Ever miss Esa?

[Plural]

Do you guys ever miss Tikkanen?

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[GretzkytoKurri9917]

nope.

 

[Gone]

Oh, I'm sure he'll be back in some capacity with Oiler management if you wait around long enough.

 

[MoneyGuy]

Of course. He was a good player who got under the other teams while babbling in three languages (English, Finnish and Gibberish). We need more of that.

 

[gqmixmaster]

yakupov seems like he could be a good pest player as he develops

 

[PBandJ]

I still love the story of of Esa going off on a rant in the locker room and a rookie leaning over to Kurri and asking what he said and getting the response "I have no idea".

 

[SometimesY]

yakupov seems like he could be a good pest player as he develops

I think so too. He showed a little bit of push back this year. If he gets some confidence and ice time he could develop into an esa type, but no one will be esa.

 

[Worraps]

Constantly.



Where is the banana hotdog?

 

[Dorian2]

I totally miss Tikki. One of my favorite players of all time.

 

[oilphan]

Oh, I'm sure he'll be back in some capacity with Oiler management if you wait around long enough.

Unfortunately he can't. He is the last remaining human who speaks Tikkanese.

 

[glimradnor]

Do you guys ever miss Tikkanen?

Damn right. He was always one of my favourites. I remember when I was a kid, I recognized him in the grocery store. Talked to him for a bit and from what my mom and I could tell, he came from some sort of promotional event. He had a stack of photos in his car and signed one for me.

Tikkanen fan for life.

 

[molsonmuscle360]

When I was really little I got to meet a lot of the players through my dad who worked for Fuhr's dad. Tikkanen was always smiling. I don't remember him ever actually speaking to me, but my Dad said that he was always really cool and respectful.

The only thing that has ever reminded me of Esa since he retired was when Sean Avery did his stick thing in front of Brodeur. That was something Esa would do, and I remember laughing my ass off when that happened while I thought of Esa.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Esa also turned on full beast-mode in the playoffs.