Seems like they got the “To” and “From” wrong there…
Around the League 46: Sharks Finally Yank A Win Out Of Their Cloaca
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HisIceness
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Damn that's crazy, that's the last time they made the playoffs too and IIRC were a goal away from upsetting future Stanley Cup champ Montreal in the first round, Adams semifinal or whatever it was called back then.
I guess though since the league had 22 teams it isn't that crazy.
bleedgreen
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The old system created oddities and I was embarrassed we made the playoffs with such a team.
But that series was ridiculous and that’s how you get a true Davey vs Goliath moment. They could’ve beaten them.
HisIceness
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Wasn't the 1986 team the same way? They swept Quebec in round 1 and were also a goal away from the CFs right?
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bleedgreen
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Well they were only four games over .500, but the Bruins were only 6 over and they were third in the division. Not quite as bad as 92.
The story over the years since has always been the Whalers could’ve won the cup if they scored that last goal. They took the Habs to game 7 OT, and the Habs only lost one game in each of the two remaining series. The Whale had given them the biggest difficulty by far. Roy and Lemieux’s reputations as being clutch playoff performers were created in that series.
