Those Flyers set a precedent that the league is just now starting to get rid of (although it seems to have come back with a vengeance this season). I probably would've rooted for the Soviets as well. Tretiak was a friggin' incredible goaltender.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Jan 7 2008, 09:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Is everyone in this thread besides me and MNFL (who knows nothing about hockey) Canadian? Man, I grew up in New Jersey and can't skate to save my life and I have always considered hockey to be my favorite (favourite) sport. I will never understand how people can be a sports fan as a kid and not instantly love hockey.</div> Just becouse I like Hockey dont mean im Canadian. I dont understand how anyone cant love hockey eather. Its fast as Basketball, stratagy like baseball, and they hit like football. Its all the sports combined on ice....With a Zamboni
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BasX @ Jan 7 2008, 08:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>FLYERS for the NHL and since its brought up BLUE JAYS for MLB</div> Hey, I never asked - why the Flyers? Is it Eric Lindros-related, or was there another player you were into that played there? You just like the uniforms?
