Bring Back Bucky
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Boucicaut said:Don't forget Esa Tikkanen either.
I would never dream of forgetting ESa, but like Coffey, he wasn't a part of all five cups. I love him anyway
Boucicaut said:Don't forget Esa Tikkanen either.
Bring Back Bucky said:I would never dream of forgetting ESa, but like Coffey, he wasn't a part of all five cups. I love him anyway
Ogopogo said:Esa will forever have a special place in my world because of his AMAZING performance in game 7 of the 1991 playoffs vs. Calgary.
It was one of the most brilliant, clutch playoff performances by any player ever.
Long live the memory of Esa.
Aki Berg said:Jari Kurri and Esa Tikkanen were some of Aki's biggest idols.
It's good to see that Aki has taken over as the role model for every child in Finland.
Bring Back Bucky said:I would never dream of forgetting ESa, but like Coffey, he wasn't a part of all five cups. I love him anyway
Trottier said:As an NYI fan, I knew the Oilers were going to win that '84 series immediately after Game One. Why? Because the pulled out a very tight, low-scoring squeaker on the opponent's ice. (McLelland deflection, as I recall). The previous Oiler teams were incapable of winning those types of playoff games, at least against NYI. Even though NYI took Game Two handily (Gillies hatrick), there was no looking back for the Oilers.
chooch said:I'm sure you do love him, as much as that dorky looking guy in your avatar, king of donair.
Must be that symbiosis thing
As far as I know Aki had not many idols he held in higher esteem than old TPS legend Hannu Virta and Kärpät legend Reijo Ruotsalainen. I can't say I've ever heard Aki say a word about Esa nor Jari in any interview.Aki Berg said:Jari Kurri and Esa Tikkanen were some of Aki's biggest idols.
It's good to see that Aki has taken over as the role model for every child in Finland.
KOVALEV10 said:Actually no. Kurri was a great player himself and the perfect linemate for 99. The friendship and chemistry these two had was remarkable. Kurri was as great without Gretzky while Gretzky's totals went down the year he got traded. So all in all both helped each other a lot and were 2 of the 5 big parts of the edmonton dinasty. (the other 3 were Coffey, Messier and Fuhr)
kruezer said:I as well concur with that statement. He is by far my favourite player of all time, his skills were just sublime IMO, definetaly a guy who could play on my top line anyday, and what outstanding hair he had.
On a side note, Pavel Datsyuk reminds me a lot of Kurri when he played, very similar looking stride and crafty with the puck.
What are the odds Zoid, its hard being a Kurri fan and a Flame fan, its sure can ruin a good conversation with another Flame fan eh? I can't tell you how many times a Flame fan has doubted my loyalty because Kurri rocks, but then I recite every player in the Flames organization and they bow before my die-hardnesszoidberg said:Ridiculous, another Flames fan who's favorite player is Kurri? I have to admit even though I love my Flames, Kurri was my favorite player from the minute I started following hockey. I have an LA Kings jersey with his name on it (I couldn't fathom putting an Oilers jersey on). Such a sniper he was, I was more of a passer when I played but I learned all my hockey moves from him! Even though they didn't pan out.
kruezer said:What are the odds Zoid, its hard being a Kurri fan and a Flame fan, its sure can ruin a good conversation with another Flame fan eh? I can't tell you how many times a Flame fan has doubted my loyalty because Kurri rocks, but then I recite every player in the Flames organization and they bow before my die-hardness
I think this is exactly the time LT, I think the History board is the perfect place to mention this, keep it away from the more trafficted boards anyway .Lowetide said:Would this be an appropriate time for me to mention that I was always astonished at just how good those late 80s Flames teams were, and that among my favourite players of that era were Lanny, McCrimmon and Loob?
Those were great battles, even the pre-season Oil-Flames games were terrific.
SamiK said:This is a quote from a magazine article by Tom Callahan (Time Jan 9 '84):
"Accompanying Gretzky, the Oilers do have talent in unusual abundance: Kurri, Messier (an all-star without the benefit of playing on G's line), Anderson, Coffey. All of them are trying to perform at the level of Gretzky. He lifts them. Says Kurri: "[...]But he plays up here, and so I try to play up there too.[...]I haven't changed my style, but I've changed my standards."
Do you think that Gretzky's example made the other Oilers stars become better players, because he set a new standard for them?