Mike Bossy was a phantom. He'd just vanish while his New York Islanders teammates moved the puck up ice and around the offensive zone. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, he'd materialize with no enemy checker near him just as a pass would arrive on the blade of his stick.

That wasn't the extent of his magic, however, because Bossy's hands were quicker than your eyes - or those of the opposing goalie. He'd propel the puck goalward instantaneously -- so quickly that the movements of his arms and wrists were impossible to detect.

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