dicksmack 33 Report post Posted May 16, 2007 Tomas Holmstrom is a gritty hockey player, no doubt but let's face it: Unlike Howe, Homer is known more for absorbing abuse than dishing it out. Last night he scored two goals, an assist and got some stitches. He came back to the game when I feared he might be done for the series or more with a concussion and it's aftermath. He then set up a fifth goal... If you think Euros are soft, think again. Tomas Holmstrom is the poster boy for gritty play in front of the net (though he has more skill than he gets credit for) and for paying the price, game in and game out, to go into the difficult areas to score or retrieve pucks. I'm proud of you Tomas... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeytownRN 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 This is great! The thought ran through my mind last night that even though Homer didn't "fight", he got the Gordie Howe Hat Trick for getting the stitches and coming back out in the third to assist on Flip's goal. The only thing sweeter would be Homer getting a Hat Trick in game 4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockey13Playa 240 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 Great post I would totally agree. Holmstrom is truely amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dicksmack 33 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 That's not to say Homer's a punching bag--he's a battler, make no mistake... He gets in the grilles of players, borderline interferes with goalies and gives it right back... But I really love his ability to fend off opposition players sometimes two at time and kick the puck back to up his stick...he's been wowing us for years with that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeytownRN 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 That's not to say Homer's a punching bag--he's a battler, make no mistake... He gets in the grilles of players, borderline interferes with goalies and gives it right back... But I really love his ability to fend off opposition players sometimes two at time and kick the puck back to up his stick...he's been wowing us for years with that... He's been wowing us for years but is finally getting the credit he deserves. Just the thought of possibly losing him for a couple of weeks after the hit last night made me ill. Did you ever see the amount of tape he uses on his legs to protect himself from the goalie sticks? I have to mention the goal from the hash mark last night also.... priceless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings_Dynasty 267 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 OFFICIAL: Homer Hat-trick -1 Goal -1 Assist -Stitches and return from injury Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EastLansingNative 1 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 (edited) OFFICIAL: Homer Hat-trick -1 Goal -1 Assist -Stitches and return from injury Natural Homer Hat-trick = when one of your goals is scored after returning from injury Edited May 17, 2007 by EastLansingNative Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZAMBONI 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 Natural Homer Hat-trick = when one of your goals is scored after returning from injury He was awesome last night. Glad to see he made it back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
