Ronaldoescobar Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 And absolute legend.. one of the best ever imo. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Buzzsaw* Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 With perhaps the exception of Ovechkin and of course the Rocket, there has never been a goalscorer like Mike Bossy. (although Bossy's goals per game is much better than Ovie and Richard) I remember watching in the first few skills competitions in the Allstar game back in the early '80's.... Bossy was in the accuracy competition. There were styrofoam targets on all four corners of the net and one for the five hole. The shooter was between the two faceoff dots. Bossy would break all five targets without a miss and would do it one after the other, backswing/shot/backswing/shot/backswing/shot/backswing/shot/backswing/shot He had the most accurate shot I have ever seen... the goalies of the time just had no chance. But of course, this was the '70's and '80's when the stars were routinely hacked down and crosschecked. If Bossy had one flaw, it was that he wasn't great at avoiding checks... he wasn't good at what Gretzky could do, anticipate and slide out of the way. So as the #1 target he got pounded, game after game as he worked to get position in the slot... plus usually a cheapshot after he scored. And the result was, his back was shot by the time he was 30. 10 seasons played, 9 seasons with 50+ goals... only his last season when his back was completely gone did he score under 50. Not a Superstar... (in my opinion, only Morenz, Richard, Howe, Orr, Gretz and Lemieux can be called Superstars because they dominated their times) but a really bright Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 On 4/16/2022 at 1:47 AM, *Buzzsaw* said: With perhaps the exception of Ovechkin and of course the Rocket, there has never been a goalscorer like Mike Bossy. (although Bossy's goals per game is much better than Ovie and Richard) I remember watching in the first few skills competitions in the Allstar game back in the early '80's.... Bossy was in the accuracy competition. There were styrofoam targets on all four corners of the net and one for the five hole. The shooter was between the two faceoff dots. Bossy would break all five targets without a miss and would do it one after the other, backswing/shot/backswing/shot/backswing/shot/backswing/shot/backswing/shot He had the most accurate shot I have ever seen... the goalies of the time just had no chance. But of course, this was the '70's and '80's when the stars were routinely hacked down and crosschecked. If Bossy had one flaw, it was that he wasn't great at avoiding checks... he wasn't good at what Gretzky could do, anticipate and slide out of the way. So as the #1 target he got pounded, game after game as he worked to get position in the slot... plus usually a cheapshot after he scored. And the result was, his back was shot by the time he was 30. 10 seasons played, 9 seasons with 50+ goals... only his last season when his back was completely gone did he score under 50. Not a Superstar... (in my opinion, only Morenz, Richard, Howe, Orr, Gretz and Lemieux can be called Superstars because they dominated their times) but a really bright Star. What a load of rubbish again from you! ... There was no skills competition in Bossys era! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Buzzsaw* Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Westcoasting said: What a load of rubbish again from you! ... There was no skills competition in Bossys era! There was a shooting contest... if you didn't see it then it is before your time... but it existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Buzzsaw* Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Westcoasting said: What a load of rubbish again from you! ... There was no skills competition in Bossys era! Here you go f*ckwad: https://www.t80hl.com/2021/05/15/all-star-weekend-kicks-off-with-skills-competition/ The only inaccuracy in my post was that there were only 4 targets instead of the five I mentioned. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 1 hour ago, *Buzzsaw* said: Here you go f*ckwad: https://www.t80hl.com/2021/05/15/all-star-weekend-kicks-off-with-skills-competition/ The only inaccuracy in my post was that there were only 4 targets instead of the five I mentioned. You probably should have read this before you posted... wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/21/2022 at 12:37 AM, Westcoasting said: You probably should have read this before you posted... wow! Also maybe don't use wiki ... Accuracy Shooting Rules: Four players per squad. One goal to squad with most targets hit in fewest shots. One goal to individual winner's squad. In the event of a tie, each squad will receive one goal. Wales Conference Campbell Conference Players Players Mike Bossy Wayne Gretzky Mike Gartner Mario Lemieux Doug Gilmour Jari Kurri Mark Messier Luc Robitaille Wales Conference Mike Bossy 4 hits, 4 shots Mike Gartner 4 hits, 9 shots Doug Gilmour 4 hits, 5 shots Mark Messier 4 hits, 10 shots Campbell Conference Wayne Gretzky 4 hits, 4 shots Mario Lemieux 4 hits, 7 shots Jari Kurri 4 hits, 4 shots Luc Robitaille 4 hits, 6 shots Wales Conference: 1 Campbell Conference: 2 Best Shooters Mike Bossy 4 shots Wayne Gretzky 4 shots Jari Kurri 4 shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 14 hours ago, IBatch said: Also maybe don't use wiki ... Accuracy Shooting Rules: Four players per squad. One goal to squad with most targets hit in fewest shots. One goal to individual winner's squad. In the event of a tie, each squad will receive one goal. Wales Conference Campbell Conference Players Players Mike Bossy Wayne Gretzky Mike Gartner Mario Lemieux Doug Gilmour Jari Kurri Mark Messier Luc Robitaille Wales Conference Mike Bossy 4 hits, 4 shots Mike Gartner 4 hits, 9 shots Doug Gilmour 4 hits, 5 shots Mark Messier 4 hits, 10 shots Campbell Conference Wayne Gretzky 4 hits, 4 shots Mario Lemieux 4 hits, 7 shots Jari Kurri 4 hits, 4 shots Luc Robitaille 4 hits, 6 shots Wales Conference: 1 Campbell Conference: 2 Best Shooters Mike Bossy 4 shots Wayne Gretzky 4 shots Jari Kurri 4 shots I love the fantasy lineups on that site! Yay Gretzky is on our team and Mario is on the Oilers Kurri is on the loser Leafs team CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Mario Lemieux, C – Edmonton Oilers Steve Yzerman, C – Detroit Red Wings Dale Hawerchuk, C – Minnesota North Stars Wayne Gretzky, C – Vancouver Canucks Dave Andreychuk, LW – Calgary Flames Patrick Sundstrom, LW – Vancouver Canucks Brian Bellows, LW – Minnesota North Stars Luc Robitaille, LW – Los Angeles Kings Dino Ciccarelli, RW – Minnesota North Stars Jari Kurri, RW – Toronto Maple Leafs Rick Vaive, RW – Minnesota North Stars Glenn Anderson, RW – Edmonton Oilers Phil Housley, D – Detroit Red Wings Craig Hartsburg, D – Minnesota North Stars Doug Wilson, D – Chicago Blackhawks Gary Suter, D – Calgary Flames Al MacInnis, D – Calgary Flames Moe Mantha, D – Edmonton Oilers Clint Malarchuk, G – Vancouver Canucks Don Beaupre, G – Minnesota North Stars Mike Vernon, G – Calgary Flames Greg Sykes, GM – Minnesota North Stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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