One for the Ages: Billy Smith’s 1981-82 NHL Season
Unless you played for the or were a fan of the team, you despised He was mean and ornery to say the least, and wielded his goalie stick like some sort of wild hatchet man. So much so, that after the Islanders won their first Stanley Cup in the 1979-80 season, the team felt comfortable parting For the following season, the league would add two new expansion teams, the Islanders and the Atlanta Flames. While the two teams tried to outscore one another in Game 1 (6-5) and Game 2 (6-4), Smith shut the door for Games 3 and 4....
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Billy Smith, Lindy Ruff, Battlin’ Billy
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