Ron Hextall 20th Goal Anniversary and Career Retrospective

[rageohol]

the announcer says scoring goals was something "goalies" (plural) had been credited with before...well..only Billy Smith had been ever credited with one before Hextall...the twit.

also...of course they have to name drop that faggot Gretzky..as if he's the only authority worth quoting....Id like to see Hextall tear out and eat Gretzky wimp heart.

[Assassin4628]

gretzky was the greatest player to ever play in the NHL. And probably always will be. Nobody will ever beat his 212 points in one season mark. Ever

[rageohol]

theres a kind of serene beauty in your idiocy...

[Assassin4628]

so if gretzky was a "faggot"... please enlighten me as to who is amazing? Who, in your mind is a great of the game? Who is the best player of all-time?

[rageohol]

PART ONE..Orr, Howe, Believeau retire. Parent, Cheevers, Hull defect to the WHA. the league is desparate for money to sell the game to an indifferent America that already thinks hockey is not even as good as roller derby played by apes. How to sell the beauty of the game? Ah. lets take a moderately good skater, and passer, who burned up the Soo and Indianopolis, where there was less intense checking, make it so that he cannot be hit (others like Bossy and Lemieux, are half-cripples)

[rageohol]

PART TWO-let him wear a helmet that children shouldnt be allowed to use in street hockey (great role model)..no matter, he cant be hit..he's too fast!-Oh?..whatever happened to Bill McCreary?..SHH! SHH!! Never Mind! Dont ask, dont tell! Gretzky is unstoppable-why he's the best thing to happen to the game since ice. Come one come all!...What?..he's INJURED? He took a hit?..damn, he cant play? lets go to the movies instead.

Salaries dont go up? REFEREE'S salaries dont go up?..shit!

What to do?!

[rageohol]

PART THREE-have a look & see how many of his assists are of the dubious padded "second" variety. Have a look and see his stats against the Jets, the Kings, the Cashmucks, the LEAFS (gad),the pre-Yzerman Dead Things..

Hockey is a business mate....Bobby Orr was and is the greatest hockey player who ever played, and even HE played against a watered down league of bums...but at least he fought his own battles.

Wimp Tin-God Gretzky played an entire CAREER against a Conference of Junior B chumps

[crawhip7]

@rageohol

are u serious? Billy Smith of the New York Islanders was the only goalie prior to Hextall to score on power play advantage?

[crawhip7]

@rageohol

oh sorry, i didn't realize that it was during the playoffs, that was the big deal....but Billu Smith you're saying did same? when?

[rageohol]

@crawhip7 Sometime in the 70's, Smith was CREDITED with a goal..because he was the last Islander to touch the puck before an opposition player put it in his own net...he didnt actually fire it into the net as Hextall did..twice..once in regular season, once in playoffs.. Chris Nogood did it once as well, as did Brodeur, but Mighty Hex did it first.

[invadr1]

who the hell is the boxer guy at the end wtf was that

[LibertyAFC]

It is ricky hatton , a british boxer. it was the news so he was the next topic , and the video drags on too long is all

[billadakilla36]

who cares about his five hole he had more balls thank any other player in the NHL

[Randildo]

i cant bleieve how weird it was how the announcer called that before it happened

[ScrewFearMe]

if you knew hextall he was strong as a mofo and it was only time until hed score i guess and thats why the announcer said what he said before hextall actually scored

[0ptimu5pr1me]

first??? too bad this guy had a 5-hole i could drive my car through. i remember a game where he got scored on through the 5 and he went nuts destrying his stick over the crossbar

[Randildo]

yeh but ron made up for it in heart, and he really was one of the best ever

[0ptimu5pr1me]

deff i wouldnt ever deny that. just being a ranger fan lol

[Randildo]

that makes all the sence in the world lol. least u arent a pens fan!!! lol

[tommyb2727]

I bleed Black and Gold- But Hextall is my favorite goalie EVER!