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Originally Posted by chubeyr1
I liked Theo as a hockey player but not as a person.
Stupid comments. In the 80's half the guys on the ice could not skate. Goons were used to protect super skilled guys like Gretzky. Gretzky would be no where near the player in todays nhl. He would still be damn good but no 200 point seasons for sure!
Players never ran skilled players, if they did it was a bench clearing brawl.
Theo was a midget with a mouth, he beaked guys off and ran away and let Hunter, Sheehy, Fotio, Peplinski, Otto, and probably 5 other guys I cant recall at this time fight his battles for him.
Gaudreau has it way tougher. Elbow he caught from Corrado would of been a brawl in the 80's. It went unanswered. He does not have the protection players had in the 80's.
Christ in the 80's Engelland and Smid would be top pairing dmen!
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Not true. Pound for pound Theo was the toughest guy on the ice. He didn't ran away in fact he instigated all the time. He went after guys way bigger than him. He was all heart. If you going to insult the guy, get the facts right. Theo is right, Johnny would have a hard time surviving back then.