#82: Larry Playfair Interview: The Raw Knuckles Podcast
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- Chris and Tim are joined by Larry Playfair to talk all things tough guys, injuries, and Stanley Cups!
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:20 Family/Growing Up
9:30 Early Career
12:30 Chris Injures Larry
15:00 Buffalo
19:55 Salaries
23:00 Stanley Cup Talk
28:00 Lindy Ruff
33:00 Clint Malarchuk
36:15 Jim Playfair
39:28 Toughest Fight
47:47 Getting Traded
53:00 Biggest Thrill
57:00 Dave Semenko
1:01:30 Current Career
1:04:00 Closing
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I love these 70s/80s player interviews. Good job guys.
That was Great! I've been having the best time watching these interviews with the legendary tough guys I grew up watching... Jay Miller, Dave Brown, Larry Playfair, Brad May, Domi etc... All of them come across as really cool guys with some hilarious stories... Lyndon Byers, Basil McRae, Shane Churla, Craig Berube, Marty McSorley, Rob Ray, Kelly Chase, Tony Twist, Darin Kimble and Gord Donnelly were all tough as well.. A very different game back then...
very different it was hockey
Great interview with a well-spoken man. You can tell that each of Nilan and Playfair had utmost respect for each other. Nilan understands that Playfair was a force out there. Fans overlook Playfair as one of the best fighters ever. People consider Rob Ray as the Sabres' ultimate fighter, but Ray can't hold a candle to Playfair. In fact, Ray has said many times that he holds Playfair in awe - for good reason. By the mid to late of Playfair's career, when a scrum would occur when Larry was on the ice, Larry would skate to the middle of it, and say, if anyone wants to fight, they have to fight me. The scrum then broke up. Few wanted any piece of him. Even when Playfair didn't win, he put a hurting on the opponent. Playfair was one of the only true policemen out there. Most fighters, particularly guys like Nilan, went looking for fights in order to stir things up and act as an assertive force to open space for his teammates. Semenko, for example, was a blunt force object sent out to bludgeon a path for Gretzky. Playfair rarely looked for fights. Rather, he stepped up only when opposing tough guys tried to bully his talented teammates. It's a shame he hurt his back and nevet got the chance to win a Cup.
Playfair was one hell of an enforcer and would have been a great teammate to have. Gentle giant.
Larry was a presence on the ice and feared. He was was my neighbor on Grand Island. NY. What a nice guy and a gentleman. Always had time to say “hi”. A gentle giant for sure. All the best to you tough guys. God Bless!
I could listen to Playfair and Knucks talk all day long. I love seeing all these honorable men tell the war stories 40 years later. Keep up yhe good work boys
Playfair was a beast .
A very down to earth guy and a tough man when it was a rough game to play in those days.Fantastic interview Knuckles and Tim!!!
“Buffalo is the city they forgot to finish.” That’s a good one! As a guy who never left Buffalo, I find that pretty true, although it finally has some visionary developers trying to fix it up.
One of the best interviews Knuckles. Larry Palyfair comes across as a awesome guy!
Great interview. Larry Playfair was a big time defensemen with Buffalo at a time when size and toughness was paramount. Brings back great memories. Love the chemistry with Chris and Tim as well.
Great shows guy's! Love to see a Willi Plett interview. My all time favorite.
Hands down best fighter he nhl has ever seen. Absolute killer and could play the game. He’s very modest, but he could play in today’s game, no doubt about it
My dads favorite player ever !!! Thanks Larry for the memories !!
One of those guys that you don't hear about as much but Playfair was a big-time heavyweight in his day. A very good fighter who took very few losses. McSorley, Nystrom, and MacClellan are notable ones I can think of off of the top of my head. I heard a story that he one-punched Rich Sutter in a game, really hurting him and afterwards being sick to his stomach when he went to check on him. It was in an interview on the old Fried Chicken's Hockey Fight Site. Can probably find it on the Wayback Machine site.
A gentle giant, but one tough man when he needed to fight. A fine defenseman, underrated.
Not enough people ever saw how enormous Larry Playfair was. I loved having him out in Los Angeles in the mid 80s. A few times he didn't dress and would just be sitting in the stands with a team mate or two. Totally chill and nice guy. LA was a great place to watch NHL hockey in 80s before Gretzky came to change the fan base
Saw Larry play live many times when he was with the Kings. Great guy and a very underrated fighter.
Wasn't underrated at all. He was the NHL heavyweight champion in the early to mid 80s.
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At 62 these interviews make me all nostalgic! Lol. But true.
Larry lived in the Buffalo suburb of Grand Island when I lived there. Met my wife there as well.
He was one of many Sabres who lived there. Rick Dudley, Ric Seiling etc.
Met Larry at the local TruValue hardware and first thing he said was " Hey Partner!" like you knew him for years.
As personable as can be and a fine citizen on the local level.
Yet Don Cherry used to warn guys to leave Playfair alone because he can hurt people, just stay away!!
Great stuff guys....when ya grab an old school toughguy like Larry...and Wally previously, ya know it's gonna be a great show!
Thank you for these interviews with some of my favourite players from the best era ever !
Knuckles ... another absolute gem of an interview! As a older Habs fan, I have a much better appreciation for you and all of your contemporaries (friend or foe) who played the game when you did. I was very impressed with Larry as a person and a player. You mentioned that we, the fans have better access to the former players and that the current players aren't as available. This is true to some extent, but since many of us are from your era, we prefer to hear your stories. For that, through your podcasts and Cameo videos, I am deeply indebted.
I lived in Larry's hometown as a young boy, Ft St James , BC.
His mom was my kindergarten teacher. 👍
Larry always needed goalies and he was a couple years older in Elementary school road hockey, so I'd play goal to get in the game. Larry and his brother Jim were nuts about hockey and always played road hockey winter, spring and summer. I played on his brother Garvin's team. Man everybody loved all the Playfairs. Wonderful people. Maybe I know you. This is Fabian Teegee.
Larry Playfair was an underrated player
Nice interview Chris. As a sabres fan, a great big thankyou for your dedications to the game , teammates and city. God bless you Larry!
Great show!
I met Larry at a golf tournament in Caledonia in like 2007. I can’t believe how big his hands and arms were. Jesus playing against him must have been crazy
Greatest hockey podcast ever! Chris, you’re a legend! God Bless
Larry Playfair is top 10 all-time enforcer imho. Easily…
That’s my uncle Larry. nobody in the world in stronger than him. I’m very lucky to have him as my uncle. love ya uncle Larry
Oh wow. Mostly good friends with Geoff, Jim and Larry. Kathy was in my grade in Elementary school. I played on Garvin's team in Minor hockey. Byron Spencer used to run the Zamboni back then. Larry's Mom and my mom were church leaders when she was at the Catholic Church.
@@justdynee that’s pretty awesome. Keith playfair is my grandpa. I’m really thankful to have great idols in my life. Never got to meet Al playfair, he died in about 1990 from cancer.
@@bryanplayfair121 I used to run into Keith in the really early mornings at the old Tempo gas station. He was much more private than the rest. They all used to go to ball dances and stuff at the Forum. Very sociable people. I remember Al from when I used to walk by their house on the way to school. So Rick is your brother? I worked with him at Conifex.
Yeah Keith is much more mature than the rest of the brothers. Rick and Robyn are Keith’s kids. Robyn is my mom and Rick is my uncle. Al and Bev are my great grandparents. Bev is still alive bearly. Are you on messenger by any chance? Might be a better place to chat if ya want.
SUPER interview!
Watched Nystrom sucker punch Playfair and Larry fought to what i thought was a draw and being a rookie great fight...Fk hockey today..no comparison to the heart grit toughness and will that these gentleman had..if you never lived the 70s 80s to witness it you can't appreciate it..haven't watched a game since 93..tried but no way.
I enjoyed this one and would like to see Knuckles interview his old linemate Carbo.
Great interview guys!
Most undervalued but feared all time tough guy. He really hurt a few guys
F ing awsome!
Chris, if you read this, I think Ron DeWald, you mentioned him during this interview and about his hockey accident, passed away in 2022.
Class act!
Great podcast again
Interesting reaction to Barry Beck’s name, you could tell Nilan might have an issue with him still! The one fight they had Beck seemed to manhandle him at MSG.
If you made All Time Enforcer Defenseman starting 6, i think Playfair is starting two.
Mine - Playfair, McSorley, Behn Wilson, Gaetz, Laus and Cairns.
Odelein would be my 7th.
Knucks!! How could you NOT ask him about that Semenko fight?? Everyone wants to know about that fight! 😡😡
I think Jim won't admit it but Larry's career was a huge detriment to his career. How could it not be in a time when good enforcers were a huge commodity. For the guys expected to fight it was a nightmare. Had to be. It got even worse as the enforcing became more specialized with the athletes training for it in boxing, weights etc and they became bigger like Derreck Boogard and John Scott. You can see Jim fight on here. He led with his jaw, so to speak by trying to keep his head out of reach, which sticks your jaw out. It got nailed especially with Joey Kocur. It was a good thing Jim opted out of fighting because he simply couldn't fight. Larry was a natural.
Didn't talk about his first shift when john wensink knocked him out
Wirh a hit, yes. Playfair proceeded to beat him in every subsequent fight
Both guys here were fine, useful players as well. Much harder job than to be a "Dave Brown" or one dimensional enforcer
Playfair was a very underrated defensive defenseman. A towering presence in the crease and a good puck handler. A great fighter when he needed to be.
Btw- more CZcamsrs podcasters should watch Chris shows to learn how to interview ppl.
Chris does it right.
You ask the guest a question, then you STFU and let the guy talk and answer it.
Too many podcasters ask questions then just keep on talking, they never let the guy answer the question.
Good job Chris.
Hey, Tim. Nice Färjestad jersey 💥
I know you played there in 2016-17.
Oops, I meant hoodie not jersey 😄
Does he have the start of parkinsons i noticed the right arm shaking a lot? Feel bad if its that.
When will you interview Rob Ray?
Nice article...and sorry to say but I typed his name in and Buffalo and it looks like Ronald M DeWald passed in 2022..
Playfair never cheated.. gotta love that name just like the former long time ago Flyers defenseman named Larry Goodenough. He was good enough to make the team. 😁
Lawrence J. Goodenough is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks. He won the Stanley Cup with Philadelphia in 1975
Thank you for this. I was an Islander fan during these days and I really enjoy all these interviews. Thank you so much. It means a lot to us who saw you guys play and remember a better brand of the NHL. I MISS WATCHING YOU GUYS PLAY THE GAME .
Bob Nystom.... would be a good one or any player on that great Islander team.
What’s wrong with his right arm?
probably a medical condition, but all in all that guy still looks tough. A fine DEFENSEMAN
That made me sad noticing that, could be anything really given his age. Met him in LA once at the practice rink when I was probably 17 or so and he was HUGE but I’ll never forget how nice he was.
Not sure If I wanna feed my dog human meat
I believe that was the best Era of hockey mid 70's to early 2000's its too corporate now. Just boring . I think I watched more games in one week in the 80's then I've watched in the last twenty years. Plsyfair. How can you not like a name such as that.
Most misnamed guy in all of sports
He did play fair, a very tough guy when pushed, but a clean hitter, good defensive defenseman and a good puck handler.
@@fredblassie9523 u must be great at parties
lol.....perhaps...@@daveyboy_
Knuckles is an amazing host. Love this podcast.
i watched again, these are amazing interviews....thank you guys
Lets get Tiger Williams on.............PLEASE....LOL