#6 Housley (I feel Housley was one of the few players worth paying to watch in the lean years which puts him slightly ahead of Nattress)
#7 Mullen
#9 Risebrough (player only)
Again, the debate is for second place here. Russell was before my time, so I take Sheehy for his play against Gretzky and the Oilers alone. HM to Montador for this:
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again, the debate is for second place here. Russell was before my time, so i take sheehy for his play against gretzky and the oilers alone. Hm to montador for this:
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I voted for the Butcher aka Sheehy. Only because he knew how to get under the skin of Gretzky and was effective at getting him off his game.
Quote:
“To try and beat the Oilers, Badger came up with a seven-point plan,” Sheehy said. “And one of his points was that I had to be on the ice every time Gretzky was out there.”
“I always enjoyed yapping at guys and when Gretzky started to yap back, that’s exactly what we wanted. It became big news because when a great player is talking, he’s not as focused on the game.”
As the series progressed, the action got hotter and so did Gretzky’s temper. Earlier that season, Gretzky had made noise about banning fighting. Once again, the super-pest spotted an opportunity.
“Gretzky was always accusing me of turtling when one of the Oilers big guys came after me,” said Sheehy, who now works as a player agent. “So I’d say, ‘Which is it, Wayne? First you say nobody should fight and then you get mad when I don’t.’ It drove him up the wall.”