SJ#1.... dare i say......really nice thread.....good vids....and....you are being objective about a guy you hate....well done lad
srehm1 really outstanding post......one of you best.....you give us non Bostonian's some inside dirt.....and despite your youthful hate you manage to be objective...really solid
i am like the rest so far on this thread... i hated the habs and therefore hated Nilan.....he was a smoothering fighter and tended to impose his style....probably under rated on this site due to the fact that he seems to rub almost everyone the wrong way
i have always found it interesting that every guy from the Boston area seemed to really hate Nilan.....i think it goes past the Habs thing and i was always struck by the genuine dislike....not just a fad he seems to remind guys in Boston of "that guy in Boston they really hate"
i use to always want to see someone really knock his lights out but like
Tim Hunter these two really new how to minimize damage. given the era Nilan fought in and the size of guys he fought that is really impressive
i remember watching the game on Hockey night in Canada when Nilan broke into the league and O'Reilly bloodied him.....i thought....this kid is never going to make it
.....also i am mad because i didn't know then what i know now about Nilan and it robbed me the chance to celebrate his bloody face.....i just thought he was some rookie......do over Taz???
i think it was 2,5,10 that was talking about a bit of a "chester the child molester" moment that wanker boy was involved in not long ago at on oldtimers game....can't remember the details?
my biggest regret was not seeing him get knocked out.....i hated his lock out style but he was second to none in being able to do it well.....i also regret only seeing his one big loss to O'Reilly on tv....his other big beat downs i have seen on this site after the fact and althought they warm me it is too little to late
i also hated his nickname......Knuckles....i had a drunk man crushing habs fan that use to sit at my bar and gush about knuckles all the time which only made things worse....how does a light punching jersey clutcher end up with that nickname.
a true wanker then and can't say i have warmed up to him anymore over the years