June 9, 1978
In the clearing stands a boxer, By Rich Lindbloom Something dawned on me as I watched the post-game interviews after Saturday’s thrilling, if not discombobulated, victory over Ducks. Toews, Kane and Crawford all appeared to be exhausted, almost zombie like as reporters peppered them with questions.
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of ev’ry glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
“I am leaving, I am leaving”
But the fighter still remains – Paul Simon