well deserved and long overdue HOF induction is tonight, 7pm local time on NHL Network.


Looking forward to his speech.

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You would think someone with Roenick's influence on the game would accomplish just that. I want to hear what he says. It has to be nostalgic… or straight up honest.

I loved him shakes but I dont know if I ever thought “ Im watching a HOF’er “ when I watched him play.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Over 500 goals and nearly a point per game. Similar stats to Hossa.

But Hossa was integral to three championships while Roenick wasted a good chunk of his prime on Phoenix teams that couldn't get out of the first round and that no one was watching. He's basically Keith Tkachuk with a better media presence (up until the time he told Kathryn Tappen he and his wife wanted to fuck her).

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He's cute and fun and he was great here as far as I know.

If you flip Hossa and Roenick, would you think Roenick would be Hall worthy and Hossa not?

I disagree. He was always one of the best forwards in the game. Didn't have the team success, but played a much tougher game than 90% of the other scoring forwards in the game. Scored over 500 goals. There's only a few players with over 500 goals who aren't in the hall not counting guys still playing. Even had nearly 30 shortys. He's one of only 11 500 goals scorers in NHL history to have at least 28 shortys.

If it wasn't for his big mouth he would've gotten in sooner.

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THIS

Roenick was definitely a HOF player.

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watched his speech...as open and honest as it was crass. the full j.r.

I'll look but if somebody has a link, please share.

tsn link..big-voiced HOF narration error on his draft year in the introduction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEvu5urxQfM

Great player, great speech.

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Elections have consequences.

I think Mike Milbury should get in the Hall of Fame for making fun of Roenick's tears. He should have already been in for slapping that guy in the face with his own shoe.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

So what was the real reason for the Amonte/Roenick feud?

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covered a bit in the chelios HOF thread..

the story is....friends since thayer academy amonte and his wife kinda/sorta took sides when j.r. and his wife were having troubles - including tricking on j.r.'s naughty behavior.

roenick got amonte back good with a wicked slash in the face/some 15-20 stitches that took amonte out and cost roenick 5 games and basically his friendship with the amontes.

that's the story i heard. his speech saw him once again apologize to amonte and his wife. seems as though they've made up a bit, through the years. i do believe that amonte will never talk to mike keenan again for degrading and humiliating him in front of his rangers teammates and subsequently running him out of new york during it's cup winning year - while j.r. told us his urinal/genitals story and his endless love for keenan during his HOF speech.

Vaguely remember. Was afraid it was a Sharp/Keith story.

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thanks, was wondering what that was about. Makes sense now. Amonte knew Roenick's wife since high school, smae as Jeremy. I remember JR and his wife going through a rough patch...I was at a Bulls game and saw them yelling at each other in the tunnel at one point. I could see Amonte taking the side of Tracey since he was friends with her since age 13 just like he was friends with JR. Espeically after hearing during the speech that JR takes 100% responsibility. Makes me think the rough patch was all JR's fault.

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yeah, really don't know more than anyone else - as i said, that's the story. agree that him constantly being in apology-mode to his wife and amonte, is admittance of prior poor behavior towards his wife and amonte.

in his crass speech, he talked about and wiggled his eyebrows about how secord was 'big' and muscular and 'big' and hairy and 'big' - yeah, we get it, j.r., he must have had a big cock and you were impressed. thanks for sharing that with the tuxedo-clad HOF audience. i've seen secord a number of times at the airport, now, he's as skinny as mr. greenjeans. hopefully healthy in retirement from his second career.