The stopper and the unstoppable.
Time to dust off the old overused Odd Couple angle. After all, if the situation fits …
When the brass from THE HOCKEY NEWS called, requesting a combined feature on two of the brightest young members of the high-rolling Edmonton Oilers — rookie goaltender Grant Fuhr and you-know-who — the thought immediately came to mind.
The chief had his own ideas.
Grant Fuhr and Wayne Gretzky.“Let’s do Fuhr and Gretzky together,” he chirped in a communique to the true Great White North. “Sort of the stopper and the unstoppable …”
Hmmmmmm, the Immovable Object and the Irresistible Force bit. Judging by the manner in which these two All Stars have been holding up their respective ends of the bargain as the Oilers have barnstormed into first place in the National Hockey League’s overall seedings, the point is certainly more than valid.
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