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Your must read Yzerman post of the day. Brilliant RT @inhyung Great blog post by @iwocpo on The Captain. http://bit.ly/4iqmA0 12 days ago |
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Great blog post by @iwocpo on The Captain. #Redwings #steviey http://bit.ly/4iqmA0 12 days ago |
Celebrating the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2009
Puck Daddy —
Leahy and I thought about adding a "Best Hall of Fame Class of the last decade" list to our end-of-2000s project, but opted to leave it out. Few would argue that the Class of 2002 was the weakest: Bernie Federko, Clark Gillies, Rod Langway and the late Roger Neilson. The only point of debate would be the strongest of the decade, which comes down to two classes. (All due respect to the Ray Bourque/Paul Coffey/Larry Murphy/Cliff Fletcher class of 2004.) 2007: Mark Messier, Al MacInnis, Scott Stevens, Ron Francis, Jim Gregory. 2009: Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille, Brian Leetch, ...
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The Triple Deke —
I knew this day was coming for a while now. I still haven't thought of any cool words to say or found a way to capture what Stevie's career meant in just one post. This guy did, and it's perfect. Not good -- perfect. I've dropped one-liner odes to the Captain here and there over the past year and a half, and those won't ever stop. I'll keep posting ...
What To Say?
On the Wings —
I’m sitting here watching the HHOF induction ceremony and realized I didn’t post about Steve Yzerman’s entering the Hall. To be honest, I don’t know what to say that would seem adequate. Bill comes close.
As for me, all I can say is there will never be another player like you, Stevie. I can’t put what you meant to me personally, the state of Michigan and the hockey world into words. Congratulations, Captain.
Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman...
Snipe Snipe, Dangle Dangle —
That has a pretty nice ring to it, eh? The Captain finally took his rightful place in the Hockey Hall of Fame last night. He's been enshrined where all hockey fans will whisper his name in awe like we already do here in Hockeytown. Where parents will hold their kids up to his plaque and reverently tell stories about the feats they saw him accomplish. His status as a legend is fully cemented now, not that we didn't know that already. Stevie really has reached the "finish line" of his playing career, but you and I both know better than to think that his legacy won't continue to influence this team, this town, and our hearts and minds. He delivered a wonderful speech that was ...
