Tuesday, November 11, 2008

On Larionov

Big ups to Igor Larionov, the first San Jose Shark to be inducted into the Hockey Hall Of Fame. You can read some great Larionov stories on WTC. Be sure to check out the comments section.

One of my first hockey memories was a beautiful drop pass from Larionov to Makarov near the top of the zone. Larionov entered the zone with speed then, all of a sudden, just left the puck sitting there. Not a second later did Makarov skate from out of nowhere to drill the puck from 40 feet out into the back of the net.

I have no idea who the opposing team was or if it was the first or thousandth time they had run that play. All I remember was thinking:

1. That was a hell of a pass, and
2. Hockey fucking rules!

Igor, thank you for the memories, and thank you for showing us all that hockey fucking rules.