Nice video, good to see the big man doing well. I've said it before and I'll say it again -- the Hawks don't win the Cup in 2013 without Bickell, he was an utter beast that entire playoffs.
The guy was a beast and a much needed beast at that. Boston had a few guys who were as big n tough as they come and Bicks went toe to toe with all of em physically and outplayed em too.......9gls(only Sharp had more)17pts(only Kane had more)and a +11 in that cup run and only 14pims in the 23gms.
Big fella followed up in 14 with 7 PO goals in 19gms too......only the great Patrick Kane and Jonathan had more.
'15' saw the onset of his illness effect his hand eye skills but it didn't stop him from leading the league in PO hits even though he missed the last four games. The Wild were a confident bunch comin' into the 2nd round against the Hawks that year after beating the 1st place Blues in six games,Bickell's TWENTY FIVE hits in the 1st two games of the series saw the Wild D-men lookin over their shoulder the rest of the way. Maybe the Hawks advance with or without Bicks but his physical play set the tone for the sweep and his physical play went a long way against the Ducks in the WCF too.
I can't see SB gone fast enough for my taste but I'll never rag on him for re-signing Bicks,we saw Big Buff go on to dominate after his breakthrough in '10' and Bicks might have gone on to do the same if he stayed healthy.......especially in the PO's when the ice 'shrinks'.
