Ulf would be more along the lines of Marchment if he hadn't done what he did to Neely.
This has nothing to do with Grapes but he is a prime example of Euro players playing during that era.
Ulf would be more along the lines of Marchment if he hadn't done what he did to Neely.
Not that I'm comparing them but whenever someone brings up Samuelsson "trying to hurt people" I always think about how fiercely defended Scott Stevens is. Did Stevens try to hurt people on those big crushing hits? How would Stevens be regarded if he were born in Sweden or Finland instead of Kitchener?
For the record I 100% believe that the hate Samuelsson gets would be considerably lessened, especially from Don Cherry and his ilk if he were a good old Ontario or Saskatchewan boy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEu_i71aZIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0DyMgDQcrE
The difference between Iginla and Murray is that they drop the gloves when called upon and answer the bell. The main gripe I have with Ulf is that he took as many liberties with the code more than any player in the history of the game. These liberties included diving, faking injuries, extra padding, being a pest without stepping up the plate, and his constant kneeing. During the beginning of his career he fought a bit, but basically refused to drop the gloves during the 1990's. I'm wondering if his motivations were "to take players out."
Huh?
Marchment did what Ulf did to Neely to multiple players.
If he basically refused to drop the gloves, why do you call him a 'tough guy'? We all know Samuelsson was more of a dirty pest than a tough guy/fighter.......so who cares if he wore a visor or not. Many pests wear visors.
You're not getting it. He was a scum bag... what I'm saying is that I don't care. What do you think the Sweeny's had halo's on when defending Lemieux?HA~ Ulf is the biggest scum bag that has ever played and never would have survived the 70s/early 80s, if he played then. Being an intelligent player which he was does not diminish what a scum bag he was on the ice as a player. The misnomer of him being a great coach in 2010 has zero bearing on this conversation, you threw that in there because you have no defense. You obviously are wearing black and YELLOW (not gold) sunglasses on.
Lindros and the Moose were never as dirty as Ulf was and if they were, they answered the bell unlike that POS. This has nothing to do with Grapes but he is a prime example of Euro players playing during that era.
HA~ Ulf is the biggest scum bag that has ever played and never would have survived the 70s/early 80s, if he played then. Being an intelligent player which he was does not diminish what a scum bag he was on the ice as a player. The misnomer of him being a great coach in 2010 has zero bearing on this conversation, you threw that in there because you have no defense. You obviously are wearing black and YELLOW (not gold) sunglasses on.
Lindros and the Moose were never as dirty as Ulf was and if they were, they answered the bell unlike that POS. This has nothing to do with Grapes but he is a prime example of Euro players playing during that era.
Remember how Fetisov was treated when he first came to the NHL and was throwing hip checks like Brad Park? When Park did it it was a great, tough play... when Fetisov did it he was a dirty ruskie and W Clarke was some sort of hero for just going up to him and punching him in the face.Go on then, name and shame all those other "classless" Europeans from that era who defined their whole generation.
I never forgave him for knocking out Janet Gretzky.
Lindros was a punk. He always went after the smaller guys, so what bell did he answer?
Some of the people in this thread are baffling me.
HA~ Ulf is the biggest scum bag that has ever played and never would have survived the 70s/early 80s, if he played then. Being an intelligent player which he was does not diminish what a scum bag he was on the ice as a player. The misnomer of him being a great coach in 2010 has zero bearing on this conversation, you threw that in there because you have no defense. You obviously are wearing black and YELLOW (not gold) sunglasses on.
Lindros and the Moose were never as dirty as Ulf was and if they were, they answered the bell unlike that POS. This has nothing to do with Grapes but he is a prime example of Euro players playing during that era.