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Grading The Best Taxi Squads in History

On the Forecheck | January 21, 2021

Related Topics: COVID-19, Matt Duchene, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Marty Raymond, Travis Bickle, Jodie Foster, Christopher Lloyd, Erik Karlsson, Cybill Shepherd

The NHL has adopted taxi squads this season to help with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As Sarah described in this excellent piece, the taxi squad can consist of 4-6 players that can travel and practice with team, and allows for extra bodies to be available if there are injuries or players are placed on the COVID protocol list.

While this is a new concept for most hockey fans, taxi squads have been around for decades, and today I’d like to grade some of the most famous - or infamous - in history.

Taxi Driver (film) - 1976

Members: Robert DeNiro, Cybill Shepherd and Jodie Foster

Grade: B

Robert Deniro in “Taxi Driver”
Photograph courtesy Everett

Perhaps one of the most famous taxis in pop culture, the 1976 Martin Scorsese film is one of the best movies ever made, starring Robert DeNiro as retired Marine Travis Bickle.

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