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Former Flyers player, now VP, believes Blake deserved punch

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Bob Clarke, not known for shying away from a fight or hiding his thoughts, had plenty to say about Philadelphia rookie Steve Downie's sucker punch of a Toronto Maple Leafs player last week. In essence, Clarke enjoyed it. "When he went after [Jason] Blake, I loved it," Clarke told The Sports Network of Canada. Clarke, a Flyers icon from the Broad Street Bullies days in the 1970s, is now the senior vice president of the team. He was speaking on TSN's "Off the Record" show when he addr ...

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