January 24, 200620 yr http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2304087 Too bad, but time waits for no man. I liked Mario, he's been through a lot but kept fighting.
January 24, 200620 yr QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 11:42 AM) http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2304087 Too bad, but time waits for no man. I liked Mario, he's been through a lot but kept fighting. Jesus, that dude was still playin?
January 24, 200620 yr QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 12:55 PM) Jesus, that dude was still playin? not recently, he's sat out the past month or two with some heart condition. in my opinion, he is undoubtedly the second best hockey player to lace 'em up, and it is disappointing that we didn't get to see what he could do alongside Sidney Crosby. Lemieux and Gretzky (mainly Mario, because when I started playing Gretzky was in his twilight years) were the two reasons that I started playing hockey in the first place, and now the torch has been completely passed to guys like Kovalchuk, Crosby, and Ovechkin. Edited January 24, 200620 yr by AirScott
January 24, 200620 yr QUOTE(AirScott @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 01:48 PM) not recently, he's sat out the past month or two with some heart condition. in my opinion, he is undoubtedly the second best hockey player to lace 'em up, and it is disappointing that we didn't get to see what he could do alongside Sidney Crosby. Lemieux and Gretzky (mainly Mario, because when I started playing Gretzky was in his twilight years) were the two reasons that I started playing hockey in the first place, and now the torch has been completely passed to guys like Kovalchuk, Crosby, and Ovechkin. I had no idea that until today he was still an active player. Shows how much I follow hockey.
January 24, 200620 yr Lemieux was a fantastic individual. I have the luck of interning with the Blackhawks, and had the even better luck of seeing Mario skating on the ice during practice two weeks ago. He was out there smiling, having a good time, and truly being a mentor to Sidney Crosby, who seemed to idolize his every move. I don't think there is a better way for Mario to go out than to have his hands in creating the next One.
January 25, 200620 yr This is a shame. No farewell tour for him either, just a retirement after being out basically all year. Thanks for the memories Mario.
January 27, 200620 yr Between this guy and Sugar Ray Leonard, they have almost had as many comebacks as Freddy Krueger and Jason.
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