Word: pucks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...heavily padded Esposito whirled around the goal like a pirouetting pachyderm, deflecting shots with his elbows, knees and shoulders. Occasionally he even used his stick as Chicago won 6-3 and moved into contention for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Says Teammate Bobby Hull: "Tony will try to stop that puck with any part of his body, any time." During a game last year when Esposito was in the nets for the Canadiens, Hull rocketed a high, hard shot directly at Tony's head. "He saw it coming," recalls Hull, "and just closed his eyes...
...days later, I had another dream that totally destroyed all of my confidence. Cavanagh came zipping down on me, and ten times out of ten, he flipped the puck past me into the open net. And every shot was put into the same corner. The fans roared, and behind me, over the rail of the cage I could see the Master grinning like a fiend flicking the red light on and off like a madman. I woke up sweating...
...come in and deke," he was saying. "Just don't start stopping too many, or I'll have to fix it so you don't even see the puck...
...lesson in goaltending, and I was set to go. But so was Cavanagh and he beat me easily on the first shot. I heard a roar from the stands, and looked around anxiously. I half-expected to see the Master rushing out on the ice and start shooting those pucks. But I settled down. When Joey came in on me the second time. I managed to smother the puck on the right side of the net. I was jubilant...
...scored the third time, and I began to experience the feeling regularly. It was like a drowning sensation. Seeing the puck for a few seconds, then losing all control of it as it disappeared somewhere. I had no idea where. But on the fourth shot. Joe came in faked then skated around the net. He hadn't been able to get off the shot. Or hadn't cared...