Those were classic ...
by BIGSKYND (2019-01-30 11:44:20)

In reply to: I just heard Dave "The Hammer" Schultz on the radio  posted by garbageplate

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not many people realize that one year (forget which) Taz nearly cracked the 100-point barrier. I'm pretty sure the Hammer never came close. Between him, Hound Kelly, Dornhoefer, and Homlgren that was a tough crew. Add in Booby Clark and his (very) loose stick - just ask Valeri Kharamov.

Unfortunately, those were all before my time
by garbageplate  (2019-01-30 15:58:43)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I've seen highlights of the fog game between Buffalo and Philly with former Sabres announcer Jim Lorentz killing a bat, and heard some of the stories, but it's another world for me. Schultz never scored more than 40 points in a year and he said on his interview that he got sent down to Rochester by Scotty Bowman after a brief stint in Buffalo, which effectively ended his NHL career.

I enjoy hearing about those days. I'm sure I would've enjoyed that era of hockey.

EDIT- linking an interesting story that I found from Schultz from the NYT in 1982 with some regrets about his career.
I remember the fog game ....
by BIGSKYND  (2019-01-30 16:26:39)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

and the clash of styles between the Bullies and the French Connection. Perreault was a guy that the lunatics in Montreal always thought they somehow got screwed on getting.