The Critic Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2304087 Too bad, but time waits for no man. I liked Mario, he's been through a lot but kept fighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 11:42 AM) http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2304087 Too bad, but time waits for no man. I liked Mario, he's been through a lot but kept fighting. Jesus, that dude was still playin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirScott Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 12:55 PM) Jesus, that dude was still playin? not recently, he's sat out the past month or two with some heart condition. in my opinion, he is undoubtedly the second best hockey player to lace 'em up, and it is disappointing that we didn't get to see what he could do alongside Sidney Crosby. Lemieux and Gretzky (mainly Mario, because when I started playing Gretzky was in his twilight years) were the two reasons that I started playing hockey in the first place, and now the torch has been completely passed to guys like Kovalchuk, Crosby, and Ovechkin. Edited January 24, 2006 by AirScott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 QUOTE(AirScott @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 01:48 PM) not recently, he's sat out the past month or two with some heart condition. in my opinion, he is undoubtedly the second best hockey player to lace 'em up, and it is disappointing that we didn't get to see what he could do alongside Sidney Crosby. Lemieux and Gretzky (mainly Mario, because when I started playing Gretzky was in his twilight years) were the two reasons that I started playing hockey in the first place, and now the torch has been completely passed to guys like Kovalchuk, Crosby, and Ovechkin. I had no idea that until today he was still an active player. Shows how much I follow hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Lemieux was a fantastic individual. I have the luck of interning with the Blackhawks, and had the even better luck of seeing Mario skating on the ice during practice two weeks ago. He was out there smiling, having a good time, and truly being a mentor to Sidney Crosby, who seemed to idolize his every move. I don't think there is a better way for Mario to go out than to have his hands in creating the next One. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 This is a shame. No farewell tour for him either, just a retirement after being out basically all year. Thanks for the memories Mario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg The Bull Luzinski Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Between this guy and Sugar Ray Leonard, they have almost had as many comebacks as Freddy Krueger and Jason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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