JR Ewing Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 22 minutes ago, Fargocase said: I don't know if he'll be a decent GM but Bill Guerin was one of my favorite players back in the day. Had an all time great play in an All Time great game. Probably my second favorite game of all time - US vs Canada in 1996 World Championships. The US had a really, really great team. Guerin dropped the gloves and went after Keith Primeau. Beat the hell out of him in my memory. Then Keith Tkachuk beat the hell out of Claude Lemieux. I"ve often thought about looking for a tape of that game! And when Lemaire's NJD team won the Cup Guerin was a key guy. I hope he becomes as good a GM as he was a player. Old school Power Forward. Was also a big time leader for the player's Union back in the day. Yeah, that was the '96 World Cup. Guerin was a really good mix of skill and toughness, though Primeau definitely got the upper hand that day. My understanding is that Guerin has acquitted himself well in his career as an excutive so far, and I always pulled for him after his time as an Oiler. Respected him. I hope he does well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargocase Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I went and watched the replays on YouTube. The fight didn't quite go like I remembered! Or Tkachuk vs Dirty Claude. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fargocase Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 But I think Derrian Hatcher beat somebody up! IMO that late 90's hockey was by far the most fun to watch! I saw Joel Otto, the Bemidji Beaver skate by. I think about the Edm-Cal wars back in the day. Otto vs Messier! There's nothing like that nowadays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR Ewing Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 9 minutes ago, Fargocase said: But I think Derrian Hatcher beat somebody up! IMO that late 90's hockey was by far the most fun to watch! I saw Joel Otto, the Bemidji Beaver skate by. I think about the Edm-Cal wars back in the day. Otto vs Messier! There's nothing like that nowadays. No, it's not like it was. There's more skill in the league than ever before, but most games don't have an ounce of the emotion that they used to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_Laxative Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 14 hours ago, Fargocase said: I went and watched the replays on YouTube. The fight didn't quite go like I remembered! Or Tkachuk vs Dirty Claude. I was just aboot to post the youtube Totally in fun. My damned memory ain't what it used to be either - by any stretch Thanks for mentioning our only Beaver to have his name on the Cup GO BEAVS! PS I agree 100% with you and JR on the lack of passion in today's game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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