VanIslander
A 19-year ATDer on HfBoards
I was in 6th grade at the time and the Liut card was valuable in trade. And in ball hockey, a big save would generate a loud "Liut!" from someone or other.
Is this particularly famous?one of the more famous goals in both guys’ careers—
Wayne Gretzky scored four goals and assisted on another...
i don’t believe i’ve ever seen the highlight tbh.
is there anybody here who hasn't heard or read the legend of this goal?
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Explain.is there anybody here who hasn't heard or read the legend of this goal?
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If the writer is correct that "he had five that night", then it isn't referring to the Feb. 1984 article linked earlier, but rather to December 15th, 1984 (the next season). The Oilers were on the road "in St. Louis", as Gretzky says, above, and Wayne picked up 5 goals and 1 assist.He didn't only score one off Liut's back that night. From the 1999 NY Post article:
Most creative goal he ever scored?
“I scored one off the faceoff in St. Louis, off Mike Liut. I scored on a faceoff from my forehand then later in the game, I was lining up and the linesman said I bet you can’t do that on your backhand and I did.”
He had five that night, the last of which he banked off Liut’s back from behind the net. The greatest goal-scorer there ever was has never been primarily a goal-scorer, which shows you to the degree which he has dominated the game, just how far ahead of everyone who has every played it he is.
It's an extremely abbreviated list of players who could dream of achieving that on a given night.
This.
Liut was the best goalie of the 1980s and is probably the most underrated player in NHL history as a result of the stinky teams he spent his entire career playing behind.
Like, the top 2 defenders on that 80-81 Blues team were Rick Lapointe and Jack Brownschidle.
Billy Smith says "hello."Liut was the best goalie in the NHL from 1979-87. Roy takes over after that.
Billy Smith says "hello."