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<blockquote data-quote="Roundball Sage" data-source="post: 1721641" data-attributes="member: 748116"><p>Another freezing cold Winter night in Chicago.</p><p></p><p>But the old barn on West Madison Street is packed to the rafters with 16,666 seated fans and an unknown number of Standees putting the old arena well above the Fire Code limit. But nobody complains.</p><p></p><p>A hazy smoke hangs over the ice. The mighty Stadium organ is belting out old favorites.</p><p></p><p>And Number 9 with his still-flowing golden locks hits the ice and starts to rev his jets.</p><p></p><p>At some point during the evening...</p><p></p><p>The smoke gets heavier. Breathing gets tougher. Even still, Phil Esposito hits Hull with a perfect pass on left wing and Hull slips past his helpless defender.</p><p></p><p>He shakes free and lets go a wicked wrist shot. The goalie never saw it. The goalie STILL to this day can’t see it.</p><p></p><p>It hits the back of the net.</p><p></p><p>Hull and Esposito and Maki embrace in the slot.</p><p></p><p>The goalie looks lost and confused.</p><p></p><p>The Stadium organ is rocking. 20,000 people are going nuts.</p><p></p><p>And then one day... the Golden Jet is sent off to be retired to the Hangar for the second time in his Blackhawk life.</p><p></p><p>There would be no Blackhawks as we know today without Number 9. And Number 21.</p><p></p><p>And not even the haze hanging over the ice could stop one from seeing that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roundball Sage, post: 1721641, member: 748116"] Another freezing cold Winter night in Chicago. But the old barn on West Madison Street is packed to the rafters with 16,666 seated fans and an unknown number of Standees putting the old arena well above the Fire Code limit. But nobody complains. A hazy smoke hangs over the ice. The mighty Stadium organ is belting out old favorites. And Number 9 with his still-flowing golden locks hits the ice and starts to rev his jets. At some point during the evening... The smoke gets heavier. Breathing gets tougher. Even still, Phil Esposito hits Hull with a perfect pass on left wing and Hull slips past his helpless defender. He shakes free and lets go a wicked wrist shot. The goalie never saw it. The goalie STILL to this day can’t see it. It hits the back of the net. Hull and Esposito and Maki embrace in the slot. The goalie looks lost and confused. The Stadium organ is rocking. 20,000 people are going nuts. And then one day... the Golden Jet is sent off to be retired to the Hangar for the second time in his Blackhawk life. There would be no Blackhawks as we know today without Number 9. And Number 21. And not even the haze hanging over the ice could stop one from seeing that. [/QUOTE]
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