article_snippet: Clint Malarchuk's was playing for Buffalo Sabres in NHL NHL against St Louis Blues, when the traumatic accident left Clint Malarchuk's fighting for Clint Malarchuk's life.
article_snippet: Malarchuk recalls being drafted to the NHL at 20 in 1981, on a salary equivalent to £150,000 a year.
article_snippet: The Quebec Nordiques clubhouse had a smoking room and beer fridge.
article_snippet: In early March 1989, Malarchuk moved on, traded from the Washington Capitals to the Sabres at short notice.
article_snippet: Back then, Malarchuk got on with Malarchuk job, which included taunts from rival fans, including throat-slashing gestures from Boston Bruins supporters