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Smith attempted a pass out from behind the net and banked the puck off the back of Grant Fuhr's leg for a Calgary goal. The greatest machine in hockey, derailed by the misplay of a goon...
These instances show what a liability a goon can be to a team. But goons as a whole are a liability to the NHL. The league's image is tarnished when a particularly vicious cheap shot is leveled against a defenseless player...
...really, really surprised they're notgoing," said Steven J.R. Cass '87, general managerof the Krokodiloes, who he said still plan to goon a tour this summer which includes stops inAthens, Vienna, and Rome, sites of recentterrorist attacks...
Pawloski's an anachronism, a throwback to the days before Bobby Orr when hard-nosed defense was every defenseman's top priority. At 5-ft., 11-in, 180 pounds, the Northville, Mich. native is certainly no goon. But he's proved big enough to bring what Cleary calls "the lost art of bodychecking" back to Bright Center...
...very, very fast game, a very intelligent game," Benning says. "For me to try to goon someone would be funny. I'm not big enough or mean enough. It's the kind of game I've had to play because of my size...