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browna · 08-30-2014, 11:33 AM

http://video.flames.nhl.com/videocen...sole?id=163573

21 seconds, he scores a couple goals in a row. First one, if that puck was an egg it wouldn't have broken upon landing; such soft hands.

Pretty rare footage of him as a Flame. Most of the videos of his time in the NHL, online, show him as a Shark, playing with Larionov.

Between him and Nilsson, certainly probably the most skilled player the Flames ever had, Makarov likely the most accomplished international player by a long shot, Olympic wins, the KLM line, etc etc. The league-wide uproar over him winning the Calder at his older age with the Flames, made them change the rule.

I recall when Whalen interviewed him...the leadup for a week or so in advance was as if Ed was interviewing Gorbachev, since it was so rare to get an Makarov interview, as his english was pretty much non existent. They talked to his son Tom, more then Sergei.

There was an Ed Ward memory. He scored a long rage goal against Garth Snow in Vancouver, from behind the blue line I think. Anyways, as they were showing him on the bench after the goal and the mic picked up him yelling at Snow. "Hey Snowsie, whiff whiff".

08-30-2014, 11:33 AM	#14
browna Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Calgary Exp:	http://video.flames.nhl.com/videocen...sole?id=163573 21 seconds, he scores a couple goals in a row. First one, if that puck was an egg it wouldn't have broken upon landing; such soft hands. Pretty rare footage of him as a Flame. Most of the videos of his time in the NHL, online, show him as a Shark, playing with Larionov. Between him and Nilsson, certainly probably the most skilled player the Flames ever had, Makarov likely the most accomplished international player by a long shot, Olympic wins, the KLM line, etc etc. The league-wide uproar over him winning the Calder at his older age with the Flames, made them change the rule. I recall when Whalen interviewed him...the leadup for a week or so in advance was as if Ed was interviewing Gorbachev, since it was so rare to get an Makarov interview, as his english was pretty much non existent. They talked to his son Tom, more then Sergei. There was an Ed Ward memory. He scored a long rage goal against Garth Snow in Vancouver, from behind the blue line I think. Anyways, as they were showing him on the bench after the goal and the mic picked up him yelling at Snow. "Hey Snowsie, whiff whiff".