Selanne and Kariya in the Hockey Hall of Fame!

[Dryish]

Fox Sports West released this too. It's amazing.

 

[Arthuros]

Apparently he was signing stuff right outside the building...and I work in one of the offices there.

DAMMIT.

 

[Mallard]

Man... when Paul looked at Teemu and said "We will always be brothers"... that was a punch to the chest

 

[ktulu98]

I think it's time to burry some things and retire Paul jersey together with Rucchin...
I think these guys together with Teemu placed Anaheim on hockey map and we should appreciate it...

 

[Frosted Tips]

I love Teemu, but Paul's speech put a little more dirt in my eyes. "We will always be brothers". Some man-tears were shed this morning.

 

[duckaroosky]

Man... when Paul looked at Teemu and said "We will always be brothers"... that was a punch to the chest

"We will always be brothers, in this life and the next"

 

[Vipers31]

Yeah, only just saw the two speeches. I'm don't find myself in that spot all too often, but somebody was cutting onions pretty closeby there.

What a couple of legends.

 

[Fighter]

Well yeah, I could't hold it back. Yes, I feel relieved that I can like Paul again, after so many years of bitterness. And Teemu, well, he was the reason why I started to watch hockey and I started to love the Ducks. Great great speeches, especially Paul's one. Loved, really, how they honored Rooch as well, sometimes people say "Who knows how much could have they scored if they had a proper center" not realizing that the Dynamic Duo didn't need more offence but needed somebody who could check their back while they created fireworks upfront.
Thank you guys and congratulations, that brought back too many memories and now you're deservedly in Hockey History forever...

 

[Terry Yake]

yeah rucchin really was underrated for all the dirty work he did during his time centering teemu and paul

i've always heard the "imagine if they had a decent center" argument but it was rucchin's dirty work that allowed those two to be as successful as they were

 

[DarthYenik]

They obviously didn’t need a “decent” center. Both put up 100+ point seasons (plural) with Rooch up the middle. That is not something that needs much more improvement.

That said, and sorry to bring it up again, but imagine if Prime Andy McDonald was playing with prime Teemu and PK. Fastest line on the planet?

 

[McDonald19]

Congrats to Teemu!

Kariya getting in proves the bar is getting lower and lower every year. He had some fantastic years but hall of famer isn't something I would classify him as. Same with Andreychuk. Recchi is borderline.

Kariya fits into the category of Bure and Lindros. Dynamic impact players whose careers were derailed by injury. Andreychuk and Recchi on the other hand played forever and have the stats but weren't particularly great.

 

[McDonald19]

Lindros was a tier ahead of Paul, he was actually the best player in the game for spurts where as Paul was more of a top 10 guy.

Of the late 90s when he was at his best I still can't put him ahead of the likes of Jagr, Sakic, Lindros, Forsberg, Selanne to name a few. Offensively yeah he was maybe top 3 but in terms of a two way game there were a lot of guys who were only slightly worse offensively while being streets ahead in their own end.

Kariya is more comparable to Pavel Bure, because of injuries and style of play. Really special dynamic offensive players of their era. Neither played two-way hockey (neither did Selanne for that matter).

 

[Paul4587]

yeah rucchin really was underrated for all the dirty work he did during his time centering teemu and paul

i've always heard the "imagine if they had a decent center" argument but it was rucchin's dirty work that allowed those two to be as successful as they were

Yeah Rucchin was perfect for them. Decent offensively, great defensively and allowed them to do what they did so well. He also let them have the puck a lot more than a more offensive flashy centre would have.

 

[ohcomeonref]

Can we still sign Paul to a one-day contract so he can re-retire as a Duck? Is that a thing?

Good lord I hope his number gets lifted in Anaheim...

 

[Son of Gib]

Does he have to wear the Blues logo or did he choose to?

 

[DarthYenik]

Can we still sign Paul to a one-day contract so he can re-retire as a Duck? Is that a thing?

Good lord I hope his number gets lifted in Anaheim...

I don’t think there’s any rules on fake one day contracts. Vlad Guerrero signed a one day contract to retire as an Angel a couple years after retiring (or at least a couple years after playing). I’d love to see that gesture, but #9 definitely needs to hang next to #8. This is something I’ve wanted for a long time. I’d be surprised if it’s not by the end of the 2018-19 season.

Does he have to wear the Blues logo or did he choose to?

Probably the only helmet he had, or only only one he was willing to use. Or maybe he wanted to give a nod to the Blues, because they were good to him, and he knew most of the focus of his career is on his Ducks days. So he wanted to tip his cap to the Blues and Blues fans. But it was probably just the only helmet he had.

 

[terranraida]

I don’t think there’s any rules on fake one day contracts. Vlad Guerrero signed a one day contract to retire as an Angel a couple years after retiring (or at least a couple years after playing). I’d love to see that gesture, but #9 definitely needs to hang next to #8. This is something I’ve wanted for a long time. I’d be surprised if it’s not by the end of the 2018-19 season.


Probably the only helmet he had, or only only one he was willing to use. Or maybe he wanted to give a nod to the Blues, because they were good to him, and he knew most of the focus of his career is on his Ducks days. So he wanted to tip his cap to the Blues and Blues fans. But it was probably just the only helmet he had.

According to Teemu, it was the only helmet he had, all his gear was beat to shit and mismatched, and his skates were missing rivets... Not surprised he only had a blues helmet

 

[ktulu98]

Can we watch the game from Sunday?

 

[Kalv]

Watched the speeches. Am I the only one or someone else also thought Paul really didn`t mentioned Ducks org any more than Avs, Preds or Blues?

 

[Elvs]

Rucchin was perfect for Kariya/Selanne, just like Kunitz was perfect for McDonald/Selanne. Sometimes less is more.

 

[DarthYenik]

Watched the speeches. Am I the only one or someone else also thought Paul really didn`t mentioned Ducks org any more than Avs, Preds or Blues?

There’s really no one in the Ducks organization right now who was there when he was. He thanked Ron Wilson, and Michael Eisner, that’s how long ago he played here.

 

[Sheng Peng]

I also talked to Steve Rucchin about Kariya's impact on the Asian community + he shared a great story about what it was like to be Paul's locker room neighbor:

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=88876

 

[bsu]

I cannot wait until Sunday!!!

 

[terranraida]

Does anyone know if the ducks hof ceremony will be broadcast on FS1, or NHL Network? I'm obviously unable to attend but would love to see it.

Hell, I'll even take a Facebook/Instagram live video.

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

There’s really no one in the Ducks organization right now who was there when he was. He thanked Ron Wilson, and Michael Eisner, that’s how long ago he played here.

McNabb was here then, I think. Maybe the equipment guys, some of them.