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DW: What was the greatest highlight in your NHL playing career?RD: Every
players goal is to win a Stanley Cup. I made it to the finals once
playing with the New York Rangers against the Montreal Canadiens. It was
a combination of playing with the Rangers, playing against Montreal
because I grew up watching Montreal, and being in a finals. Just that
whole series, for me its more of a team goal rather than individual
goals. Ive scored 40 goals which was great, Ive had some 30 goal
seasons, all that was fun, but theres nothing like sharing something you
do as a team. We beat the Islanders in 79, at Madison Square Gardens in
Game 6. That was a big upset. That whole two weeks in New York City… it
doesnt get much better than that. Madison Square Garden rocks, and I
havent heard it like that since, even this past year with the Rangers in
the playoffs, it was never as loud as what we went through in 1979. For
me I just love being able to do something as a team and share it with
teammates.DW: If you could steal the talent from one current NHL player,
whom would you choose?RD: Probably Sidney Crosby, the obvious choice.
Not only do I like his skill level, but also I like his compete level.
Hes consistent, rarely are you going to see Sidney Crosby have a night
off. A lot of it has to do with his dedication, and hes very strong and
very fit, so he can perform hard. I like to be noticeable on the ice,
and hes noticeable in the way he competes and plays hard. I love Sidney
Crosby as a player.
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DW: Speaking of being noticeable on the ice, during your playing days
your long curly hair, which would blow behind you as you skated, was
pretty noticeable. What I have here are pictures of famous athlete
hairstyles – and I know you judged the 1980 Miss Universe Pageant so Im
aware youre a good judge…RD: Of women…DW: (laughter) Were going to turn
the judgment to hair, and ask you to grade these athletes hairstyles
with either an A, B, C, D or F, and tell us why you gave them that
grade.RD: Okay.DW: First, weve got Troy Polamalu.
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RD: Yes, thats an F. Thats way too long. He looks like a sheepdog.DW:
Coco Crisp.
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RD: Coco, I would give him a B. I love curly hair, I sort of had an Afro
myself back in the 1970s. Thats not a great Afro, but Ill give him a B.
Hes got it groomed nicely.DW: Clay Matthews with the headbanger look.
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RD: Ive never liked that look. Its too scruffy; I like to be a little
more polished, so Im going to give him a C because I would never wear my
hair that way.DW: Dennis Rodman.
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RD: Pass (laughter). Yes, if youre looking to grab some attention, thats
what you do to your head. Would I ever do that to my hair, no! So he
gets another F.DW: Lanny McDonald. Were looking at the moustache here
more than anything else.
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RD: Right. Again, I like something thats groomed… that, its overgrown.
For Lanny it fit him well. It was a good, different look for him and he
stood out. But its not something that I ever thought, “oh I want one of
those.” I have to give him a C.DW: Mark Davis, hes the Raiders Principal
Owner.
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RD: Umm, Im just trying to think what kind of bowl he used to cut that
hair. I dont want to be rude, but thats awful. Theres no way he went to a
stylist for that haircut. That was for sure done at home. Hes doing the
best with what he has, but I know he can do better than that, so Ill
give him a D.DW: With Dumb and Dumber To coming out his haircut reminds
me of Lloyd, Jim Carreys characters haircut. RD: Definitely.DW: Patrick
Kane, the playoff mullet. (Image Courtesy of CBS Sports)RD: That looks
come and gone. Because hes a decent looking guy I think he can get away
with it. The mullets not too long, I prefer my hair long in the back so I
understand what hes doing, its just that its out of proportion from the
top to the back. I certainly wouldnt be doing that look now, so Id give
him a C.DW: Okay.RD: I havent seen an A yet!DW: How ‘bout this, Carlos
Valderrama.
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RD: Ya, Carlos. Again I like the curly hair, but theres the wow and then
theres the crazy. Actually, I dont mind the colour of his hair, because
I like the lighter, blondish colour. Would I do that look? Maybe for a
week, so Im going to give him a B for that.DW: Andre Agassi.
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RD: The ultimate mullet. In fact, people say that was a wig. At the time
it was fine, because mullets were in, and he was a tennis player so it
was acceptable. I would probably have given him a B for that look.DW:
And finally, Jaromir Jagr.
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RD: Jagr, umm… ya, thats a real bad mullet. Like, really bad! People
stopped making fun of me when he came around. They really did.DW: He
out-did you I guess?RD: Ya. His was so bad that they just stopped on me
and concentrated on him. I want to thank him for that, so Im actually
going to give him a B just to thank him for having a bad mullet. (Image
Courtesy of Greatest Hockey Legends)DW: No A grades in the group, youre a
tough critic.RD: Yup, no As. Nothing.DW: You were in some pretty
fantastic commercials back in your playing days; what was your favourite
endorsement to be apart of?RD: Well, I did Sasson Jeans. And because I
wasnt by myself, I was with a group of my teammates we had a blast
shooting it. And the attention we got from it, people either loved it or
hated it. Most people love it, and I still hear it today so, it would
have to be “Ou la la, Sasson.”DW: You guest starred on Beverly Hills
90210, what was it like to guest star on such a big show of the time?RD:
I did it with Cam Neely, and they kept us in our comfort zone on the
ice and in a scrimmage or game. We just had a couple lines, so because I
liked the entertainment business I was happy to be there. They didnt
give us too much to do… it was easy. I enjoyed it; I wanted more, they
didnt give me enough!DW: If you could choose one show to guests star on –
what would you choose?RD: King of Queens. Absolutely. I love King of
Queens. I love comedy, and theres certain guys you just look at them and
they make you laugh, and Kevin James just makes me laugh. I have not
met him; I would love to meet him. I would love to sit downstairs with
him and the crew while theyre watching a game or discussing something,
because theyre all freaking losers (laughs). It would definitely be King
of Queens.DW: If you were a WWE wrestler, Hockey Sock Rock would be
your entrance music?RD: That would work.DW: How did that song come
about?RD: Canadian actor Alan Thicke put Hockey Sock Rock together.
Basically, the reason he wanted to do it was to raise money for
diabetes. I think his sons a diabetic, is it Robin, or possibly his
oldest? One of his boys is diabetic. He wanted to raise awareness and
raise money. We didnt have a gold record, but I think we had a bronze in
Canada. The idea was just raise money for charity. Id love to revisit
that and do it again. It was a lot of fun, and this was in 82 I think.
Can you imagine nowadays in the studio with the way we do videos? And I
would design all the clothes (laughs). The audio would be great, and I
think we would be able to pull it off. I dont know why they havent
resurrected that thing, do the Hockey Sock Rock all over again. I think
in Canada it would be a hit!
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DW: I think so too; we need to make that happen!RD: Ya.DW: Go out on a
limb and make a crazy prediction about this NHL season.RD: Im going to
take the Islanders. I predicted they were going to make the playoffs,
but Ive been quiet about saying that. I said that theyre going to be
real close to the Rangers. So ya, Im going to say the Islanders are
going to make the playoffs.DW: Can you still go BarDown?RD: Yes. When I
shoot I aim to shoot high now, because most goaltenders go down. So ya,
bar down… Im shooting top shelf.
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