It was hard to notice based on the coverage in the papers, but apparently they canonized St. Messier last night at Madison Square Garden.
As a Devils fan, you might think I'm bitter toward that grinning, blubbering Cro-Magnon. But actually, I'm really grateful for his 1994 Eastern Conference Finals defeat of New Jersey. Sure, supposedly guaranteeing a Game 6 victory might be considered gauche in a town where a fella by the name of Joe Willy did something similar 25 years earlier to revolutionize his sport. But mostly, he just set the Devils on a decade of dominance that has yet to see the Rangers even return to the playoffs. Even if this year's standings seem to indicate a turnaround.
Mostly, I'm feeling bad for Bob Kabel, who wore Messier's now-retired number 11 for a portion of his 48 game career in 1959-60. Sorry, Bobby. We hardly knew ye.
Friday, January 13, 2006
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Sounds like despite the subsequent "decade of dominance" (or as I like to call it the "decade of trap-defense and empty arena seats"), you're still just a bitter Devils fan when it comes to Messier and the 94 playoffs. Otherwise, what was the purpose of this post?
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