opinion...

of any of those who unfortunately died yesterday,i truly respected Pavol Demitra... he played with a passion that very few players ever had... he was a rough and tough player,no doubt,but he was never dirty,and played with ultimate class... he last played with Vancouver,in 2009-2010,and when he played for the St. Louis Blues,you had to put him into the boards,over and over,because he would put you through the boards(smiling),and then score winning goal,and just smile... we saw Ruslan Salei play that night in San Jose,in November... he was a plus-1(meaning he was on ice when someone scores,or scored)that night,and Brad McCrimmon was on the bench,behind the players,as a coach,with Mike Babcock...