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The Wendel Clark Way
by Paul on 08/12/08 at 08:38 AM ET
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from Crash the Crease,
During his career Wendel played taller and heavier then he actually was and that took a toll on his body, he did everything in his power to protect his teammates and anything for his team to win, if he had to score a hat-trick he would, if he had to fight Bob Probert he would, if he had to take on a much bigger Marty McSorley who just dropped Doug Gilmour with an elbow he would and he would do it very well.
There has not been many players in the history of the NHL who could do this on a night to night basis and there has been even fewer who could do it that actually would do it
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Probably never will but we have another Saskatchewan boy to look forward too.
Wendel was an amazing Maple Leaf
Posted by hockeyfan88 on 08/12/08 at 08:45 AM ET
Yes, Luke, and hopefully, Brayden next year, failing Tavares or Hedman.
Posted by Jim_Korn on 08/12/08 at 08:56 AM ET
Clark was one of my favorite Leafs and favorite NHL players of all time. He was what I consider a throwback to the Original Six days when players had to look after themselves. He could score, hit, fight and lead and he would’ve been as comfortable on the Leafs of 1963 as he was with the 1993 version.
Posted by Lyle Richardson from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada on 08/12/08 at 11:50 AM ET
Really though, what did Clark do that say a Pat Verbeek didn’t?
Other than be a Leaf.
Posted by Primis on 08/12/08 at 12:13 PM ET
Clark was way tougher and meaner as a player then Verbeek ever was
Posted by hockeyfan88 on 08/12/08 at 01:14 PM ET
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And we, poor leaf fans, will never see anything like him again.
Posted by Jim_Korn on 08/12/08 at 08:09 AM ET