Nice puck. I think I have a Pat Lafontaine one around here somewhere.
Also, on the topic of hockey memorabilia…about 15 years ago when I cared more about such things, I mailed some trading cards I had accumulated in the early 90s to various players to get them autographed. Mostly former Sabres, but also a few random hall-of-famers. Anyway, this past November, over 14 years after mailing them out in 2006, I got these back in the mail. He must have been bored during pandemic isolation and probably had time to catch up on a bunch of signings. Somehow they made it through the mail despite having only the 37 cent stamp I included at the time. I imagine his wife told him “Get those damned things signed and mailed out or I’m putting the whole box in the trash!”
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Shoot straight for once, you Army pukes. - Lt. Col. Andrew Tanner, USAF
Nice puck. I think I have a Pat Lafontaine one around here somewhere.
Also, on the topic of hockey memorabilia…about 15 years ago when I cared more about such things, I mailed some trading cards I had accumulated in the early 90s to various players to get them autographed. Mostly former Sabres, but also a few random hall-of-famers. Anyway, this past November, over 14 years after mailing them out in 2006, I got these back in the mail. He must have been bored during pandemic isolation and probably had time to catch up on a bunch of signings. Somehow they made it through the mail despite having only the 37 cent stamp I included at the time. I imagine his wife told him “Get those damned things signed and mailed out or I’m putting the whole box in the trash!”
Nice puck. I think I have a Pat Lafontaine one around here somewhere.
Also, on the topic of hockey memorabilia…about 15 years ago when I cared more about such things, I mailed some trading cards I had accumulated in the early 90s to various players to get them autographed. Mostly former Sabres, but also a few random hall-of-famers. Anyway, this past November, over 14 years after mailing them out in 2006, I got these back in the mail. He must have been bored during pandemic isolation and probably had time to catch up on a bunch of signings. Somehow they made it through the mail despite having only the 37 cent stamp I included at the time. I imagine his wife told him “Get those damned things signed and mailed out or I’m putting the whole box in the trash!”
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I love this!
Yeah, it was pretty cool. I immediately recognized the self-addressed envelope when I pulled it out of my mail box and thought – no friggin’ way, who could it be? There were no external markings identifying the sender. Was stoked when I opened it and it was Brian Leetch. 14 years though.
Shoot straight for once, you Army pukes. - Lt. Col. Andrew Tanner, USAF
Just saw video of the Tavares injury. Holy crap, scary stuff. Seemed like an unintentional hit, just a freak play. Good to see the Leafs win one for him tonight, but more importantly I hope he’s ok.
Shoot straight for once, you Army pukes. - Lt. Col. Andrew Tanner, USAF
Pretty good article. I thought it was stupid a.f. that they couldn’t get back to playing without a fight after the Tavares injury the other night. Guy gets accidentally injured, it’s a somber moment and everyone is worried there might be a serious head injury, so let’s clear the air by letting me take a few swings at your head. The injury wasn’t even Perry’s fault and he obviously felt terrible about it. Good on him I guess for just kind of taking it - he wrestled around with Foligno, took a few punches but didn’t throw any of his own. On the street, Foligno might have wound up in jail – but on the ice? Nah, gotta get some payback for an accidental injury. I can understand a few mutual punches in the heat of the moment during a rough game, but that choreographed Code stuff is just insulting bullshit.
Shoot straight for once, you Army pukes. - Lt. Col. Andrew Tanner, USAF
Pretty good article. I thought it was stupid a.f. that they couldn’t get back to playing without a fight after the Tavares injury the other night. Guy gets accidentally injured, it’s a somber moment and everyone is worried there might be a serious head injury, so let’s clear the air by letting me take a few swings at your head. The injury wasn’t even Perry’s fault and he obviously felt terrible about it. Good on him I guess for just kind of taking it - he wrestled around with Foligno, took a few punches but didn’t throw any of his own. On the street, Foligno might have wound up in jail – but on the ice? Nah, gotta get some payback for an accidental injury. I can understand a few mutual punches in the heat of the moment during a rough game, but that choreographed Code stuff is just insulting bullshit.
I find it bullshit that the NHL basically condones fighting. Other sports, you fight, you're gone from that game and are likely looking at a suspension. In hockey, you get a five-minute time-out. You really have to go apeshit for punishment comparable to other sports. The fact that there is a penalty called fighting places it within the rules of the game. Dumbass goonery.
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