Not the most exciting player, but watching Lidstrom play live was mesmerizing to me. He just made the game look so easy
- WhiteLie

I was thinking more of the get off your seat and say "holy (frank), did you see that?!" type of excitement.

Lots of better examples of more skilled players like gretzky, Lidstrom, etc. like you mentioned.

Dale Weise.
- Marwood

somebody had to say it

I was thinking more of the get off your seat and say "holy (frank), did you see that?!" type of excitement.

Lots of better examples of more skilled players like gretzky, Lidstrom, etc. like you mentioned.
- bloatedmosquito

Plus we all have our own favorites.

Lidstrom was solid, but not exciting... you're right about that.
- kaptaan

I finally got to see him live when he was in his last season or two, so not his best, but I found myself following him around more than I expected

Exciting players?

how about

Savard - sure but I didn't get to see a lot of blackhawk games growing up so only saw highlite real stuff... but sure,
Yzerman - skilled but not as exciting as the players I mentioned
Forsberg - sure
Perreault - same as savard
Coffey - yes
Kovalev - no
Mogilny - no
Russian five man unit (detroit) - as a group but not as good as the players I mentioned
, and a russian to be named later.
- kaptaan

I was thinking more of the get off your seat and say "holy (frank), did you see that?!" type of excitement.

Lots of better examples of more skilled players like gretzky, Lidstrom, etc. like you mentioned.
- bloatedmosquito

Yeah thats why I prefaced my comment with not the most exciting. I didnt go to many games when I was younger and the ones I did I don't have many memories of excitement/greatness. He was the first guy I thought of when thinking of a player that captivated me when watching live

EDIT: Revealing my age a bit, but on TV was always excited to see what Thrashers-era Kovalchuk would do, also loved Gaborik from his Wild days. The types of goals they scored had that Bure flare that I grew up on

lol, I don't even know which is our second line... Whichever line McCann is on?

and the missed calls, really shouldn't call them missed, refs see them and decide not to blow the whistle as the zebras decide to ignore penalties, it becomes more and more like wrestling...

Damn the national broadcasts are painful to listen to
- hillbillydeluxe

I find it mind-bottling that McCann is our leading goal scorer; yet WD still has him playing with plugs and rarely gives him a sniff on the PP

Yet, we are subjected to watching the Sedin's burn a minute and half on the PP passing the puck around the perimeter.

I find it mind-bottling that McCann is our leading goal scorer; yet WD still has him playing with plugs and rarely gives him a sniff on the PP

Yet, we are subjected to watching the Sedin's burn a minute and half on the PP passing the puck around the perimeter.
- PetrolSexual

And the time he puts him on to get a goal for the team, he gets an assist.

And the time he puts him on to get a goal for the team, he gets an assist.
- pker2theend

see, those young feckers are not following WD`s directions. Same reason why Sven sits, assists don`t count.

Yeah thats why I prefaced my comment with not the most exciting. I didnt go to many games when I was younger and the ones I did I don't have many memories of excitement/greatness. He was the first guy I thought of when thinking of a player that captivated me when watching live
- WhiteLie

Doesn't have to be live to experience the excitement. Only time I ever saw Bure live was when he was with FLA. But it's his time with Vancouver that was incredible to watch, even on TV. Dad and I would just look at each other and think WTF? when Bure did his thing. He had a mean streak too which made him even more enjoyable to watch. (frank)ing treasure.

Good conversations here this morning!

I was also thinking about the Bure anniversary today and thinking lots about Mario last night. I always loved it when he came to town.

Anyway - here's today's new blog:

http://www.hockeybuzz.com...sburgh-Penguins/194/72277

I've watched that puck drop video with Will 5 times since last night. It was a great opening ceremony and Will was just beaming the whole time, great for a 15 yr old kid.

EDIT: Revealing my age a bit, but on TV was always excited to see what Thrashers-era Kovalchuk would do, also loved Gaborik from his Wild days. The types of goals they scored had that Bure flare that I grew up on
- WhiteLie

Agree, but as I mentioned above, I liked the meaness in some of Bure's game that the other two were/are missing (IMO).