Guess I have to be the one to poop on the Gordie games played parade a little bit. Not sure how many people here are old enough to watch the tail end of his career, but that final season in Hartford (80 games) might have been one of the biggest farces in pro sports history. Everybody was afraid to go anywhere near him and pretty much let him skate around at will because of his legendary status (and were afraid to be the one to accidentally hurt an old man who really had no business being out there).
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