At the risk of turning back the clock a long, long time ago, Connor Clattenburg looks like Kelly Buchberger Part 11 in an jersey. Article content

Like 38 years ago, 1987, when we first saw the enthusiastically aggressive Buchberger in an NHL game, actually in game one of the Stanley Cup Final against Philadelphia, when Bucky walloped a few Flyers players and their bodyguard Dave Brown … he of the long left arm, pulling it back and back like he was starting a lawnmower, decided to introduce himself. Article content Article content

“He came knocking on my door,” recalled Buchberger in a story by The Athletic’s Daniel Nugent-Bowman a few years back.

As we recall, Buchberger, who later would be captain here for four seasons, was in over his head with Brown, only 20.

But he wanted to pl

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