Hey, I've seen stranger things happen (cough cough Chris Chelios cough cough). He beat Hodgkin's; beating the Isles should pale in comparison. Pair him with Jagr (provided you can pry him away from the Euro league), and the Cup is yours. But Bowman needs to coach!
Haha if only! I would call them the good old days, which they certainly were, but 3 cups in the last 11 years hasnt been so bad either.
I think the only way that can happen is for one of those old fashioned bench-clearing brawls to break out. You know what I'm talking about, when everyone's fighting everyone else (including the goalies), and the refs are completely overwhelmed, and the fans are chucking debris onto the ice, and the organist is playing "Why Can't We Be Friends? on loop. So many penalty minutes are assessed that eventually neither team has anyone left to play.
Never happen. Just look at the Sens/Canadiens series from around 2015 or 2016. Theyhad more guys in the penalty boxes than on the benches. I also remember back in the day of the Nordiques, they played either Edmonton or Montreal, and it was just chaos. Heck, anyone remember Johnny Buyck and Phil Esposito going into the stands and fighting the Rangers fans?
Or they could just collude with Bettman once again and engineer another “most lopsided trade in league history”.?
Domi vs Probert, a lot.I miss it too. I often watch old snippets of games from the 90s. Unbelievable what you could get away with back then. Hooking, slashing, boarding...goalies charging up the slot to break up a breakaway, you name it! And during the playoffs? Forget about any penalties, unless decapitation occurred. And the fights! McSorley vs. Probert. Domi vs. Kocur. Grimson vs. the entire Minnesota North Stars bench. I could go on and on, but that's a fine way to get this great thread locked.
Not sure what this is referencing, but if you’re suggesting Zarley Zalapski wasn’t the greatest player of all time then......you’re right, but greatest name of all time? Probably.
I prefer Potvin v Hextall
Zemgus Girgensons, Ron Tuggnutt, Bill Quakenbush, Luca Cunti, I can go all day.
Just a coincidence that Eddie Johnston went from Pittsburgh to Hartford, Pittsburg was a failing franchise on the brink, and their FORMER GM manages to trade the face of the franchise and hall of famer, Francis, plus a Dman That SHOULD be in the HOF, Samuelson for three scrubs. And then they take good old Eddie back after he’s canned in Hartford, as a big thank you for the back to back Cups.
Haha I thought that may be what you were talking about. To be fair Cullen was hardly a scrub at that point in his career. If I recall correctly he had a couple seasons with more points than GP just prior to that trade but I may be wrong.
Definitely an inside tip, and certainly not McSorley's fault. Montreal had a power play with 6 minutes left in the 3rd, you'd think they would have called for it then. So much more power play room 5 on 3 than there is 6 on 4 with an empty net. Amazing how even 28 years and two championships don't fully bury the pain.No taunt intended - I'm sure you know that
Only a matter of time and the cup will return home...
That had to be an inside tip off for sure. No coach would take a gamble that big...
