Whenever I think of Lindy, I remember this nasty play. Billy Smith might have been the best playoff clutch goalie ever, but he was also dirty as hell. I'm sure none of you young whippersnappers remember this:
This was amazing!!!!!
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197 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 4 Oct
Billy was a character. During the Islanders Stanley Cup finals, he dared to whack the Great One when he wandered into Billy's crease. It caused a huge international incident. When Billy was interviewed, he accused Gretzky of basically diving. He said something like "if there was a fly on his leg, my stick wouldn't have killed it. "
This might be the weirdest photo shoot a hockey player ever engaged in: https://thescore.com/nhl/news/1417159
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