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After a sabbatical of 44 months, Lemieux -- father, team owner and player
again at age 35 -- stepped into the NHL void, reinvigorating a league of
faceless players and system-mad teams. On his first night back he needed only 33
seconds to set up a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Later that evening he
scored and then assisted on a third goal. The 17,148 fans and 20 stunned Maple
Leafs (who played more like unindicted coconspirators than opponents) witnessed
perfection. Lemieux's nearly 21-minute performance was so impeccable, his
accomplishment so pure, that it had to be reduced to fit our shrunken frame of
reference.
--from "Owner Operator" by Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated, Jan. 8,
2001
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