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richkrt99:
Okay I was mostly pulling your old chain. I looked it up and Maruk played for Caps 79-83 (so your old ass had whiskers that were 12). :raspberry:
I did not know, but he played for MNS until 89. Looking back at some of the old rosters....I started watching Caps in around 83 or so. I remember all the guys on the 83 roster so I likely saw Maruk play but I remember him as "the" famous Cap that I never really saw. I look at the 82 roster and I don't recognize 1/2 the guys. I certainly didn't know Brian Engblom played D for the Caps
I think I became a pretty die-hard fan about 85 or so. Rod Langway was one of my favorites along with Scott Stevens. I don't remember Langway being traded TO the Caps (prior 82-83 season) so he was already the captain when I truly started watching. I remember absolutely hating seeing Stevens go to another team. I remember clearly watching Bobby Gould brake Mario's face. I remember "Loooooooouuuuuuuu" Franceschetti, remember Gustafsson being an excellent face-off guy. Certainly remember watching Gartner, Dino, Ridley, Miller, Murphy (and his purse), Duchesne, Christian, Pivonka, Druce (on the loose), Sheehy, Corriveau, and of course, Alan May. Most of these guys came along/thru in the mid-late 80's
I remember watching on channel 20 (WDCA) Fornes and Koken the announcers. I can't stand Koken as a play-by-play guy - very knowledgeable, but sucks at actually following/calling the game when he fills in)
Dale Hunter was my favorite Cap of all time. Emulated my style of play :snicker: . Actually named my dog after him about 1989 or so.
Bondra was my favorite after that. Now it's Ovie. Ovie certainly made hockey popular in Washington so props for that.
Sorry for the long post - Jeez I can't wait for the season to start. Sure hope it's not a total shit-show this year.
alta:
Trading away Dino still pisses me off.
Mickstix:
Who you callin old?? I aint have a single whisker on my sack in 1979! :raised-eyebrow: :snicker:
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: alta on Wednesday August 30, 2023, 09:52:19 AM Eastern ---
Trading away Dino still pisses me off.
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Yeah, pretty sure that was PR related - didn't we trade off most of the guys involved in the post playoff limousine incident?
Sheehy and Dino were traded. Stevens was a third. I think there were on or two more; Courtnall or Kypreos?
Okay...looked it up and the incident was after the '90 season and it was Dino, Sheehy, Courtnall, Stevens. Jury did not indict any of them, but it was ugly for the Caps organization.
Courtnall, Sheehy and Stevens were moved/traded that summer. Stevens was absolutely in the prime of his career at age 26, (played his 1st season in 83 as a 19 year old) Although...I recall Stevens wanted out of DC I think? He played another 14 seasons in the NHL after that. He was a serious difference maker.
I thought Dino was gone at the same time, but he played with Caps until 92
Mickstix:
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