The biggest save, (hockey goaltender Clint Malarchuk; includes related article) (Cover Story) From: The Sporting News | Date: March 6, 1995| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1995 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

They like shiny things - a snap button, a belt buckle, maybe a camera if ifs gleaming in the Las Vegas sun. They like shiny things enough to take them; and if it isn't connected to YOU and you aren't ready for their sneak attacks, Clint Malarchuk's emus will take your shiny thing from you.

There are 16 emus in Malarchuk's pens, and even Malarchuk, whose livelihood depends on reaction and split-second reflex, isn't quick enough to parry their bob-and-weave pecks. At 34, with 10 years of NHL games behind him, Malarchuk is stiff quick enough to stop a 100-mph slapshot But he isn't ...