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CsInMyBlood · 07-31-2014, 08:55 AM

Joey Mullen was one of the Flames best players in the history of the franchise, yet I feel he flies under the radar. Still pisses me off that the Flames braintrust decided he was too old at 33 years of age and traded him to Pittsburgh. The "old" guy only went on to win 2 Cups with the Penguins and put up some great numbers for the next 5 years for them.

During our Cup appearances in '86 and '89, he was a goal scoring machine netting 28 goals in 42 playoff games. Unreal numbers during those magical runs. Although small (5'9") the guy was tough as they come, always taking the punishment to score and totally Gretzkyesque in the way he could avoid oncoming checkers who wanted to put him through the boards.

My dad used to say, "No wonder the guy is from Hells Kitchen, he is a little devil on skates" One of my favorite Flames of all time, when I was 14 he pointed out that I was wearing 2 different socks when I met him at a McDonalds. Thanks Joey! Hahaha.

Hall of Famer, 3 Stanley Cups, class act.

07-31-2014, 08:55 AM	#17
CsInMyBlood Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: F* me. We're so fing good, you check the fing standings? Lets fing go! F**ing practice! Exp:	Joey Mullen was one of the Flames best players in the history of the franchise, yet I feel he flies under the radar. Still pisses me off that the Flames braintrust decided he was too old at 33 years of age and traded him to Pittsburgh. The "old" guy only went on to win 2 Cups with the Penguins and put up some great numbers for the next 5 years for them. During our Cup appearances in '86 and '89, he was a goal scoring machine netting 28 goals in 42 playoff games. Unreal numbers during those magical runs. Although small (5'9") the guy was tough as they come, always taking the punishment to score and totally Gretzkyesque in the way he could avoid oncoming checkers who wanted to put him through the boards. My dad used to say, "No wonder the guy is from Hells Kitchen, he is a little devil on skates" One of my favorite Flames of all time, when I was 14 he pointed out that I was wearing 2 different socks when I met him at a McDonalds. Thanks Joey! Hahaha. Hall of Famer, 3 Stanley Cups, class act. __________________ Backlund for Selke 2017 2018 Oilers suck.