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July 21, 2007
Best Game Seen
They were still the Soviets in those days. We Canadians were familiar with their stars, but they weren't yet allowed to play in the NHL. To us, they were the bad guys, although the rivalry was clearly evolving. The outright animosity present in the legendary 1972 Summit Series was missing, replaced by a grudging, mutual respect. These two teams now knew each other intimately, and used the other as their sole measuring stick. Fear of losing, and what it would mean to live with that failure for years, clearly motivated both sides.
Posted by aetchells at July 21, 2007 04:49 PM
Comments
i've seen highlights of this series, but never the games. lemiuex says this was the turning point of his career. it was also only 1 or 2 years before the penguins went and got coffey and later larry murphy before winning two cups. and lemeiux had 199 pts with a crazy scoring streak that ended when his back caved in.
i know, you hate the penguins.
suck it.
Posted by: pittsburgher meister at July 23, 2007 02:29 PM