It's still a few months before the 18-member Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committe gets together and decides on the 2013 Hall of Fame class... But it's never too early to speak of an underdog candidate and his worth as a potential Hall of Famer.
Some hockey-related and Canadiens-related reads you may have missed from this week.
Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: Adam Oates enters the Hall of Fame, the lockout enters... nothing, really, Tom Wilson enters #beastmode and a wee bit more.
Florida has twice played games on this date, winning both. Follow along as we recap 1999 and 2009.
Today we honor the contributions of soon-to-be Hall of Famer and three-time NHL leading goal scorer Pavel Bure.
Today we look at former Panthers RW Valeri Bure and G Craig Anderson
In what many observers thought was an overdue move, the Hockey Hall of Fame's Selection Committee voted to induct former Panthers star forward Pavel Bure to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Bure will be inducted with Joe Sakic, Adam Oates and Mats Sundin.
Regardless of the way-cool vid above, Pavel Bure's lasting impression is one of brutal - almost embarrassing - domination in the offensive zone, whether outfitted in Canucks, Panthers, or Rangers...
Nobody said they were actors. And they should have had Bobby Orr. Still, I get goosebumps.
It's the off-season, it's Tuesday night, it's time to chat hockey and in general with the Raw Charge crew on our link dump and open thread.
