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At least the Canucks will be better than the oilers and leafs in 2-3 years
As a Pittsburgher I don't know much about the western teams so I really appreciate these series to learn these interesting histories. I love my Pens but I really respect the history and players on other teams (it's a struggle with the Flyers but I'm working on it 😉
Interesting thing about the olympics, this is starting to trickle down even to sled hockey now. Some tournaments are not going to happen so the guys on the national teams stay healthy. Just another thing to think about.
Just wait 2-3 years, Canucks'll be better than the Oilers and Leafs.
go canucks go
If the Islanders wouldn't have made the final would the Canucks had won the Cup?
You're the only YouTuber I'll Watch a minute long ad for
Tony Gallagher always has been a Negative Nellie and sadly, the Hockey Guy comes across that way too. Yes, the '82 Canucks were a Cinderella underdog but come on! That Canuck team was UNBEATEN in 9 games to end the regular season, which included a 4-2 win in Montreal against the 3rd place overall Canadiens. Did the Canucks have an easy path in the playoffs? On paper, yes, but unlike a cocky favourite, they took advantage. Vancouver was 11-2 going into the finals, with one loss in OT at home vs LA and the other loss in Chicago, the game when Towel Power started. Calgary, LA and Chicago weren't great but they weren't entirely bad either. The Flames had gritty goalscorer Lanny McDonald, "Magic Man" Kent Nilsson and powerplay quarterback Paul Reinhart. The Kings still had the powerful Triple Crown line of Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne and Charlie Simmer and plus Jim Fox. The Blackhawks had the dynamic Denis Savard, power forward Al Secord, Norris Trophy winner Doug Wilson and the ageless Tony Esposito in goal.
Here are some other factors:
1. Injuries. Captain Kevin McCarthy missed the the entire playoffs. Young offensive defenseman Rick Lanz and rookie defenseman Jiri Bubla were both gone for the season. Darcy Rota missed almost half a season.
2. Travel. The Canucks and Kings were the only two clubs based in the Pacific Time zone. Unlike the Patrick and Adams Division teams that traveled mostly by train or bus, the Canucks and the Kings had the most airline travel. Constant jet lag and the long grind of an 80-game season are not a good mix for a west coast hockey team.
Can you please remake this video in a full Tony Gallagher impression? I think you could pull it off.
can you do 2009-2010 Flyers vs Black Hawks
There was a mini riot at the final game, watched the croud ghost ride the canuck painted car into a fence on Renfrew street, so technically we are 3 for 3 with Stanley cup riots…Something you may not have known.
The 1982 Canucks were a very good team and being a Blackhawks fan I saw that first hand. Richard Brodeur was incredible that series. The Hawks had a talented team but the Canucks got hot at the right time. I felt that first game of the series in Chicago Stadium was the key to the series. The Canucks won in overtime. The Hawks took game 2 but once the series went to Vancouver the Canucks just took over and the fans there went wild with the white towels.
Curt Fraser was one of my favorite players. I know he was an original Canuck but I really liked him with the Blackhawks too. He was not only tough but a good player who could score.
My favorite Vancouver jerseys were the 90s jerseys they wore during the pavel bure era. That was a fun team to watch.
I can't agree that the Canucks were blown out by the Islanders in the Finals. They lost the first game 6-5 in overtime, and in the second game were tied with the Islanders until 7:18 of the third period, a game which the Islanders won by 2 goals. Both of these games were on Islanders home ice. In Vancouver, the Canucks (which had little offensive talent) were shut out 3-0, but the Islanders didn't find it easy to score against the Canucks. They didn't score in game 3 until 2:56 of the second period. The Islanders scored one more goal in that period, but didn't score again until 18:40 of the third period. This was the only game in which the Canucks were beaten by more than 2 goals. In Game Four, the game was tied 1-1 until the five minute mark of the second period. The Islanders did get one more goal three minutes later, but that was it. Mike Bossy later wrote in his book that the Canucks were a tougher team to play against in that Final than were the North Stars of the year before (even though the Stars managed to win one game) or against the OIlers in 1983. Had the Canucks any great offensive talent, they could have given the Islanders a real run for their money. If one compares the Canuck record in the Finals to that of the Oilers of the following year, the achievement of the Canucks in 1982 becomes even more impressive, especially considering that the Islanders at that time was one of the all-time great Stanley Championship dynasties. It is a real shame that there seems to be almost no footage of the Vancouver Canuck Stanley Cup run in 1982.
Go Canucks!!!-Check!!!