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NHL Season 2018-19

#1,061
grrg63 said:
I missed the game last night too.
Man, Guentzel is a finisher, I wish Kessel and even Geno sometimes had his 'just go for it' attitude. This team would be unstoppable.
Sid's perfectly flipped pass was pretty sweet too.
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What made that flip-pass play even more sweeter was Guentzel was going up against Matheson, who is one of the swiftest-skating defensemen in the league. Heart and desire prevailed!
 
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#1,065
Picton said:
Bruins.

Still goin'...

They beat the Hartford Whalers tonight, which I haven't seen them do in like twenty years.
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I actually got a chance to see the original New England Whalers from the WHA, before the league folded and NHL expansion picked up some of the WHA teams, and then they became the Hartford Whalers.
 
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#1,069
GonePlaid said:
Didja get a sweater?
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Unfortunately, no. There wasn't a lot of disposable income going around then, and we probably got a group rate for nosebleed seats with our Cub Scout troupe of about 30 or so kids. Bruins tickets were out of the question during that period of time, which is how we wound up seeing the Whalers.
 
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#1,070
MJ5150 said:
Whoa bud, that's way cool. I didn't know your history as a hockey fan.

-Mike
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Yup. My dad was a German kid from Dedham, MA who idolized the "Kraut Line" of the Boston Bruins (Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer), and I grew up during the Bobby Orr era of the Bruins. By 1970 hockey literally exploded in the Greater Boston area, even though it was already a popular sport. I enjoyed it but was far too small and clumsy to play organized hockey...would have gotten my arse kicked...nor did we have the money for all of that equipment.

Most of us grew up playing pond or street hockey in the winter, and some kids used to take a shortcut across the big pond near our middle school, skating across rather than making the long walk around it in the snow or freezing cold. Of course, back then lots of kids would walk up to a couple of miles to and from school. It wasn't unusual to see hundreds of kids and families skating on the area ponds on a weekend day, from sunrise until late at night when there were lights provided. It really bums me out now to see this tradition falling by the wayside.
 
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#1,071
jimfist said:
Most of us grew up playing pond or street hockey in the winter, and some kids used to take a shortcut across the big pond near our middle school, skating across rather than making the long walk around it in the snow or freezing cold. Of course, back then lots of kids would walk up to a couple of miles to and from school. It wasn't unusual to see hundreds of kids and families skating on the area ponds on a weekend day, from sunrise until late at night when there were lights provided. It really bums me out now to see this tradition falling by the wayside.
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Reminds of my high school years in the late 70s in SW Pennsylvania. Winter of '77 we had numerous snow days off school, so we were out playing hockey on the frozen lakes from sunup to sundown. One kid lived along the shore so we'd build a fire in his firepit and his mom would bring out hot chocolate. Ah, the life. Great memories.
 
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#1,072
dwm74 said:
Reminds of my high school years in the late 70s in SW Pennsylvania. Winter of '77 we had numerous snow days off school, so we were out playing hockey on the frozen lakes from sunup to sundown. One kid lived along the shore so we'd build a fire in his firepit and his mom would bring out hot chocolate. Ah, the life. Great memories.
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Yup. Nothing like it. A couple years ago I got the book "Mr. Hockey" My Story, a biography about Gordie Howe. I had low expectations but found this to be an intriguing book about a remarkable man. Some interesting stories about his childhood, and life in Canada during a pretty dismal time.
 
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And if Murray plays both games.

Columbus hasn't been looking too sharp lately, probably due to the influx of new guys getting acclimated. Hopefully they don't start gelling till after this weekend.

I'm wary of this team CBJ...If, and a big IF, they make the playoffs, I really think they could surprise a few teams. (Just hope one of those teams isn't a division rival that wear black and gold...)
 
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jimfist said:
Yup. My dad was a German kid from Dedham, MA who idolized the "Kraut Line" of the Boston Bruins (Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Bobby Bauer), and I grew up during the Bobby Orr era of the Bruins. By 1970 hockey literally exploded in the Greater Boston area, even though it was already a popular sport. I enjoyed it but was far too small and clumsy to play organized hockey...would have gotten my arse kicked...nor did we have the money for all of that equipment.

Most of us grew up playing pond or street hockey in the winter, and some kids used to take a shortcut across the big pond near our middle school, skating across rather than making the long walk around it in the snow or freezing cold. Of course, back then lots of kids would walk up to a couple of miles to and from school. It wasn't unusual to see hundreds of kids and families skating on the area ponds on a weekend day, from sunrise until late at night when there were lights provided. It really bums me out now to see this tradition falling by the wayside.
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I can't even skate
 
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