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Packing a punch
By DAMIAN CRISTODERO, Times Staff Writer
Published November 12, 2007
These stars could really fight: Clark Gillies: The enforcer played on the Islanders' top scoring line and had six 30-goal seasons. Vic Hadfield: A tough guy who turned himself into a 50-goal scorer for the Rangers. Gordie Howe: Mr. Hockey was one of the meanest and toughest players ever. Didn't fight much, but the Red Wings icon didn't have to. Eric Lindros: A freight train in his younger days, he liked to fight in close. Mark Messier: As former Lightning star Dave Andreychuk once said of the Oilers and Rangers captain, "He could skate by you, score and come back and beat you up." Bobby Orr: His legacy is built on his great skill, but the extremely strong Bruins defenseman was not afraid to mix it up.
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by Jack
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11/12/07 08:32 PM
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You left out one player who truly had to fight in order to protect himself and was a deadly fighter...Rocket Richard...who dealt with racial slurs, from both fans and players for being French Canadian. Eventually, opponents left him alone.
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by Horatio
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11/12/07 12:57 AM
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Maurice "Rocket" Richard, "Terrible Ted" Lindsay, & Milt Schmidt were others from the old days who could find the back of the net while taking tough guys to task by themselves. But, there were and are very few of that ilk among the great NHL stars.
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