From: "curtis repen" <curtis.repen@canrem.com>
Subject: gretzky retiring?
Reply-To: "curtis repen" <curtis.repen@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 28 Sep 92 12:50:32 EST

In article : <92266.144414TAB129@psuvm.psu.edu>
        in : rec.sport.hockey, Todd Bobenrieth <TAB129@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:

T9>Yeah, chronic back problems is what it is...something about a yellow streak.
T9>He wants out while the going is good and people are concentrating on Mario
T9>eventually surpassing his records...ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

*PLONK*  (stupid twit)


then ...
In article : <92266.153134RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu>
        in : rec.sport.hockey, <RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:

R5>Hurrah!   Now all you 'Gretzky's the best'-'Lemieux sucks' critics know what
R5>Lemieux's been going through for quite some time.  Now that you can know that
R5>both superstars are going through the same problem, maybe you'll give more
R5>respect and stop bashing Lemieux just because he doesn't have as many points
R5>as Gretzky.  Gretzky's not going to retire - Lemieux said the same thing when
R5>it first happened to him.  It just hurts like hell, that's all, and it's a
R5>natural reaction.

*PLONK*

and then ...
In article : <92266.155634RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu>
        in : rec.sport.hockey, <RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:

R5>Pay no attention to Todd's article - read mine instead.  It's more logical
R5>and from a Penguins fan in an unbiased perspective.  Thanks, Rob

*PLONK*
*PLONK*        *AAAAAARRGGGHHHHH!!!*
*PLONK*


What *is* it with these PSU twits? Does Penn State have some sort of
monopoly on freshman idiocy?? I see it *everywhere* on the net; here,
alt.flame, rec.auto.sport, alt.sex . . . *everywhere*. If I permitted
myself the luxury of a kill file, psu would be its first and only entry.

Yo! Todd, Robbie, listen up.

Lemieux is good; probably the best player in the game *today*. He is
*not* GOD. He may or may not be better than Gretzky in his prime: that
is open for (reasoned) discussion. (although precious few of the pens
woofers in this group seem capable of reasoned discussion (my apologies
to those Pittsburgh regulars who actually *contribute* to this group,
like Lori, and others.))

Gretzky, while no longer as dominant as a player as he was at his peak,
is almost undoubtedly the most *important* player of the past quarter
century, and most probably the most skilled scorer ever to play the
game.

I'm not specifically a Gretzky fan, nor a Lemieux fan, but any F***ing
idiot who can't see how important Gretzky was, and still is, to the game
of hockey, should be shot.


Woofers like the two quoted above are no credit to Mr. Lemieux.


Todd, if Lemieux ever surpasses any one of Gretzky's important records
(season points, career pts, etc.) I'll eat my hat.

Your snide little remark about a "yellow streak" would carry a lot more
weight if *you* had what it takes to play with the big boys for even a
game. We wouldn't even expect you to do it for over a decade, or to
demolish the record book while doing so. Twit.

Mario is good; possibly better than Gretzky, but has been hampered by
injury too much. He does not have time left to catch up to Gretzkys long
career of record-breaking hockey. Perhaps if Lemieux had been healthy
from day 1, he would be right alongside, but he is not.


Robbie, you have been upon the scene for such a short time, yet have
blabbered forth so much crap.

Disagreeing with you're oh-so-reasoned and factually supported opinion
that Lemieux is The One True Gh0d does *not* equal bashing. Anyone who
"bashed" Lemieux in r.s.h would look almost as stupid as you: the
majority of sentient persons present recognize how Lemieux has excelled.
They just do not subscribe to your religious belief that without
Lemieux, hockey is nothing.


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