BigBadBruins7708
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because they had inflated stats beating up on a dogs**t division?
Best team to not win the Stanley Cup
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because they had inflated stats beating up on a dogs**t division?
Spring in Fialta
A malign star kept him
I don't know how you can say this when the 2003 Finals went to 7 lol
Goon42
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CharasLazyWrister
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Lol oh my God, still doing this?
Which of the games the Bruins won would the referees have helped? They got demolished in every game they lost.
And for the record, I do agree that the 11 Canucks are a good answer to this question.
BigEezyE22
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And that record was with Lemieux missing 24 games for cancer treatment (meaning beforehand he was likely impaired with symptoms that triggered the diagnosis and afterwards affected by his chemo). Still he put together the most ridiculous regular season performance the league has ever seen.
Most of the mid-80's Flyers teams were excellent and yet couldn't close the deal. Maybe the '93 Leafs?
Spring in Fialta
A malign star kept him
The 1993 Leafs would have gotten demolished by Montreal.
Golden_Jet
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Like others said 06 Senators, Hasek getting hurt at Olympics screwed them, he was having his best statistical season before that.
Rodgerwilco
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Thank you for the insight. I've heard ranting and raving from older friends and family members who were around back then and it sounds like everyone was utterly shocked that they didn't 3-peat that year.
You're looking at the wrong year for the Canucks. 117 points and +77
BigEezyE22
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I don't know, the '93 Habs had their hands full with an undermanned, injury-riddled Sabres team in the 2nd round. Three games went to OT in the series. The only one that didn't was tied with under 10 left in the third. I'm not sure they were as good as you are making them out to be.
As a long time Rangers fan born and raised in Vancouver, the 2011 Canucks was a waaaaaayyyy better team than either of those Rangers teams outside of goaltending. Rangers offense was putrid and never Stanley Cup worthy, yet they almost pulled it off anyways.
I dunno about getting demolished; they still lose IMO but the 93 Habs were not exactly a powerhouse. They got extremely lucky and avoided every single good team in the playoffs once they got past Quebec.
They didn't face a single 90 point team in the playoffs past round 2. The fact they avoided the division champs (Boston), the president trophy winners in Pittsburgh and any remotely good team from the Campbell conference played a large role in getting their Cup. And I fully acknowledge the Leafs themselves got lucky to draw the Blues and Kings that year.
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Frosty415
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A team people often overlook are the early 2000s Stars. They went to back to back finals and then in 99 and 2000 and then would run into the precap Avs or Wings every year and get murked by a team made up of 10 future Hall of Famers.
Even if they beat Tampa they weren't beating Colorado.
Those Dallas teams were a defensive juggernaut. Some of those years they were a little top heavy with their forwards. When Jamie Langenbrunner went down late in the 2000 WCF, their 2nd line was Scott Thornton - Joe Nieuwendyk - Mike Keane.
They had a great 2002-03 club but they ran into some injuries. Bill Guerin missed the last chunk of the regular season with a thigh injury. He only played 4 playoff games and played under ten minutes in three of those.
Similarly Pierre Turgeon had ankle surgery late in the regular season and wasn't up to full speed when he came back for the playoffs.
Stars' Guerin out at least four weeks after emergency surgery
Bill Guerin will miss at least the next four-to-six weeks after undergoing emergency surgery to relieve a buildup of blood in his bruised thigh.
www.espn.com
shadow1
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I'm throwing a team out there that only won two playoff games:
2005-2006 Detroit Red Wings.
58-16-8 record in the regular season; nine 45+ point scorers (not counting Yzerman who missed time), President's Trophy, 2nd in goals for and 3rd fewest goals again.
Then the first round happened. Though Dwayne Roloson was great for Edmonton, Detroit lost because of its own goaltending.
The Red Wings severely outshot the Oilers (238-155), and Manny Legacy struggled to the tune of an .884 SV%. Unfortunately, Chris Osgood was hurt, so Detroit was stuck riding Legacy despite his struggles. He was clearly in his own head too, telling reporters "I don’t feel too good, to be honest with you. I feel sick" in regards to his post-season struggles.
If Osgood was available and Detroit made it past Edmonton, I think their chances of winning the cup would've been extremely high.
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
| Zetterberg | Datsyuk | Holmstrom |
| Shanahan | Lang | Williams |
| Samuelsson | Draper | Yzerman |
| Franzen | Cleary | Maltby |
| LD | RD |
|---|---|
| Lidstrom | Chelios |
| Schneider | Kronwall |
| Lilja | Lebda |
| G |
|---|
| Legace |
| Osgood |
2005-2006 Detroit Red Wings.
58-16-8 record in the regular season; nine 45+ point scorers (not counting Yzerman who missed time), President's Trophy, 2nd in goals for and 3rd fewest goals again.
Then the first round happened. Though Dwayne Roloson was great for Edmonton, Detroit lost because of its own goaltending.
The Red Wings severely outshot the Oilers (238-155), and Manny Legacy struggled to the tune of an .884 SV%. Unfortunately, Chris Osgood was hurt, so Detroit was stuck riding Legacy despite his struggles. He was clearly in his own head too, telling reporters "I don’t feel too good, to be honest with you. I feel sick" in regards to his post-season struggles.
If Osgood was available and Detroit made it past Edmonton, I think their chances of winning the cup would've been extremely high.
2011 canucks are right up there. Leading the league in the majority of categories. That was one powerhouse of a team
NYRfan85
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I stand corrected. My homerism/nostalgia clouded my memories. Lundqvist did play out of his mind those years though, and dragged those teams to the ECF/Finals those years on his back. Same with the 2012 team, now that I think of it.
But yes, the 2011 Canucks should have won that year, really was pulling for them, because screw Boston.
