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by Alanah McGinley on 03/14/08 at 09:59 PM ET
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From Mark Spector at the National Post,
Dumb like a fox, McGeough is deep into overtime now, with only about a month left in an 20-year National Hockey League career. The result, one might say, is like a flying tub of popcorn aimed at him from the stands: He left it all on the ice.
“He’s kind of a like the villain in All Star Wrestling. The kind of guy the fans love to hate,” said Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish, who was once fined $10,000 for describing McGeough’s work as “spastic” and “retarded.”
McGeough, 50, burned an indelible image into the memories of hockey fans: For much of his career he was the helmetless, portly zebra coming out from behind the net, waving his arms in a frantic negation of a goal. One foot is on the ice, the other - for some unknown reason - raised in the air in front of him.
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I hear ya. I’d nearly forgotten about that incident and I almost spewed my drink reading it again there… 
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 03/14/08 at 10:24 PM ET
McGeough sucks he has always sucked ( I LOST COUNT OF HOW MANY GAMES) McGeough screwed up with some weak call from across the ice when the offical right in front of the play saw nothing.
Posted by cupster33 on 03/15/08 at 12:11 PM ET
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“ ... who was once fined $10,000 for describing McGeough’s work as “spastic” and “retarded.”
that is the single funniest thing i have ever read.
Posted by ColdWar on 03/14/08 at 10:12 PM ET