Clutterbuck the new Steve Webb?

[BKIsles]

I think that was every hit in Steve Webbs career. Yea he threw great hits(which he would probably have multiple suspenions for now) but he brought absolutely nothing else to the table.

Literally less than zero. He couldn't even play a regular shift he was such a liability out there.

So true, but we had lots of players that era that had no business being on the ice, at least Webb tried to give you your money's worth for showing up to the Coliseum. 18 points in 321 games says it all though. Unbelievable.

Seriously good guy off the ice though, met him in '97 when I was a kid at some random 7-Eleven opening. Spent quite some time talking Isles hockey, meant a lot to a 10 year old me. I'll never forget, Webb got in a fight the night before and he had a huge black eye. My Mother somehow got a small bag of ice for his eye, so embarrassing! Good times though!!

 

[BossyMVP]

Webb was like RUDY except with less skill. I remember he would throw a hit and then be out for 2 weeks. He had heart but like someone said, he left himself out of position so much of the time just to throw the hit. We would kill Martin and Buck if they did that now.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I was just thinking of Steve Webb. He was a fun player to watch. One crazy guy to play against.

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

I'm glad that behind the net, flyby, headhunter hit pretty much got eliminated. That play was a magnet for opportunists who wanted to inflict injury.

 

[DarkHorse2]

I like how in that highlight reel they looped back to show the same hits over again and padded it out with the Cairns beatdown.

He was one seriously dirty hitter.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

That's the thing, in his day, those were clean hits. Today, you would be not be able to do what he does. But in his day, he was a wrecking ball on skates. Not much of a fighter I recall, but a pure momentum changer player.

 

[MJF]

I know this is an old thread but here goes anyway.

Why do we need another Steve Webb?

Besides, Cal Clutterbuck is more talented in his broken down condition than Steve Webb ever was.

 

[Satan'sIsland81]

Clutterbuck is a legitimate, talented NHL player. Steve Webb was a fringe AHLer and one of the least talented players to ever wear an Islanders sweater.

Disagree. Clutterbuck has more skill clearly, but hitting is also a talent and Steve Webb is one of the best open ice hitters I have ever seen in 3 decades as a hockey fan. Steve Webb changed the momentum of big playoff/rivalry games with the team. There are obviously a ton of players who brought less to the table than Webb in the mostly sad history of the Isles.

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Disagree. Clutterbuck has more skill clearly, but hitting is also a talent and Steve Webb is one of the best open ice hitters I have ever seen in 3 decades as a hockey fan. Steve Webb changed the momentum of big playoff/rivalry games with the team. There are obviously a ton of players who brought less to the table than Webb in the mostly sad history of the Isles.

I'm gonna ponder my response to this for about 5 years or so...

It'll be worth the wait though, I promise.

 

[Satan'sIsland81]

I'm gonna ponder my response to this for about 5 years or so...

It'll be worth the wait though, I promise.

As usual you bring so much to the table in terms of actual discussion.

 

[Big L]

Holy thread necro, Batman.

 

[Doshell Propivo]

As usual you bring so much to the table in terms of actual discussion.

Do you realize you quoted a post I made in February of 2015?

 

[MJF]

Do you realize you quoted a post I made in February of 2015?

 

[Satan'sIsland81]

Do you realize you quoted a post I made in February of 2015?

Yeah, so what. Did your opinion change since then? The thread got bumped. If it hadnt I would not have even seen it.

 

[The Real JT]

Holy thread necro, Batman.

Now that's a bit politically incorrect in the era of COVID.

But so is this..

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Yeah, so what. Did your opinion change since then? The thread got bumped. If it hadnt I would not have even seen it.

I was making a joke.

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Why does @Hogan Shannon ”like” the most idiotic posts?

Rhetorical question...