Happy Canada Day!

Ghost Tiger

Ghost Tiger

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Zelcorpion said:
I love the old Canada - have some family living there. It will die the way of Sweden - only sooner.

Most don't talk about this.
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You might have counted out the old Canada a wee bit too soon Zel.

https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-53350-post-1604869.html#pid1604869

I don't recall ever seeing THAT kind of chutzpah from your average Swede.

There's a bit of steel left yet in Canada's spine. A wee dash of the spirit of Bob Probert from Windsor and Rowdy Roddy Piper from Saskatoon.

You'll see.
 
911

911

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Kona said:
doc holliday said:
Probert was also a big fan of nose candy too unfortunately. I think it was in 1988 or so when the Red Wings were in the conference final and Probert and Peter Klima got busted with coke while they were in Windsor which is across the river from Detroit (presumably to attend one of Windsor's many fine adult establishments). Needless to say Detroit lost that series to the Oilers after those two got suspended. He died way too young but he was a hard living guy who took a whack load of punches to the head. Had some great years with the Blackhawks too. Loving the reference to Tony Twist also. How St Louis didn't win a cup with Gretzky and Brett Hull, I'll never know (except well, Mike Keenan :razz:) All those Norris division teams had some serious goons but Probert was a tough guy and a very, very good player. Good stuff Kona!
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Some say the 1996 St. Louis Blues were the best team ever assembled. On top of those mentioned you had All Mcinnis, Chris Pronged and a host of other greats. Unreal they didn't win.

Bob Proberts ashes spread in the penalty box: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...sprinkled-his-ashes-in-red-wings-penalty-box/

Aloha!
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Nice story Kona, they should have sprinkled a few of his opponents' teeth in the box to go with his ashes.

You want 1996 all-time greats though? I'll give you some 1996 all-time greats:

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I'm not a Nordiques fan but you have to sympathize with them, they get their best team ever and then they bolt south and win it all! It's going to take them a few more decades to recover from this.

I remember the mid-90s Blues, saw them at the old Forum. This bunch of 90s players wasn't too shabby either:

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scotian

scotian

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I was a Nordiques fan because their AHL farm team was the Halifax Citadels, I was crushed as a kid when they made the move. So after that I had to pick a new team and went with the Blackhawks.
 
doc holliday

doc holliday

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Oh god 911, I think I want to puke after seeing those pictures of the Avs and the Habs. I despise Patrick Roy and Claude Lemieux. But it is amazing that the Blues didn't win the cup that year and I totally forgot about Mcginnis and Pronger. Scotian, nice to know that you're a Hawks fan now but back in the day, there was nothing like those battle of Quebec games. I used to root for the Nordiques just because I hated the Habs so much. Aren't there a lot of Bruins fans in Halifax too?
 
scotian

scotian

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^Yup its either the Leafs, Habs or Bruins on the east coast, I wanted to be different but still keep it Original Six so went with Chicago.
 
911

911

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Hehe Doc, yeah Roy is a total douche but he was an awesome goalie. When he was on it was a sight to behold.
 
doc holliday

doc holliday

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scotian said:
^Yup its either the Leafs, Habs or Bruins on the east coast, I wanted to be different but still keep it Original Six so went with Chicago.
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Well you have an open invitation to come to Chicago and go to a Hawks game with me (I'm lucky enough to have season tickets).

911, Roy probably is one of the best goalies in NHL history along with Brodeur, Sawchuk and Plante. But yeah major douchebag.
 
Nemausus

Nemausus

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Happy Canada Day, fellas!

Hope that you are able to make the best of our nation's birthday celebration during these crazy times.

Just hung up the flag for display from my balcony.

I'll likely take a bike ride through our Nation's Capital this afternoon and look for an open patio for a beer or two. Maybe even chow down on a poutine somewhere!

Enjoy the day wherever you are!

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