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@SimServant @stock_guy1 I also think the great goal scorers would adjust to the goalie style. LaFleur needs to hit a window above the shoulder and near the ear? He’d do it. He could power pucks past goalies and had moves in tight that would open them up like a can opener. The goals would still come.

@davidckerr1 @stock_guy1 To me, the shot is not the problem, it's just the style of goaltending. I just think the goalies today would've just drop in butterfly and lower the blocker.

Ça fait genre 34-35 ans que je suis le Canadien, je n'ai jamais vu un joueur de mon vivant marquer des buts de vrais "goal scorer" de la sorte.

@SimServant @stock_guy1 Agree. He was the stud of the era.

@davidckerr1 @stock_guy1 I'm pretty sure no goalie in the current NHL allows that shot after 48 saves, but it was still a shot from one of the most talented players of that era. That's why we don't compare eras.

@SimServant @stock_guy1 Goalies have better equipment, but shooters have better sticks. I call it a draw. LaFleur’s Popeye arms using a flex stick? Oh my - not fair. To be fair to Gilles Gilbert, he was being bombarded. So no goalie today would give that up? How about after making 48 saves?

@stock_guy1 C'est sûr que les époques sont différentes. J'avais créé un bon débat à l'époque en disant que son but égalisateur contre les Bruins en 1979, y'a aucun gardien actuel de la LNH qui laisse rentrer ça. Mais il faut respecter ce qui a été accompli quand même.

@MitchyGallo Another note. Evans winning face offs late against tough competition. Miller and Trochek have nice winning percentages.

Here are my three takeaways from the Montreal Canadiens’ 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, brought to you by Snap Bar Sportif in Rigaud. 1- Newhook having a career year It’s unfortunate that Alex Newhook suffered the injury that cost him a large portion of the season, because he’s been terrific both before and after. Maybe people would view him differently if he had played a full year, more than just a third-line player who can fill in on the top six in spurts. Newhook might still set a career high in goals despite missing nearly half the season. Yes, he’s benefited from playing alongside Ivan Demidov, but he’s made the most of that opportunity and it’s clearly working. It wasn’t long ago that the Canadiens were looking to young players who hadn’t blossomed to help speed up the rebuild, and it looks like, in doing that, they hit a home run and found a gem in Newhook. 2- Penalty kill with another perfect night The penalty kill has been a point of concern for Montreal all season and needed to improve heading into the playoffs. To their credit, the Canadiens have done a good job fixing issues on the fly this year, whether it was protecting leads, slow starts, or defensive zone coverage. Well, the PK shut down the New York Rangers tonight. And while the Rangers aren’t a great team overall, they are dangerous on the power play. Montreal also held Tampa Bay to 0-for-4 on Tuesday and blanked Nashville on special teams over the weekend. Another box is starting to get checked as they approach the postseason. 3- Jacob Fowler’s rebound Martin St. Louis made the right call again with his goaltenders, something he’s handled well all season. Fowler’s toughest outing came back in early December, when he dropped a 5-4 shootout game to the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. So what do you do? You give him a chance to respond against that same team, and he delivered. Much like his win over Nashville, he wasn’t overly tested, but he made a couple of key saves, including a point-blank right pad stop on Alexis Lafrenière in the second period. Looking ahead, the Canadiens are in a great position with two goalies performing well while still on inexpensive deals. That kind of flexibility can be a huge advantage. @tsn690

@BobPagesports @GoldenAgeNBA You mention Mahorn and I think about some of the teams in that era that had big beef. The Knicks, Pacers and Pistons come to mind. You didn’t want to drive the lane against those teams.

@GoldenAgeNBA SO true! And the reason was, like Ulf Samuelsson and a few others in sports, Laimbeer deliberately tried to injure opponents - then didn't have the guts to back it up. Ricky Mahorn took care of THAT.

The only thing you will ever get Laker and Celtics fans to agree on… they all hate Maimbeer.

@Super70sSports Barney Miller

Name a great television theme song. I’ll start:

@tedtheodorou Cole.

Suzuki will score the #habs1stgoal tonight. Habs who you got?

@Jimfrombaseball Saw Johnny open up for Bob in Saudi Arabia. The ladies in the act could not get work papers from the Saudi government, so the show was basically Johnny and Bob. A lot of people told me Johnny was the better of the two. He seemed so natural around people.

"I hitched a ride in the back of a 3/4 ton Jeep and headed to Long Binh to attend Bob Hope USO Christmas Show. The show ended with everyone singing “Silent Night” and not a dry eye anywhere." 'Bob Hope Christmas Show'. Johnny Bench and Bob Hope. Johnny Bench enlisted in 1966 in the Army Reserve for six years, receiving basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and combat support training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Bench became a field wireman with the 478th Engineer Battalion and was based at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, which is across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. Raised money for the nonprofit "Hope For the Warriors", which provides programs on transition, health and wellness for service members and veterans. Served as National Spokesperson for the "National Guard Youth Challenge Program." Served as National Chairman of the American Cancer "Society's Athletes vs. Cancer" campaign. Hosted the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital's "Catch the Cure" program. Raised money for the nonprofit "USA Cares", which supports veterans. Started the Johnny Bench Scholarship.

@nut_history Mario Andretti

Out curiosity - do you have an all-time favourite F1 driver?

@BobPagesports Sounds like Ken Coleman on the call. Not sure though.

A show of hands now from The Peanut Gallery, please: who watched this on TV back then - besides THIS old codger?

@Super70sSports The head to head match-ups with John Tudor were legendary.

Dwight Gooden won 24 games when he was 20 years old. You’ll never see it again in your life but I was there and can confirm it was fucking awesome.

@nut_history Jerry Remy. 6 Hrs with Cal, 1 hr with Boston.

Name a good player that barely hit any home runs that you loved to watch

@MitchyGallo @mndamico Got smoked in the circle last night. One of those areas that will improve over time. Don’t know if he’s the playmaker you might want at 2C, but he has great finishing skills.

@mndamico I know there's more to goals, that's why I mentioned his two way play. They're in contention for the conference with him as their 2C... #whynothehabs

Kapanen has over 20 goals as a rookie and plays a solid two way game but he’s not legitimate?

@BobPagesports Larkin has shown he can carry that team for good stretches of time. He can’t play defense or goal, two areas that have hurt them over the past few years.

I don't blame you for writing this, Greg, but I think it's unfair. Dylan's an excellent 2-way player & a U.S. Olympic team leader. He's from Detroit & played at U-M. You can tell everyone, teammates AND opponents, respects him. If this LATEST CHOKE continues, Stevie Y must go!

@Jimfrombaseball I miss Rickey.

"Rickey Henderson was the most generous guy I ever played with. Whenever the discussion came around to World Series shares, and what we should give one of the fringe people — whether it was a minor leaguer who came up for a few days or the parking lot attendant — Rickey would shout out, ‘Full share!’ We’d all argue for a while and then Rickey would say: "Fuck that! You can change somebody’s life!" Mike Piazza. "Rickey Henderson doesn't discriminate. Rickey Henderson will go wherever Rickey Henderson can get paid, and the fans can shower Rickey Henderson with all the love Rickey Henderson deserves, for being the best Rickey Henderson that Rickey Henderson can be. Look, I don’t go around saying Rickey does this, Rickey does that. That’s not something that Rickey does." Rickey Henderson. "When you think of me, I would like you to remember that kid from the inner city that played the game with all his heart and never took the game for granted. Thanks everyone here for making my dream come true today. In closing, I would like to say my favourite player, my favourite hero was Mohammad Ali. He said at one time, "I am the greatest". That is something I always wanted to be. And now that the Association has voted me into the Baseball Hall of Fame, my journey as a player is complete. I am now in the class of the greatest players of all time. And at this moment, I am very, very humble." Rickey Henderson. Hall of Fame Induction Speech.

@skroskznik_ @MitchyGallo Glaring issues for sure. Team D has picked it up as late as the scoreboard will tell. But overall season, they have out scored their issues. The PK will be really important for the playoffs.

@MitchyGallo Bottom ten in penality kill and bottom half is team defense =/= contender

Dunk away. If other teams had Montreal’s resume, they’d be spoken about differently. Are we going to dump on the Buffalo/TB believers if they get knocked out early? One of Dallas/Minny going home in round one, are we going to dunk in those that have propped up those teams? TB loses its an upset. MTL loses its hitting a wall. Cool. #whynotthehabs

@AZadarski That looks like a “win”.

Reminder that Adam Engström is part of the Jesperi Kotkaniemi trade tree.

@SimonaXhekaj @DavidGogoBlues I think the judges will allow that one!

@DavidGogoBlues I love him most 🫶

I love this guy!! @SimonaXhekaj

@Jimfrombaseball If I had to vote between Seaver and Rivera (unanimous vote), I’d vote for Seaver. No disrespect to Rivera. Seaver vs Aaron? Wow, that would be tough.

"Tom Seaver’s the best pitching prospect in the minor leagues. 'Wonder Boy' reminds me of Robin Roberts the way he throws, only he’s faster than Roberts. He knows what he’s doing and has great poise. If he’s not injured, he’s going to be one of the big stars of the game." Jacksonville Mgr. Solly Hemus on Tom Seaver's one and only season in the minors at Jacksonville. "If it had cost Seaver anything, I probably would regret it at some level, but it didn’t really cost him anything. He still got the highest vote, percentage wise, total ever, and he wouldn’t have been unanimous anyway." Paul Hagen. BBWAA member Paul Hagen and two others, turned in blank HOF ballot as a way of protesting the decision made by the HOF Board of Directors, to prohibit Pete Rose from being on ballots because he had been banned from baseball for life, for his involvement in gambling on baseball. Tom Seaver was named on 425 out of 430 ballots for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Three ballots were blank as a protest against Pete Rose being ineligible. One was sent by a writer recovering from surgery, who did not notice Seaver's name. One never voted for any player in their first year of eligibility. Tom Seaver got a higher percentage of the vote for the Baseball HOF than Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Walter Johnson.

@Super70sSports It had promise (good stars) but it was terrible.

The Toy is rated 3% fresh by critics on Rotten Tomatoes. I say no movie that stars Jackie Gleason and Richard Pryor can possibly be bad, you snobby film school motherfuckers.