Rest in Peace Ken Dryden

[dbilmes]

The NY Times published its obituary on Dryden today. I loved the anecdote about how pissed off Phil Esposito was after Dryden stoned him during the Stanley Cup finals.

[The Rancor]

The NY Times published its obituary on Dryden today. I loved the anecdote about how pissed off Phil Esposito was after Dryden stoned him during the Stanley Cup finals.

 "You thieving giraffe!"

[Trotsky]

There is no possibility Phil Esposito ever strung more than 2 words together without an F bomb.

[billhoward]

I hadn't realized he was color commentator alongside Al Michaels for the miracle on ice, nor that he was president of the Maple Leafs the last two times they reached the conference finals. RIP

Dryden will always be known for the follow up to Michaels' "Do you believe in miracles? YES!" ... Dryden: "Unbelievable"

He's also prominently heard right before Eruzione's game winner ... "The U.S. team is relying too much on Jim Craig, he's had to make too many big saves" -- BOOM, Eruzione scores.

His book -- not ghost written -- "The Game" is quite simply the best sports book I ever read.

Ken Dryden is Cornell's Bill Bradley. Or vice versa.

[Trotsky]

They each missed out on the top job.  They each would have been better than the one who took it.

[Swampy]

They each missed out on the top job.  They each would have been better than the one who took it.

+1

[Jim Hyla]

from dbilmes:

The NY Times published its obituary on Dryden today. I loved the anecdote about how pissed off Phil Esposito was after Dryden stoned him during the Stanley Cup finals.

Stanley Cup Quarterfinals. The 71 Finals were Montreal-Chicago. It's commonly said about that save that it was in the finals, but no.

[upprdeck]

Nice job by Toronto honoring Dryden before the first game of the season last night.  Had a nice after career with the Leafs

[George64]

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