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by Paul on 06/16/08 at 06:04 PM ET
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from the CP,.
A year ago Igor Larionov ended up the odd man out when the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee had to consider a once-in-a-generation class of candidates.
With only four spots for five superstars, Mark Messier, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens each got the nod over the Russian great, whose accomplishments off the ice in breaking the barriers Soviet Union players faced in going to the NHL were just as significant as his artistry on the ice.
On Tuesday, the hall will unveil its class of 2008 and Larionov should be at the top of the list. Often described as the Wayne Gretzky of Russia, it would be a fitting honour for one of the game’s trailblazers, and ease the sting he felt at being left out last year.
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This is not late RWBill unless you look at my posting pattern of the last two weeks or so.
But expect a post at any time of day or night.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 06/16/08 at 06:18 PM ET
...expect a post at any time of day or night.
So it wasn’t excessive posting that made you go blind, Paul? Hmmmm. 
Whatever it was, I hope it’s all behind you because there are a lot of us out here who’ve come to rely on KK as their #1 source for hockey information. We salute your efforts. And, on a personal note, I wish you only good health, happiness and prosperity from this day forward.
Kudos to you (and to Alanah and Bill) for all you’ve done for die-hard hockey fans.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 06/16/08 at 10:54 PM ET
Straight from the Selke and Byng winner’s mouth:
“I thank Igor Larionov a lot,” Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk said during the NHL awards last week. “My first year here, he helped me so much. He showed me how to practise and everything. He was such a great player. He was the Professor. He just deserves to be in (the Hall).”
Well said from the man of few words 
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 06/17/08 at 08:42 AM ET
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Good Luck Igor. He scored the game clincher in the only SCF game I’ve seen in person, Game 3 in Raleigh 2002, Igor breaks in after a turnover, trailed by Dandenault, and glides across Arturs Irbe’s right to left shoulder, waits for him to go down, and lifts the puck past Irbe for the gamewinner very late in the 3rd OT, a great hockey moment I will always remember from the first row of the 2d deck of the RBC Center.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 06/16/08 at 06:16 PM ET