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    Surprised there is no thread on this yet.

    18 years...Patrick Roy was a goalie almost as long as I've been alive.
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  • #2
    About time.
    "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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    • #3
      Gee... must be nice to be young... I was getting old when he was just a rookie

      It's a great loss to the NHL. It's unfortunate he had to go out as he did... lossing to Minny early in the playoffs.

      He was one of the best... First round HOF material.
      Keep on Civin'
      RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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      • #4
        He's been in my black book ever since he refused to play for Team Canada in the Olympics.
        "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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        • #5
          But, damn! He was good.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Asher
            He's been in my black book ever since he refused to play for Team Canada in the Olympics.
            You won the damn gold medal last time. Quit bitching.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by ixnay


              You won the damn gold medal last time. Quit bitching.
              So? This is Canada! Imagine if MJ had refused to play for the US in BBall. What would you say about him?
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              • #8
                Originally posted by notyoueither
                Imagine if MJ had refused to play for the US in BBall. What would you say about him?
                That he was the best Basketball player of all time.

                And since he brought 6 championships to my hometown... GO MJ
                Keep on Civin'
                RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by notyoueither
                  But, damn! He was good.
                  No. Damn he IS good.
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                  • #10
                    I'm not too terribly fond of his Olympics choice, either... But it's still too bad to see him go.

                    Through all these years, up until his last game, he was the only goalie in the league (save for maybe Brodeur) who I could definitively say could beat anyone on any given night. No matter what was going on, what the circumstances were, he would give you trouble like nobody's business.

                    There are many great goalies in the league, still (Belfour, Richter [is he retiring this summer?], Khabibulin, Turco), but they just don't have (at least yet) that special something that Roy had, and still has today. It's too bad that he went out like he did, but what with his arthritis and all... It was probably the right choice.

                    Marty B has just been upgraded to Best Active Goaltender status.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Ming


                      That he was the best Basketball player of all time.

                      And since he brought 6 championships to my hometown... GO MJ
                      Yeah, but you'd still mutter an odd 'bastard' if he refused to play for the national team. Even if they won. That's why it's...

                      damn! Why is that bastard so good?!
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Ming
                        That he was the best Basketball player of all time.

                        And since he brought 6 championships to my hometown... GO MJ
                        But he sucks at golf.
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                        • #13
                          He's better at golf than I am
                          Keep on Civin'
                          RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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                          • #14
                            There's a lot of women, and probably some cripples, who are better at golf than you are.
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                            • #15
                              Nah... based on my USGA Golf Handicap, I'm better than 90% of those that play golf... But MJ is still better than I am.

                              And I know that all the women on the LPGA are better as well
                              Keep on Civin'
                              RIP rah, Tony Bogey & Baron O

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