Keep it simple. Embrace the elements. Tug on a turtleneck. Soak in the moment, young and old. The Leafs and Sabres face off in the Heritage Classic, huddling with their fans around a rink situation easy to reach for both sides. (Bylukefoxjukebox)
So established are the NHL’s open-air spectacles, kids these days, they’ve grown up fantasizing of throwing on the throwback sweater, smearing on the eye black, and braving the elements in a game that counts.The Sabres’ Craig Anderson, 40, is the oldest goalie in the league. He just secured his 300 career win last week and is playing out the season for a team that couldn’t see the playoff picture if it got a pair of stilts and stood atop the Niagara Escarpment.
Spezza fondly recalls Dad dropping him off to play at whatever Toronto-area rink would have him, and how playing shinny against grown men helped sharpen his skills. Under the guidelines and lockdowns, Keefe admits his wife and sons have felt a disconnect from his profession, his passion. Saturday’s family skate, with team photos and children buzzing and girlfriends laughing, it meant something.
It brings the captain back to Saturdays in the city, when he’d race to good friend Sam Gagner’s backyard rink to play after practice.
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