One of the posters in the Witt Waived thread compared Witt to Rich Pilon. I thought that since it's still a long way until this season starts - this would be a nice time reflect on Rich Pilon stories and share favorite moments.
my favorite is the flying leap he took at Dale Hunter after the Turgeon hit.
One of the posters in the Witt Waived thread compared Witt to Rich Pilon. I thought that since it's still a long way until this season starts - this would be a nice time reflect on Rich Pilon stories and share favorite moments.
my favorite is the flying leap he took at Dale Hunter after the Turgeon hit.
I mentioned him. In those days, after the glory of the 80's, i loved this guy. he was like a fire hydrant- immovable. ask kevin stevens (a pretty good player in his heyday) who tried to hit him and instead broke his face. he also took on ANYONE. didn't matter how short rich was, he'd fight the biggest (to wit: Probert). universally respected.
Pilon was as tough as they come...then hed speak & you'd just think "seriously???". Always was a fan of rich. Never got the big hype but solid little dude back there.
One of the posters in the Witt Waived thread compared Witt to Rich Pilon. I thought that since it's still a long way until this season starts - this would be a nice time reflect on Rich Pilon stories and share favorite moments.
my favorite is the flying leap he took at Dale Hunter after the Turgeon hit.
On my list of "top 100 things I'd like to change about the past" is the fact that Pilon only grazed Hunter.
I swear that if he connected w/that Superfly Snuka flying knee, Hunter would have been as badly injured as Turgeon, if not more. If only.
Pilon was actually not a small guy. He was 6'1", 210 pounds...built alot like Dave Langevin, who was 6'2", 215 pounds. Both guys loved to hit and would take on all comers.
Ranger fan here to share my love for Rich Pilon. No defenseman will ever do half as much good as Rich Pilon did for the New York Rangers. I can only hope that Marc Staal will develop into even a frament of what Rich Pilon was.
Ranger fan here to share my love for Rich Pilon. No defenseman will ever do half as much good as Rich Pilon did for the New York Rangers. I can only hope that Marc Staal will develop into even a frament of what Rich Pilon was.
and that was a clean shoulder to shoulder hit. at first it looked lt looked like pilon took the worst of it and flew further - until stevens landed face first on the ice.
One of the posters in the Witt Waived thread compared Witt to Rich Pilon. I thought that since it's still a long way until this season starts - this would be a nice time reflect on Rich Pilon stories and share favorite moments.
my favorite is the flying leap he took at Dale Hunter after the Turgeon hit.
thank you very little, i'll take credit for mentioning this psycho of a d man. Unfortunately he was always hurt but man was he tough.......remember him laying out Kevin Stevens in the 93 playoff run? Stevens landed face first on the Ice. It was like two battering rams going at it. We could use a guy like Pilon
thank you very little, i'll take credit for mentioning this psycho of a d man. Unfortunately he was always hurt but man was he tough.......remember him laying out Kevin Stevens in the 93 playoff run? Stevens landed face first on the Ice. It was like two battering rams going at it. We could use a guy like Pilon
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