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Post by CentreHice on Jan 23, 2004 0:09:44 GMT -5
We lost to Minnesota in Round 2 in 7 games, losing 3 of them on home ice including the 7th. Ouch. That stopped the drive for five.
Now, is that the year that Pat Boutette took out Lafleur's knee in Round 1 against Hartford? For some reason, I can't remember that....I must've blocked it out.
If so, what happened on that play....I see Boutette only had 6 PIM's in that round. I also assume Lafleur wasn't available for the Minnesota series (that, too I've blocked out)...and that probably cost us another shot at a Cup.
Many say Lafleur was never the same after that hit.
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Post by Strummerman on Jan 23, 2004 23:25:27 GMT -5
We lost to Minnesota in Round 2 in 7 games, losing 3 of them on home ice including the 7th. Ouch. That stopped the drive for five. Now, is that the year that Pat Boutette took out Lafleur's knee in Round 1 against Hartford? For some reason, I can't remember that....I must've blocked it out. If so, what happened on that play....I see Boutette only had 6 PIM's in that round. I also assume Lafleur wasn't available for the Minnesota series (that, too I've blocked out)...and that probably cost us another shot at a Cup. Many say Lafleur was never the same after that hit. I think your right. Even though that team didn't have Lemaire Cournoyer Dryden and Bowman, it was still good enough to win one more year. The lafleur hit basically made the Habs rely more on their average goaltending of Denis Herron. The flower had one more wonder playoff year in him if not for the hit by Boutette. Really classy move by Boutette in the last playoff series and games ever played by Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull. |
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Post by Boston_Habs on Jan 26, 2004 17:29:08 GMT -5
An ugly series and an absolutely stunning loss for those of us who were weaned on the late 70s Habs dynasty.
We lost the first two games in Montreal, then stormed back to win 2 in Minnesota and then Game 5 in Montreal. The ship seemed righted, but then we lost Game 6 in MIN and then lost Game 7 at the Forum on a fluke goal by Al MacAdam. Not having Lafleur was a blow, and Denis Herron was a far cry from Ken Dryden, but Minnesota was a solid team. Led by the likes of Mac Adam, Steve Payne, Gilles Meloche, Craig Hartsburg, and a young centre named Bobby Smith.
That series marked the beginning of the "lean years" for the Habs and the rise of the Islander dynasty. We were bounced in the 1st round of the playoffs from 1981-1983 before Steve Penny rekindled the magic in 1984 when the Battle of Quebec was reaching a fever pitch.
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