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Who Had The Better Hair, Them Or Them?

Who had the better hair, these guys - Mario and Jaro?

Or these guys - 1966 Canadian band, The British Modbeats?

June 17, 2009 in Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
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Mats Sundin A Canucklehead

Mats Sundin has just signed with Vancouver, and there’s nothing that I could possibly say that hasn’t been said or will be said.
 
Except this:
 
I’m going to laugh like crazy if he turns out to be mediocre, or gets hurt and plays very little. The hockey world has treated this guy like he’s Wayne Gretzky, Rocket [...]

December 18, 2008 in Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, Wayne Gretzky
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Montreal Travels To Philadelphia, And I’m Sure They Haven’t Forgotten

With the Canadiens in Philadelphia Monday night, the memories come swirling back to last spring.
 
Montreal had taken out Boston in the opening round in a hard-fought series, then met the Flyers in round two, and it didn’t go the way it was supposed to.
 
Alex Kovalev, Tom Plekanec, Chris Higgins, and many other Habs somehow lost [...]

October 12, 2008 in Boston Bruins, Carey Price, Detroit Red Wings, Mario Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, NHL playoffs, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins
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All Tom Kostopoulos Has To Do Is Just Keep Proving People Wrong.

If you had a team made up of only players like Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Guy Lafleur, and Mike Bossy, with the same type of all-stars on defence and in goal, you wouldn’t win every game. You probably wouldn’t win the Stanley Cup. All you’d be is a fancy team that’s missing something.
 
You wouldn’t have the type [...]

September 5, 2008 in Los Angeles Kings, Mario Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Wayne Gretzky
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We Lost Gary Lupul A Year Ago

    
A year ago today, July 17, 2007, Gary Lupul passed away. He was 48 years old.
 
Gary Lupul was an ex-Vancouver Canuck, a proud Powell Riverite, a friend to people from all walks of live, and a great friend of mine. He was a scout for the Canucks when he died, and his beat was [...]

July 17, 2008 in Gary Lupul, International Hockey, Mario Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks
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Sidney Crosby Takes The Bull By The Horns And Wakes His Penguins Up

The good news for the Pittsburgh Penguins is their three big guys, Crosby, Malkin, and Hossa, played well. The even better news for the Penguins is that they won game three, and are now pretty well back in the series. But not quite.
Sidney Crosby did what all great stars throughout the years have done. Stepped [...]

May 28, 2008 in Bobby Orr, Detroit Red Wings, Gordie Howe, Guy Lafleur, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, NHL playoffs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Toe Blake, Wayne Gretzky
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Pittsburgh and Detroit Go For The Cup. This Is Good, I Suppose.

Two real good teams are going to tangle for the Stanley Cup. I’ve got no complaints about this. It’s not like it’s the Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricane, or Tampa Bay Lightening. Or even, dare I say, the Anaheim Ducks.
No, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings are a solid matchup and two good hockey towns to boot. [...]

May 19, 2008 in Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Sidney Crosby, Toronto Maple Leafs, Wayne Gretzky
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Mike Bossy Does It Well, Alex Ovechkin Doesn’t

Watching Henrik Lundqvist get yanked in Sweden’s 5-4 loss to Canada in the World Hockey Championship reminded me of something. Lundqvist speaks English with no accent whatsoever. At least that’s what my ears have heard in the couple of interviews I’ve seen of the Ranger goalie on TV.
Speaking perfect English is an amazing thing when it’s not [...]

May 17, 2008 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, Alex Ovechkin, Mario Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, Toe Blake
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Howe, Orr, Gretzky, and Lemieux. Which One Goes?

You’re the unbelievably lucky GM of your team because you have Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, and Mario Lemieux on it. But because of your tight budget, you must trade one of them. All are 26 years old, and all are completely healthy. Who will you choose?
GORDIE HOWE, Mr. Hockey, was 6′1″, 205 lbs, and played [...]

February 5, 2008 in Bobby Orr, Gary Lupul, Gordie Howe, Mario Lemieux, Maurice Richard, Wayne Gretzky
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