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Originally Posted by looooob
ok. it's on! Bring on the Habs
Yes re: MacInnis, very interesting , I would say it took until the 85-86 season around Calgary to recognize we had a great dman on our hands, but league wide it took a while more- he's about to come out- with a Smythe trophy in the wings, and a few first team all-star seasons around the horizon- there were good Dmen in the league around this time (Bourque especially) but by 1988 I think the proof shows now that MacInnis was actually one of the best PLAYERS in the NHL -the tools just didn't exist to recognize it- and sadly the full realization (league wide) didn't come until he was in St. Louis...
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I remember kids in school talking about how MacInnis was so overrated by us Flames fans. Even after the year he scored 100 points.