Bob Probert dies at 45

[Brett]

Sad day for Wings and Hawks fans. One of my favorite enforcers.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=5356462

A good video of Probert's best fights


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKdb7xdUoqs

[UMD Fan]

I used to love watching Probert growing up. He went off the deep end a few times on the ice. Too bad tho...

[El Gato Pollo Loco!!!]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AvHtcbzQHI5Y0rGbPvjueW17vLYF?slug=capres s-hkn_probert_funeral-3892266

A nice description on the funeral today.

I haven't said anything about this to date because I wanted to just think of what exactly I wanted to say.

On one hand, when I first heard the news, I wasn't shocked at all. Probie had drug and alcohol addiction problems for years while he played, and sad to say, a little part of me was kinda surprised it didn't happen sooner.

As I thought over it more, the more it sank in. The fact that he was one of if not the most feared and respected player in his heyday. I remember watching him in the late eighties though my high school years. I remember the battles with Tie Domi and Stu Grissom and Troy Crowder. I also remember that he was such an underrated scoring threat. The Bruise Brother shirts. Probie was as beloved as Stevie in Detroit.

All this to say simply, I miss Probie.

If you want to read what a lot of Detroit and National media have said about Bob Probert, this is a good link to start at.

http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2010/07/summarizing_the_reflections_on.html

[JT1138]

R.I.P. Probert. I always enjoyed watching him.