To me he seemed like a buffoonish curmudgeon, sort of an Archie Bunker of hockey.
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To me he seemed like a buffoonish curmudgeon, sort of an Archie Bunker of hockey.
That's what was so funny about the " bunch of jerks" comment. There he was being this grumpy old codger calling them jerks for something everyone else seemed to like and they turned it into a nickname.
I sort of miss him. He was kind of cartoonish like Yosemite Sam
Exactly. That's all I meant with my earlier post.
Oh, I got your drift. I mean, how could you take that guy seriously, at least in the last few years?
There's even a Best of Don Cherry on you tube - ridiculous stuff.
The Canadiens had a huge pool of talent to pick from...in the old days.....Not so much today...as they haven’t sniffed a cup in 27 YEARS.
93 was the last cup for a Canadian team. Shame since hockey was invented by Canada
That is up for debate. Could be that the modern version of ice hockey got it's start in Canada.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulFLUS
Bob
That just may point to the possibility that the expanded NHL has a diluted talent pool even though there are still some spectacular individual players. It's leveled the playing field by handicapping every team equally.Quote:
Originally Posted by nessmuck
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