The “John Buccigross Approach” to Hockey Writing

There’s really nothing better than reader interaction here at BMR. This place is all about having some damned fun, and you guys (and gals) are the main protagonists of said fun. That’s what it’s all about, no? If this wasn’t supposed to be fun, then I guess we would sit around and debate the merits of this year’s Hall of Fame class. I don’t even know. Is that an example of serious hockey analysis? Not my area of expertise.

Anyway.

A little while ago I was short on ideas (if you haven’t already noticed). And thanks to you — yes, YOU — we’ve got a sweet mailbag to sort through today. Apologies for taking so long on this but, well, you know how I am with remembering things.

Oh, and this is no jibe at John Buccigross. I’m actually a huge fan (seriously).

And these are real, live people (seriously).

Let’s get to it!

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Who’s the better fighter, Mike Modano or Joe Sakic?

Also, how would your man-babe Paul Stastny do in a fight against Pierre-Marc Bouchard?

-Marcus

Thanks for the email. That’s a tough call. I would go with Modano simply because when he was on the cover of GQ his abs looked like they could destroy nations. You can google image search that to see for yourself. And I mean that in a completely heterosexual way.

The second part is a no-brainer. Paul Stastny would out-fight PMB with his mind.

2 Questions:

1 Sort of Serious:
If you were going to own one team today, who would it be, the Coyotes, the Capitals or Edmonton?

1 Not so Serious:
Name the worst game you have ever attended.

-BlackCapricorn

If I could own one team it would be the Islanders for obvious reasons, but I would be losing money hand over fist. Out of the three teams you mentioned, it’s interesting cause they’re all very different situations. I think the Coyotes have some potential to draw big, as do the Caps, but it’s hard to do when they’re losing. Meanwhile, I would love the rabid fans in Edmonton, but that’s a double edged sword. I would have to go with Edmonton simply b/c of the history, fans (I’m a sucker for those two factors) and comeback of the Canadian dollar.

My family had season tickets for the Islanders from ~1990-2001, so there were A LOT of “worst games” that I’ve been to. You can use your imagination with that one. I really can’t think of anything specific, but watching Todd Bertuzzi become a major draft bust on a team captained by a young Bryan McCabe, all while wearing fisherman uniforms has to be the worst — and most embarrassing — thing that I have ever watched by far. There is also anytime I’ve seen us lose to the Rangers in person. That’s always horrific, especially when my Blueshirt-loving friends come along.

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