[PaulAbbott]

Originally Posted by clydefrog

BULLPOOP...Mario constantly threatened to retire numerous times because of "the hooking and holding"...

the last resort of an ignorant debate....name calling..

"By the 1990s, obstructionism had surpassed intimidation as the most effective way for mediocre teams and players to compete in a league diluted by expansion. Minor hockey followed the NHL's lead in stressing defensive strategies. Children eight years old were taught the neutral-zone trap and left-side lock. Tactics became more important than creativity and learning skills.

In the NHL, teams became so proficient at neutralizing skilled players that the league's top star, Mario Lemieux, finally quit.

"All the interference, the holding, the hooking -- it doesn't allow the good players to flourish," he told reporters in Toronto a few months ago. "It's the main reason I didn't return."

a direct qoute from Mario himself from the book called a "game in crisis". Written in 1998 by William Houston.

posting opinions as facts is ignorant...you sir are the a**hole and owe me an apology...

I guess I will wait for you to get a disease in your hand and tell people you stopped posting here because of the Penguin fans.