@JackStraw "Respectfully, no... I'm not taking it out of context. Bernie was a well known flake. In a good way of course, but flaky nonetheless." Well agree to disagree semantically, I guess. "Flake" has a definite negative connotation IMHO - I've read a lot about Bernie & he was one of the main leaders of that team, probably second only to Clarkie. My take on it was that he had a "wacky" sense of humor (esp. for the times as an athlete), but a stone cold killer when it came to goaltending. Even 16 said he would "follow Bernie across the water..." His levity at certain times on the ice was calculated & a means to an end as far as keeping himself & his boys on an even keel in rediculously high pressure situations. When it came to his work - you can't really begin to use a word like "flake" - the results speak for themselves. If he were to follow up those 1-0, 2-0 shutouts in the SCF's by giving up 5-6 goals, then maybe. So within the context of this thread "Bryz...Still Crazy" - I don't think you can even put Bryz in the same, um, "universe" (forgive me :unsure:) as Bernie - Bryz is a true "flake" if you ask me. Dude gets a major payday, emancipation from a 3rd tier hockey market to one of the best hockey towns / organizations in the NHL, has the best offense in the league playing in front of him as well as the top 5 D, & the ****** is still playing like its the preseason. Now that's the ******* definition of flaky right there.