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. "

https://youtu.be/a6OAHTgvj24

This might be the weirdest photo shoot a hockey player ever engaged in:
https://thescore.com/nhl/news/1417159


BlokchainB

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:

Stacker_Sports

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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:

https://youtu.be/ErkTIos4t6o?si=sWzpNuoyTptBl8oQ

