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Originally Posted by ODAAT
Heinz/Burridge/Sweeney x 2 era was pretty darn close
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Which Sweeneys are you talking about? Don and Bob or Don and Tim?
ZamboniAss Heinze career basically started in 1992 and only played with Bob for 14 games in 91-92. The Sabres claimed Bob from waivers the following year.
Stump was traded to the Caps for Stephen Leach in the summer of 91 and never played any games with Heinze.
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But I get your drift...some of the quieter / unheralded guys from that 10 year period were:
- Michael Thelven, coulda been a very good one if the injuries hadn't killed his career.
- Allen Pedersen, a big galoot, sort of a precursor to Hal Gill...a good bottom pairing d-man
- The Brick, he's a good analyst for a reason....he made the most of his limited talents, a very smart player.
- Keith Crowder (one of my favs), he wasn't quiet but outside of the Bruins fans, who really appreciated him?
- Bobby Carpenter, had two 25 goal seasons, became a defensive specialist with NJ afterwards.
- Nevin Markwart, (another fav), the Crash Kid wasn't quiet either but he was a great pest and didn't backdown from anyone, even if he knew he'd get tagged....another guy who's career was cut short by injuries. He had 22 fights in 86-87....
- Steve Kasper, he wasn't flashy, just damn good at what he did....won a Selke, the only Bruin to do so.
- Jim Wiemer, for a few years the guy was a solid bottom pair guy...quiet, efficient, a pretty good body checker and backed down from no one. Took on Nilan twice, Gord Donelly, Kelly Chase, Troy Loney, Don Maloney....
- Garry Galley, a UFA pickup who was the PMD depth guy to spell Bourque....did a pretty god job I thought. Was traded to Philly with Wes Wlz in a deal that bought us Gord Murphy, another d-man who I thought did a good job here, as brief as it was.
- Dave Reid, did two tours with the Bruins...a very good and efficient defensive specialist and 2nd unit PP man. Played over 1,000 NHL games.
- Dave Shaw, came here late in his career and was a solid bottom third pairing guy. He had a very good playoff year for us once....as solid as a rock.
- Gordie Roberts, came here late in his career also...was paired with Shaw and for a season they were probably one of the best bottom third pairings in the league.....he was painful to watch in his last season though, running on fumes and guile only....
- Ted Donato, I liked the guy and thought he didn't get a lot of respect or recognition while he was here. Thought he was a pretty good 2nd/3rd liner. Smart player....local kid who played for CM and Harvard, where he's the head coach now.
- Brent Hughes, another Markwart-style kid who gave it all....tough as they came for his size and also took on all comers. I was BS at the Bruins who let him go on waivers after playing an entire season with a bad back and broken body because of the style he played with them. Took on Peluso twice, Odgers three times, went after Barnaby twice, Kelly Chase, Burt, Cummings, Janssens, Laforge, Basil McRae, Roberts, Taglianetti.....
I thought just before the Sweeney era had some good guys: Louis Sleigher, Tom Fergus, Mats Thelin, John Blum, Dave Silk, Jim Nill, Reed Larson....
