Alex Ovechkin: NHL All-Time Goals Leader!

[Rain]

23 minutes ago, Amicus717 said:

You will find no who here agrees with you more than me.

I played a lot of hockey over the years, but my body can't handle it anymore -- too many accumulated hurts, although nothing as dramatic as a broken nose or lost teeth. Just a lot of wear and tear on my knees and shoulders, and one really bad ankle tear. 

But I did almost get into a fight with Dave "The Hammer" Schultz at a Pro-Am tournament in 2006. That was fun. 

 

 

Living in the desert has done wonders for my knees and joints in general, but at my age, it's better that I forget about ever putting the skates on again. 

The Hammer, man! That must have been something! lol

All the best for the playoffs, brother. I'll be rooting for the Leafs and the Habs from Vegas. My US team (Boston) has a few tough years ahead I expect. But it's great to see the Leafs come out on top of the Atlantic Division. And the Habs somehow manage to make it into the playoffs. 

 

[hockeyjx]

On 4/16/2025 at 11:51 PM, Amicus717 said:

You will find no who here agrees with you more than me.

I played a lot of hockey over the years, but my body can't handle it anymore -- too many accumulated hurts, although nothing as dramatic as a broken nose or lost teeth. Just a lot of wear and tear on my knees and shoulders, and one really bad ankle tear. 

But I did almost get into a fight with Dave "The Hammer" Schultz at a Pro-Am tournament in 2006. That was fun. 

 

 

I think I tore my  psoas at one point, then my hips are genetically defective. Well, one is, the other one is new 🤠

Around 2006, I was going to do a Flyers Alumni "fantasy" weekend. Put the deposit down, and it was perfect because it was near my sister's place. But then for some reason, they moved it to Montreal. The event was already too pricey at the time, the change of venue killed it for me.

Edited Friday at 06:30 PM by hockeyjx

[Rain]

And on the topic of hockey... How cool is that? I'm a big fan of both guys.

[Amicus717]

1 hour ago, Rain said:

And on the topic of hockey... How cool is that? I'm a big fan of both guys.

Heck of a game, too! Max Domi OT winner. 

[Amicus717]

On 4/17/2025 at 12:22 AM, Rain said:

Living in the desert has done wonders for my knees and joints in general, but at my age, it's better that I forget about ever putting the skates on again. 

The Hammer, man! That must have been something! lol

All the best for the playoffs, brother. I'll be rooting for the Leafs and the Habs from Vegas. My US team (Boston) has a few tough years ahead I expect. But it's great to see the Leafs come out on top of the Atlantic Division. And the Habs somehow manage to make it into the playoffs. 

 

Thanks, Rain! A good start so far, but this is going to be a tough series. 

I dunno if the Montreal can handle the Caps this time around, although I think they should be able to make it hard on them. But the future is bright for the Habs, and Hutson, Demidov and co getting some really valuable playoff experience. 

[Rain]

Indeed, fantastic game tonight.

TBH, I have more hope for the Leafs than I have for the Habs this year, but as you say, they have a pretty good core of young players and a lot of potential for the future.