Hank wrote: ↑Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:53 pm
I always felt like BMo was way marginalized and under appreciated by the fans. Without him playing his role, there wouldn't have been the success for the WCE.
I concur.
During the lockout 2004/05 he played for Linköping in the SHL on a line with Kristian Huselius and Mike Knuble, and they were the best line in the league. Unfortunately there was some business with Huselius and some woman in a hotel room, and he left the country mid season to get away from the press, and finished the season in the Swiss league. All three still ended up pretty high in the points totals. I always fel that BMo was the main reason that line worked so well; no offense to Huselius and Knuble, but BMo was the glue. And just look at his +/-!
Rk No Name............... Team....... Pos GP G_ A_ TP PIM +/-
_1 20 Zetterberg, Henrik Timrå........ LW 50 19 31
50 24 +15
_2 22
Huselius, Kristian. LHC.......... RW 34 14 35
49 10 +20
_3 13 Weinhandl, Mattias MODO........ CE 50 26 20
46 18 +3
_4 10 Horcoff, Shawn..... Mora......... CE 50 19 27
46 117 -11
_5 _3 Ekman, Nils.......... Djurgården RW 44 18 27
45 106 +2
_6 19
Morrison, Brendan. LHC......... CE 45 16 28
44 50 +30
_7 24 Andersson, Niklas... Frölunda... LW 44 14 27
41 16 +22
_8 26
Knuble, Michael.... LHC......... LW 49 26 13
39 40 +24
_9 28 Plüss, Martin......... Frölunda... LW 46 23 16
39 42 +14
10 17 Nilson, Marcus....... Djurgården LW 48 17 22
39 110 +11
Weinhandl also had an outstanding season, but that was because Peter Forsberg was bouncing pucks off him into the crease until he got injured again...