Sad thing is that there was a time when Karpotsev was pretty Damn good. He just lost his give a shit by the time he got here. I would still disagree on daze. He was just ouchy.

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Way to ignore the flaw in your own logic.

How did the Hawks not win with all that great talent back then?

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Being too "ouchy" to stand in front of the net at 6'6" 250 is kinda one of the reasons why he wasn't very good. That still counts against him in the sports world. And then there were the times he couldn't get on the ice at all for months at a time.

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Where did I say he was a great player? theres a lot of gray between he's bad and great. He was a good second line winger. Thats all , nothing more nothing less. To say he was bad is wrong.

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

Then we're arguing about nothing. I agree - he was a decent second line winger for a god-awful team.

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Didn't they go to the conference finals with him?

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

I can't do this all night.

With him or because he was "the man" on that team, which was reacting to earlier in this thread?

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I didn't say he was the man. I don't know what we're yelling about.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Daze had 1G and 1A the year they went to the conf finals.

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Yeah but it was a really interesting goal.
OK. I admit there's plenty of dnq's when daze was on the team but he wasn't a bum or anything and had some decent seasons. It's like Maddux on the cubs (the first time around) or something like that. Can't say he wasn't good cause everyone else sucks balls.
Anyway cool.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Dont move, dont talk out of time, dont think, dont worry everything's just fine


Just fine

People keep mentioning that Daze had a bad back, but I'm not sure people realize just how bad it was. Me and him have the same neurosurgeon. After my 7th back surgery a couple years ago my doctor told me that I had finally passed up Daze for the patient with the most back surgeries. The guy had 6 back surgeries and was a pro hockey player. I'm insane for playing men's league hockey with 7 back surgeries, couldn't imagine how insane you have to be to play in the NHL with that condition.

For context, Steve Sullivan had 2 back surgeries and his second surgery kept him out of the game for 2 years I believe. I've personally never heard of a pro athlete in any sport who's come back from 3 back surgeries, let alone 2.

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HIPPA violation!!!!

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--yet I can't look away."

I've seen him a couple times at the York tavern. Big dude.
It's a little bar at the Hinsdale / Oak Brook border.
Coach Q's second home.

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Love the York Tap. Was there a lot in my early 20s.

Grew up in Oak Brook Spaulding?

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When I lived in Lombard went there a couple times, decent burger if I recall.

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

I wish. I went to parties there and played softball at the OBPD.

True.

And a good place to quaff some cold ones back in the day without having to worry about being carded.

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