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Vol. 39 / Issue 08 - November 15, 1985

BY RYAN KENNEDY

TO BE SURE, KENT Nilsson was one of the most exciting players of his era, but by the 1985-86 season, the Swedish sensation’s NHL career had come to a crossroads. Consistency was an issue, and Calgary shipped him to Minnesota, with the Flames retaining more than half of his salary. Nilsson scored 46 goals for the Flames just a few years prior, but the answer to this cover’s question turned out to be resounding “no.” Nilsson tallied just 16 times for the North Stars that season and was out of the NHL altogether by 1987. Fun fact, though: the ‘Magic Man’ held up an actual rabbit for a photo that accompanied this article. Another fascinating story teased on this cover concerned collectors of NHL fight videos – keep in mind, this was…

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