Dave Dameshek
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He wins two Stanley Cups.
All with a terrible back.
He has cancer.
It's sort of sad, but at the same time, he's not Gale Sayers either.
He's still dominating the sport on a level that no one, including Gretzky, ever has the points records be damned.
He is the most dominant player.
Then he retires.
Then he buys the team to keep them from moving again.
He buys the team.
They go on to win three more Stanley Cups under his watch.
There is no figure in the history of people who has meant more to one franchise than Mario Lemieux has to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
What the hell is happening?
You understand he only wore one uniform, too, right?
Yeah.
This seems to be a point you're bringing up about, like, well, he didn't do it for that.
Well, there's only one conversation because he only played for one team.
I understand.
All right.
You know what?
I'm cutting this conversation off.