The old guard is defininitely on its way out. Who's next Stevie Y? |
01-25-2006, 07:23 AM | #3 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: HRM
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I think Crosby was a brighter spot then Mario was. Not to diminish his accomplishments. It seems pretty clear it was time for him to go. He did what he needed to do when he came back (gold metals, let his children have some memories to share with him). He came back and was still dominant on the ice despite being hurt all the time, at least he wasn't completely past his prime.
Now that the Pens have Crosby the future there seems not so bleek. Although to be honest I don't know how that market is going to survive period. That team really does suck. I think Steve Y is done, this probably is his last season. I have a lot of respect for Steve and Mario. They played their careers out with one team, didn't grab at the big money contracts, they wanted to play hockey and be loyal to those GM's that drafted them. It isn't something that happens much anymore. Hell Mario bought the team that drafted him HAha |
01-25-2006, 10:53 AM | #4 (permalink) |
who ever said streaking was a bad thing?
Location: Calgary
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I wouldn't be surprised if Stevie-Y retired this year. Though.... Sakic is probably close behind. Shanahan is the same way. There are a few guys that look to be on the retirement block this year. Also.... I think "the new NHL" has prolonged a few careers. Mogilny for example.
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01-25-2006, 11:03 AM | #5 (permalink) |
"I'm sorry. What was the question?"
Location: Paradise Regained
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I think when people think of Lemieux, they automatically think '2nd Best', am I right? I mean, he was always being compared to Gretzky, and because he played fewer games, he got fewer points. If Lemieux played as many games as Gretz, I"m sure he'd have had as many points, or more. Lemieux was a creative genius. Now, don't get me wrong, he was also a floater, and defensively he was pathetic, but so was Gretz, and it wasn't his job to play defensive.
I think Lemieux deserves credit for sticking to it as long as he has. I think he had a great career, that would have been twice as good had not injuries slowed him up... **** As for the old guard retiring, I agree. There's going to be a lot of really great players hanging them up this year, and unfortunately, I don't think there's the same amount of quality players coming up to replace them. Don't get me wrong, there are some good ones, but who's the next Lemieux? Who's the next Stevey Y? Who's going to last as long as these stalwarts?
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01-25-2006, 01:56 PM | #6 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: Ontario, Canada
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At his best, Lemieux was better than Gretzky, IMO. No one could dominate or break open a game the way he could. Unfortunately, cancer, a bad ticker and a bad back all combined to prevent Mario from rewriting a few of Gretzky's records. The way they teamed up in the 1987 Canada Cup was the most amazing convergence of talent ever seen in the sport.
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