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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on May 24, 2016 19:38:04 GMT -5
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Post by 24in93 on May 24, 2016 22:16:13 GMT -5
I was born during the tail end of the 70s dynasty. So the '86 Cup was the first one I witnessed. Went to my first game in the Wales Conference final, game 2 against the Rangers. Remember it very well. It's a shame it's been so long.
As an aside, you have the 92-93 team photo up and not the 85-86 team. 93 I remember vividly as I was into my teens. We really need to get back to the promised land....
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Post by folatre on May 24, 2016 22:33:35 GMT -5
This is great post with fantastic memories. It is very hard to believe thirty years are now passed by.
I really liked how you made part of focus on the 1984-85 Sherbrooke Canadiens.
It was never possible to replicate the great eras of the past from the 50s, 60s, 70s but that ten year period from 1985-1994 was a very good one with a nice haul of silverware, three Prince of Wales trophies and two Stanley Cups.
I know the league is different now in terms of the right balance between size, sandpaper, skating and puck movement. But I cannot help to marvel at the number of big, good hockey players that Montreal drafted and developed--McPhee, Corson, Lemieux, Richer, Momesso. Not even to mention other "specialists" like Nilan, and Kordic or "glue" leaders like Carbonneau, Skrudland, and Keane.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on May 24, 2016 22:38:27 GMT -5
I was born during the tail end of the 70s dynasty. So the '86 Cup was the first one I witnessed. Went to my first game in the Wales Conference final, game 2 against the Rangers. Remember it very well. It's a shame it's been so long. As an aside, you have the 92-93 team photo up and not the 85-86 team. 93 I remember vividly as I was into my teens. We really need to get back to the promised land.... Thanks dude ... the one I have up now is the one that should have gone up but I had a few browsers open a the same time ... I remember this team ... they weren't supposed to win anything ... ten rookies in the lineup ... what a playoffs by Claude Lemieux and Patrick Roy ... Cheers. |
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Post by CentreHice on May 25, 2016 6:47:51 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this Anniversary, Dis.
We almost blew Game 5 in Calgary…a 4-1 lead….two late Flames' goals….and Roy had to make a huge save with around 15 seconds left to stop it from going into OT.
A magical year.
Round 3 vs. the Rangers was something else, too. Game 3 OT, especially at MSG….with Roy cementing himself as Conn Smythe favourite…with another Habs' rookie, Claude Lemieux as likely runner-up. Could that be the last time two rookies had that much impact in a playoff run to the Cup?
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Post by seventeen on May 25, 2016 12:48:27 GMT -5
I really liked how you made part of focus on the 1984-85 Sherbrooke Canadiens. I know the league is different now in terms of the right balance between size, sandpaper, skating and puck movement. But I cannot help to marvel at the number of big, good hockey players that Montreal drafted and developed--McPhee, Corson, Lemieux, Richer, Momesso. Not even to mention other "specialists" like Nilan, and Kordic or "glue" leaders like Carbonneau, Skrudland, and Keane. But remember, "it's not important for the minor league development team to win. What's important is developing players." As if the two are mutually exclusive. It's one of the dumbest, most inane statements that Bergevin has ever made. It's extremely important to win at the minor league level. It's where our players learn their habits, good and bad. You could look at our SC winning teams and find many players who won at lower levels. Skrudlund and Keane being two of the more recent, obvious, and not so talented examples. Their leadership shone through and they weren't held back by inept coaches. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on May 25, 2016 17:31:38 GMT -5
I really liked how you made part of focus on the 1984-85 Sherbrooke Canadiens. I know the league is different now in terms of the right balance between size, sandpaper, skating and puck movement. But I cannot help to marvel at the number of big, good hockey players that Montreal drafted and developed--McPhee, Corson, Lemieux, Richer, Momesso. Not even to mention other "specialists" like Nilan, and Kordic or "glue" leaders like Carbonneau, Skrudland, and Keane. But remember, "it's not important for the minor league development team to win. What's important is developing players." As if the two are mutually exclusive. It's one of the dumbest, most inane statements that Bergevin has ever made. It's extremely important to win at the minor league level. It's where our players learn their habits, good and bad. You could look at our SC winning teams and find many players who won at lower levels. Skrudlund and Keane being two of the more recent, obvious, and not so talented examples. Their leadership shone through and they weren't held back by inept coaches. The Nova Scotia Voyageurs and the Sherbrooke Canadiens not only fed the parent club, they won championships of their own in the process ... the 70's Voyageurs made it to the finals four times and won the Calder Cup three times ... they also developed several players that made up the core of the team in the mid-to-late 70's ... the Voyageurs last two championships were in '75/'76 and '76/'77, which were the first two years of the Habs four-year Cup run ... when the Cups dried up I remember people talking about how Montreal's farm system had also dried up with them ... was that a lack of development, or was it about poor drafting ... I don't know, but the '86 Cup winner was fed by the Sherbrooke Canadiens and they had a championship in '85 ... seven of those players went on to contribute to the '86 Cup run and they were developed in Sherbrooke ... don't get me wrong, I think Marc Bergevin is the right guy to right the direction of the team, but he's not Serge Savard ... I just don't understand how anyone can develop players in a losing environment and then criticize them for not being ready ... Cheers. |
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Post by Skilly on Jun 3, 2016 21:53:59 GMT -5
Cup clinching goal ... #15 Bobby Smith
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Post by Scotty D on Dec 27, 2016 9:45:10 GMT -5
I was 13 dad let me stay up to watch it on a school night .. almost sent me to be when Calgary got the third goal as a few expletives were screamed at the tv.
What a night fondest hockey memory of my childhood
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Post by folatre on Jul 31, 2018 12:49:21 GMT -5
The NHL Network is showing the clincher, game 5, right now.
Good memories. That team had a nice blend of veterans and kids. Savard had the Canadien set up nicely for the rest of that decade. Unfortunately, I think he started overreacting to the phenomenon of losing playoff series to Boston and the perception that some guys enjoyed their free time.
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Post by seventeen on Jul 31, 2018 13:46:55 GMT -5
That was an underappreciated team for talent. Robinson, Chelios, Green, and Ludwig as your top 4 with Gingras, Kurvers and Lalor as your bottom pairing choices....pretty damn good. Smith, Walter, Carbonneau and Skrudlund down the middle? Roy in goal. You're set and then add some decent wingers. That's how you build a team, not from the wing in.
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Post by CentreHice on Aug 27, 2019 14:10:48 GMT -5
Every goal in the 4-3 OT win, Game 3 vs. the Rangers. Put us up 3-0 in the series. Bob Cole and Dick Irvin with the call.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2019 14:41:08 GMT -5
Boy could we use a player like Bobby Smith now. What a backhand.
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Post by Willie Dog on Aug 28, 2019 6:20:50 GMT -5
Boy could we use a player like Bobby Smith now. What a backhand. No kidding big strong centre... i lol'd when I saw the picture of Ryan Walter... He looks like he belongs in The Shinning... I loved watching Big Bird clear the front of the net I loved when Dick Irvin said "It went past the replay machine..." Nice goal by one of my all time favs... Mats Naslund |
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Post by BadCompany on Aug 28, 2019 8:23:19 GMT -5
Boy could we use a player like Bobby Smith now. What a backhand. No kidding big strong centre... i lol'd when I saw the picture of Ryan Walter... He looks like he belongs in The Shinning... I loved watching Big Bird clear the front of the net I loved when Dick Irvin said "It went past the replay machine..." Nice goal by one of my all time favs... Mats Naslund I think Bobby Smith is a very good comparable for Jesperi Kotkaniemi, actually. Long, lean, lanky centers who aren't necessarily physical but don't get pushed around either. No great, stand-out skill, but very good in just about everything. I'd be quite happy if Kotkaniemi is the next Smith. |
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