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Old 07-20-2018, 12:35 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Steve Bozek View Post
Mullen was acquired much earlier, but his acquisition and Gilmour were two major fleecings of the Blues by Fletcher.

And in pumping up Bozek, I ‘m not belittling Patterson or Otto - both great Flames. Maybe I shouldn’t be calling Bozek our best checking forward, but he was a big part of the Flames’ strategy for limiting the damage done by the Oilers’top 2 lines, and the Flames sure could have used what he gave the Blues in the ‘88 playoffs.
I remember Bozek just tackling two Oilers at one time in the 86' game seven crazy game. When I say tackle, I mean he hugged one in each arm and dragged them to the ice. No penalty.
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