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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

NHL players no longer have the imagination to give interesting nicknames. They add either an 's' 'er' or 'ie' to the first syllable of the last name, and call it a day.

Backs
Monie
Colby
Tangs
Grats

I don't know what Smid's nickname is, but I'm going to go out on a limb and guess 'Smids' or 'Smidder'.

Whatever happened to nicknames that came out of a person's characteristics, or a funny incident?

Killer
Gump
Tiger
Mad Dog
Moose
The Hammer
Cujo
The Golden Jet
The Rocket

Stumpy