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Canes looked so much bigger and faster than the Isles. Great season for them though! Jose you are right about the future, it looks bright for that team.
As an 80's hockey fan, I was kinda pulling for the Islanders this year.
I guess I will go for a Bruins / Blues final now
stretching it to say the Whalers and Nordiques are still in it I will never cheer for a sunbelt team (except the purple and gold Kings)
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Canes looked so much bigger and faster than the Isles. Great season for them though! Jose you are right about the future, it looks bright for that team.
Yeah they were specially in their defensive zones..can’t wait till next season and what the offseason will bring us ..
If it said 1883, then yes, thats obvious. 1983 is only a decade's difference.
That was a crazy playoff year, of course. The sabres swept the bruins with 3 OT games. Then were swept by montreal, every game 4-3 with 3 of the games going to OT. I think montreal won 10 straight ot games to win the cup
1969 Blues 1970 Black Hawks 1972 Black Hawks 1977 Bruins 1983 Oilers 1992 Bruins 1992 Blackhawks 1993 Sabres
It is a pretty stat considering from 83-93 it happened 4 times, then nothing for 25+ years.
Love it again
I wonder if that is a sign of parity...
The NHL is one league in which home ice is not all that big a deal...except game 7...it's always best to be home for game 7.
We still have the wild cards, including one advancing. No division winners. Pretty awesome.
For the record, I don't like the format. 1 to 8 is the fair way. While it didn't happen, Boston TBL in the second round is kind of BS. They say they want rivalries, but a series against anyone is a rivalry
The Islanders became the 1st team since 1983 to sweep a series and then to get swept in the next series...
If I was an Islander fan I'd be very disappointed...this is one of those years where the tops seeds are falling fast...missed a good opportunity.
Barry Trotz is a great coach...but until last season none of his teams have made it past round 2.
Yes disappointed but not crushed heck I knew Trotz would make a difference but not this quick , I’m happy to have a team that’s being put together by Amarillo and coached by Trotz !
The Islanders became the 1st team since 1983 to sweep a series and then to get swept in the next series...
If I was an Islander fan I'd be very disappointed...this is one of those years where the tops seeds are falling fast...missed a good opportunity.
Barry Trotz is a great coach...but until last season none of his teams have made it past round 2.
Yes disappointed but not crushed heck I knew Trotz would make a difference but not this quick , I’m happy to have a team that’s being put together by Amarillo and coached by Trotz !
I am not knocking Trotz. I like him. I just found it interesting that he has not made it to the third round or higher more than once.
1969 Blues 1970 Black Hawks 1972 Black Hawks 1977 Bruins 1983 Oilers 1992 Bruins 1992 Blackhawks 1993 Sabres
It is a pretty stat considering from 83-93 it happened 4 times, then nothing for 25+ years.
Love it again
I wonder if that is a sign of parity...
The NHL is one league in which home ice is not all that big a deal...except game 7...it's always best to be home for game 7.
We still have the wild cards, including one advancing. No division winners. Pretty awesome.
For the record, I don't like the format. 1 to 8 is the fair way. While it didn't happen, Boston TBL in the second round is kind of BS. They say they want rivalries, but a series against anyone is a rivalry
Bettman has said the playoff format will not be changing.
I am fine with how the format is set-up. The NHL is trying to create rivalries. However, if the NHL was really interested in creating rivalries give Quebec a franchise and kicking Tampa or Florida out of that division...Montreal and Quebec might have been one of the top 5 rivalries in North American sports...
1969 Blues 1970 Black Hawks 1972 Black Hawks 1977 Bruins 1983 Oilers 1992 Bruins 1992 Blackhawks 1993 Sabres
It is a pretty stat considering from 83-93 it happened 4 times, then nothing for 25+ years.
Love it again
I wonder if that is a sign of parity...
The NHL is one league in which home ice is not all that big a deal...except game 7...it's always best to be home for game 7.
Tell that to the Canucks.
The best game 7 I have ever seen was Boston and Montreal 1979 semi finals...Boston up 4-3 and they take a too many men on the ice penalty...LaFleur scores a beaut to tie it...Lambert wins it in OT. One of the great NHL playoff games. I just saw a little documentary on that game. Some of the officials gave the Bruins several warnings that had too many men on the ice...but they finally had to make the call because the Bruins decided 6 skaters against 5 was the only way to beat Montreal...lol
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
lol nice. only series I can watch atm
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I guess I will go for a Bruins / Blues final now
stretching it to say the Whalers and Nordiques are still in it
I will never cheer for a sunbelt team (except the purple and gold Kings)
2003: St. Paul
2005: Thunder Bay
2008: West Palm Beach, Tampa
2009: Chicago I, Chicago II
2010: Boston
2011: Toronto I, Toronto II, Winnipeg
2012: Missoula
2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
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If I was an Islander fan I'd be very disappointed...this is one of those years where the tops seeds are falling fast...missed a good opportunity.
Barry Trotz is a great coach...but until last season none of his teams have made it past round 2.
1993
That was a crazy playoff year, of course. The sabres swept the bruins with 3 OT games. Then were swept by montreal, every game 4-3 with 3 of the games going to OT. I think montreal won 10 straight ot games to win the cup
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1977 Bruins
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1992 Blackhawks
1993 Sabres
It is a pretty stat considering from 83-93 it happened 4 times, then nothing for 25+ years.
The NHL is one league in which home ice is not all that big a deal...except game 7...it's always best to be home for game 7.
For the record, I don't like the format. 1 to 8 is the fair way. While it didn't happen, Boston TBL in the second round is kind of BS. They say they want rivalries, but a series against anyone is a rivalry
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Im actually in favor of 1-16 at this point.
Bettman has said the playoff format will not be changing.
I am fine with how the format is set-up. The NHL is trying to create rivalries. However, if the NHL was really interested in creating rivalries give Quebec a franchise and kicking Tampa or Florida out of that division...Montreal and Quebec might have been one of the top 5 rivalries in North American sports...