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Fight Instigation: Fight Highlights
Maacoshark:
Once in awhile I will spend 2 or 3 hours just watching hockey fights. Watched a bunch last night. Was watching guys like Clark Gillies, Wayne Cashman, Terry O'Reilly, Keith Magnuson, Behn Wilson, Dave Schultz, Tiger Williams, Stan Jonathon, Bob Probert, Mark Tinordi, Dave Manson, Tony Twist, Dave Brown and a bunch if other tough guys. I even watched a Bobby Orr fight and he held his own. Some of those fights were long fights. Now the officials jump in so quickly.
DC just wondering who your favorite fighter was. I assume Probert. I have to admit I didnt like him but I do think he was the best fighter the NHL has ever seen. I rewatched quite a few Probert fights lastnight. He won most of them, maybe a couple of draws but he did get knocked down by Todd Ewen.
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Tuesday August 14, 2018, 08:38:50 PM Eastern ---Once in awhile I will spend 2 or 3 hours just watching hockey fights. Watched a bunch last night. Was watching guys like Clark Gillies, Wayne Cashman, Terry O'Reilly, Keith Magnuson, Behn Wilson, Dave Schultz, Tiger Williams, Stan Jonathon, Bob Probert, Mark Tinordi, Dave Manson, Tony Twist, Dave Brown and a bunch if other tough guys. I even watched a Bobby Orr fight and he held his own. Some of those fights were long fights. Now the officials jump in so quickly.
DC just wondering who your favorite fighter was. I assume Probert. I have to admit I didnt like him but I do think he was the best fighter the NHL has ever seen. I rewatched quite a few Probert fights lastnight. He won most of them, maybe a couple of draws but he did get knocked down by Todd Ewen.
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You’re god damn right!! Along with The Captain they where my favorite players. Yeah Ewen knocked him down once, but Probie didn’t forget it and in the fights after Ewen basically held just on.
The stories of the shit he did in the 80s are some of the best sports-parting stories ever. Hell after wrecking a Harley he told the cop “just charge me with the usual”
The day he died I was in LA, and sat on my hotel balcony watching Probie fights while drinking a bottle of Old No 7
Maacoshark:
I'm not sure who my favorite fighter was. I liked Gillies and O'Reilly in the 70s. In the 80s I liked Tinordi and Manson. All of those guys could play hockey too. I was a big fan of Tinordi when he played for the North Stars. He could fight, hit, and was excellent defensively. I remember the Stars killing off a 5 minute major and I think Tinordi was on the ice the entire 5 mins.
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: Maacoshark on Wednesday August 15, 2018, 08:33:28 PM Eastern --- I'm not sure who my favorite fighter was. I liked Gillies and O'Reilly in the 70s. In the 80s I liked Tinordi and Manson. All of those guys could play hockey too. I was a big fan of Tinordi when he played for the North Stars. He could fight, hit, and was excellent defensively. I remember the Stars killing off a 5 minute major and I think Tinordi was on the ice the entire 5 mins.
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I found this little gem of two of my favorites growing up, both of which tread the line of can/like to/want to fight, and can/like/want to score (yes, part of why i like VGK)
As for today’s game, there will always be players that are first and foremost fighters available. The “Goon” role may not be en-vouge in the NHL right now, but when needed, they’ll be ones out there available.
But the real threat that’s dying out is the player that not only plays an excellent “5tool” all around game, but also just likes to fight and doesn’t mind doing it.
While Wilson is one of the prototypes of this in today’s game, they seem to be fewer and fewer to come by, which hopefully will change
Anyway Caps vs Wings=boring draw 😁
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Friday August 17, 2018, 04:41:42 PM Eastern ---I found this little gem of two of my favorites growing up, both of which tread the line of can/like to/want to fight, and can/like/want to score (yes, part of why i like VGK)
As for today’s game, there will always be players that are first and foremost fighters available. The “Goon” role may not be en-vouge in the NHL right now, but when needed, they’ll be ones out there available.
At one time a lot of the tough guys were also very good hockey players. And hockey in the 70s and earlier most guys could handle themselves. The only powder puffs I can think of off hand were Gilbert Perrault and Mike Bossy. Maybe Marcel Dionne too. The role of the goon really changed when Gretzky entered the league. Had to protect your soft players.
But the real threat that’s dying out is the player that not only plays an excellent “5tool” all around game, but also just likes to fight and doesn’t mind doing it.
While Wilson is one of the prototypes of this in today’s game, they seem to be fewer and fewer to come by, which hopefully will change
Anyway Caps vs Wings=boring draw 😁
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