Pretty excited for this!

"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44) 08/30/2016 at 12:10 • Filed to: None

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As a long time hockey player and fan, the role of the goon is something I understand all to well. Good too see a documentary covering the topic.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 08/30/2016 at 12:25

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Old time hockey!

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/30/2016 at 12:27

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Nibby > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 08/30/2016 at 12:33

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Looking forward to watching this. And these things just don’t happen like this anymore.

just-a-scratch > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 08/30/2016 at 12:38

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If you're excited for this, go watch Goon. It may star Sean William Scott (a.k.a. Stiffler), but it's a good performance.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > just-a-scratch 08/30/2016 at 12:45

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Two questions. Got any Percosets and don’t touch my fuckin’ Percosets.

450X_FTW > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 08/30/2016 at 12:49

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Also recommend The Last Gladiators (think it’s on Netflix). Mostly about Chris Nilan but covers a lot of other goons too.

And a must is The Broad Street Bullies (youtube) about the 1970's Flyers who were pretty much the first to use goons and win by purposely beating the crap out of the other teams.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > 450X_FTW 08/30/2016 at 12:59

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Ya the Chris Nilan story is a pretty sad one, but not nearly as bad as Boogaard or Rypien. Actually met Rick Rypien a few times at hockey schools. He is from the next town over and it really hit that community hard.

Mid Engine > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 08/30/2016 at 14:43

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This is a documentary, my friend Mike is one of the main guys..

450X_FTW > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 08/30/2016 at 16:01

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I was always a Probert fan, him dying showed that even when you’re clean you still have huge health risks to deal with

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > 450X_FTW 08/30/2016 at 16:11

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Not sure ol’ Bobby was too clean but not as bad as a lot of them.

450X_FTW > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 08/31/2016 at 08:00

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Yeah I mean in his playing days, definitely far from clean. Even got caught at the canadian border with amphetamines in his underwear. Seemed like a guy who was doing better in life. But man, that documentary with Nilan really puts it into perspective the pain, physical and emotional those guys went thru