Happy Birthday to #66

Mario Lemieux turns 51 today. He’s still better than you at hockey. He’s still better than almost everyone on the Blue Jackets roster. If he decided to come back to the NHL tomorrow for one more season, he’d still probably be able to post 30 points on the power play alone.

There are a million Mario Lemieux tribute videos on YouTube. Pretty much all of them are awesome. Decided to go with the last goal he scored since it basically represents his career — and his life, somewhat — in a microcosm: Get knocked down, get back up, score a ridiculously difficult goal, all the while making it look incredibly easy…

Mario Lemieux with penguins

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