Forty-one years ago during the Stanley Cup Finals in 1970, Bobby Orr scored the cup clinching goal in dramatic fashion. It was an OT goal in game 4 to complete the sweep of the St. Louis Blues. The celebration of that goal is probably the most well-known photo in all of hockey. What a moment captured in time to see Orr completely horizontal to the ice...like superman flying through the air.
This past Monday night during the Hurricanes vs. Maples Leafs game, Brandon Sutter scored on a great hustle play. After racing to the puck on the half wall, he passed it back to the point. He then headed straight to the net. After the shot from the point, the rebound came right out the hustling Sutter who produced a great goal. The following photo (by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) shows amazing similarity to Orr's famous one forty-one years ago.
Granted, Sutter's goal was not a Stanley Cup clinching goal, but amazing to see the similarity of him flying through the air just like Bobby Orr in 1970. This is a perfect example of Sutter's grit and determination as there is so much Sutter brings to the game that does not show on the scoresheet. His is outstanding on defense in killing penalities, applying the forecheck and in the faceoff circle. One day Sutter should win a Selke award as the best defensive forward in the league.
Maybe one day we will see the "Sutter Soar" again as he lifts the Stanley Cup horizontal to the ice!
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