NYR phil esposito temper tantrum vs bruins

[MidnightRambler444]

suck it phil

[RRaquello]

Frank Beaton, who you hear mentioned at the end, had a very brief career with the Rangers, who brought him in as a tough guy, if I remember correctly. But he had a great nickname, maybe the best every, for a fighter. Frank "Never" Beaton. I don't know if the nickname was accurate, but the nickname is the main reason I even remember him.

[mrceebees14]

This was the game where the Bruins went into the stands. Espo wasn't there when it started and he wonder why the hell no one had come into the locker room after a while. He walks out on the runway and sees all hell is breaking loose.

[ottvalley]

Esposito was a sniper and the best pure goal scorer of the 70's and that includes Lafluer.Phil was also a great leader who hated losing.He played with a passion which is why he was so successful,it's what made him so good.

[mrceebees14]

@ottvalley Espo was not a sniper for two reasons. 1) Most of his goals were garbage goals. He literally sat in front of the opposing goaltender and waited for the puck, then either deflected or looked for a rebound change. 2) He was a center, he was the play maker, wingers are snipers who main job is to shoot the puck.

[Habs247]

@mrceebees14 Espo may not have been a sniper, but he definitely was NOT a playmaker, although most great centers are playmakers he was too goal happy and way too much of a puck hog to ever be considered a "playmaker". Espo was more of a power forward, if you had to classify him, very strong, overbearing style. And hey, a goal is a goal, call them garbage goals if you want, but the idea of a forward is to try to get the puck in the net by any means necessary, and Espo did that.

[jackson32]

hahahahahaha great stuff, at least he gives a damn

[pyro4561]

after espo went into the locker room...i think thats when the bruins went into the stands and brawled with them.

[tracyterry]

EXCELLENT! Alright, Phil!

[Garbulator]

Kind of like how Markus Naslund was never the same without Todd Bertuzzi.

lol and I am definately NOT being a homer. I don't dislike Boston to be sure, but I don't go out of my way to cheer for them either. Although this year I couldn't help but cheer for them a little more because of Tim Thomas and Milan Lucic ;)

[Garbulator]

No I realise that he never wore the C but I was reffering to the A which he wore not ONLY for the Bruins but also team Canada on atleast two different occasions that I can think of. I of course agree with you that Espo was not a Sniper and that Bossy was way better, however as we all know it is not ONLY the snipers who score goals. I look at it in terms of line chemistry. I think Espo could produce and put up numbers but also create more time and space for his line mates.

[vidlivs]

Espo not a sniper....whatever it was you were smoking in the 70's, it seems like you're still not letting it go. Give it up man, you don't know what you're talking about....lol....Espo not a sniper, ...are you kidding!..hahaha

[Garbulator]

You're arguing about something that was posted a year ago man. Hate to burst your bubble there too, but Espo is NOT a sniper son. Not every player who puts up a lot of goals is a sniper believe it or not.

[BoSoxnation1972]

Garbulator, I like Phil Esposito but he never wore the C in Boston. JONNY BUCYK was considered the team's leader other than Orr, and he wore the C twice for 2 different periods. Esposito scored goals and that's a valuable commodity...but he was NOT a sniper by any means, and that is our discussion. Compared to Mike Bossy, in my opinion, it's a no brainer! I take Bossy! Don't be such a homer!

[Lava1964]

Yes, this is the game when the Bruins battled the Ranger fans in the stands at Madison Square Garden.

[richmjr67]

was this the game were the bruins went into the stands at end of game

[habs24cups2008]

Just like Cam Neely and Tim Kerr. Who will ever break Kerr's record of 34 power play goals? all he did was stand in front of the net and get garbage goals.

[BoSoxnation1972]

Kerr and Esposito were garbage goal scorers no question....but if you are trying to put Cam Neely in their league, then you're obviously retarded. Cam controlled all aspects of the game. He was the best hitter, a very good fighter, and had an amazing shot. The majority of his goals weren't tip ins or rebounds like Esposito's and Kerr's were. Great playoff run by Montreal this year. Didn't you retards riot after beating an 8 seed and then get BOUNCED in the second round? LMAO

[habs24cups2008]

shut up chowderhead. tough enough your team hasn't smelled champagne since 1972. Loser Bruins and their drunk idiotic fans.

[BoSoxnation1972]

So are you saying that Phil Esposito was better than Mike Bossy? HAHA You are arguing that a BRUIN was better than an Islander?

You're so friggin stupid that seeing that I'm from Boston, you didn't realize that I wasn't being a homer at all. I was saying that the Islander was better...and you chime in and put your foot in your mouth!

What do you expect from a city that riots after beating an 8 seed, then gets bounced by the Flyers! No heart or toughness in Montreal! A team of PUSSIES!

[quikdraw4]

Phil's Nickname was Phyllis. He stood in front of the goal all day like a lazy broad.

Bobby Orr shot the bombs Phil just put the rebounds in.

[Garbulator]

No doubt Bobby Orr was amazing. But Phil Esposito would be my first pick on any team. If he isn't the best natural goal scorer ever he is close. And he is so inspirational that he makes every player on his team better.

He took beatings on the ice and battled on.

Oh yeah and do you remember how he was the leader in 1972? Espo is world class man.

[BoSoxnation1972]

You obviously know nothing about hockey! lmao as a life long Bruins fan, I can tell you that at no point in ANY Bruins season was Esposito considered the leader of the team or their best player. He was bigger than most guys in the league and stood in front of the net and swept in rebounds. Anyone who would pick him ahead of Derek Sanderson, let alone the incomparable Bobby Orr is a first class BOOB! You sir, are a retard! LMAO

[BoSoxnation1972]

that's why they called him the garbage man...lmao

[Garbulator]

Yeah he sure must not have been a leader *cough 1972 cough* cause they are always putting letters on guys that are considered "not leaders" Bobby Orr was obviously way better than Esposito. Doesn't take a genius to tell you that. The thing is he was also seriously injury proned, which is my reason for picking Espo. Remember that skill is not always everything. What's wrong with taking a beating in front of the net and putting in rebounds if you do it more than 70 times in a season?

[BoSoxnation1972]

Nothing's wrong with it-but if you put a player like Esposito on an inferior team, he isn't going to have any garbage to sweep in. Orr could dominate on any team in his day. Orr was much tougher than Esposito too. Orr wasn't particularly injury prone. They didn't have arthriscopic surgery back in his day. People took cheap shots at him just like they did Cam Neely. Both guys were WAY tougher than the lumbering Esposito. Who carried the C on his shirt from 1967-1973? NOBODY, DID!

[tracyterry]

Phil is the best ever!!! The greatest natural goal-scorer in NHL history!!!

[SwampCat911]

Nope. That would be Mike Bossy. 9 straight 50 goal seasons can't lie. The only current player who could possibly touch that is Ovechkin, but he'll have his work cut out for him.

[tracyterry]

ok,but i love phil.i sent him a letter once.he sent some pictures.he's so cool.the postmark is Somerville where he lived(i use to live there,too).in Phil's book "Hockey Is My Life",Phil says he keeps all the fan mail he gets.i'll bet he still has my letter i wrote him,when i was a teenager,somewhere in a filing cabinet in his basement.of all my heroes,and i have many,i think Phil is my most favorite ever.he is a good guy,and i still like him better than 'needlenose' Gretzky. Mike Bossy is cool

[BoSoxnation1972]

I agree with you 100% and I'm a Bruins fan. Bossy is what the term sniper is all about. Esposito's goals were mostly sweeping in garbage, where Bossy had a cannon, and he also had accuracy. I'd pick Bossy ahead of Phil any day of the week, and TWICE on draft day!

[ozzdan21]

hahah