sarsippius

Great entry Scott

I saw Gordie play at the Spectrum in Philly in that final season of his career. I don't honestly remember who won or much else about the night, but I'm proud to be able to say I saw him skate. 

A few years ago when the Flyers retired Mark's #2, I was saddened to see the condition he was in at this point in life. Tough to see heroes like that.

Is this clotheshanger13? If so I apologize in advance, since we've already had this discussion.....

I don't wish Carter ill, I just don't understand the rush make him a great guy now that he finally (maybe) figured it out in LA.

1-Nobody cares about the partying. The Broad Street Bullies ALL lived at Rexy's and we loved them.

2- Injuries schminjuries, that's just an excuse, just because he played through them doesn't make him anything special in the NHL. Guys make contributions to the team while hurt all the time. The fact remains he was a no-show more often than not for 5 straight playoffs. He rolled up nice regular season numbers and then shrunk when it counted. 2 GWG in 47 playoff games is not impressive from a 40 goal regular season guy. Also your almost-a-goal-a-game stat for 2010 is a bit misstated:

http://flyers.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8470604

3/4- These are really the same points. Hustling down the ice and taking an irresponsible high and wide shot that ends up going back the other way, or doing that loop around the net and fire a shot move do not make him a good hockey player, even though you can argue that they would seem to show effort. They are displays of bad hockey sense. I maintain that the majority of his time here he was a floater and a selfish player.

5-Yeah, Campbell hits his stick, I guess. He also had Niemi sprawled on his stomach and still managed to fire it right at him. I suppose by itself it's nothing to hang the guy for, but put together with the rest of his crappy playoff performances it becomes the centerpiece of a lousy playoff resume.

I like 2-1 hockey games. I say if you don't like the trap, find a way to beat it. And I don't think you're seeing a return to the clutch and grab era