Nucks89 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Were any posters alive during this time? Was there an expectation that the Canucks could possibly pull off the upset? Or was this a mismatch from the start? I've seen highlights of Bossy's OT winner in game 1. Don't remember seeing many highlights for the rest of the series. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 not a chance they were beating one of the best teams of all time but damn it was a fun ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Colt 45s Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 They were the underdogs and knew it. There was no reasonable expectations they would beat the Islanders. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Yeah..the Finals were a kinda weird vibe..anticlimactic, cos' everyone knew the Isles would lift our lunch money. Just wish they won 1 game, to say they did that! But the first three rds it was quite a hoot, as momentum was building nicely. Of course it was a spring of upsets, so they kept running into teams that shouldn't even have been there, themselves. I think the order was Cal, Kings & Hawks? Was nice they had a tough group, that could stand up for themselves. Delorme & Fraser were nasty hombres! & of course the legendary Roger Neilson would make history with his graceful, spontaneous combustion. :^) They say imitation's the best form of flattery, but I'm tired of seeing staged, fair weather, clueless US markets acting as if their snotty towels have any significance. Kinda cool the Flyin-V's made a run. We fans have memories of epic runs in all our jersey variations, when you think about it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 I remember the series well. Canucks were the overwhelming underdogs and the Islanders were in the middle of their 'dynasty'. So yeah, in that sense you could easily describe it as a 'mismatch' from the start. Couple things stand out to me to this day: Gradin and Smyl were both VERY good in the series and Brodeur was playing on another level! To me this is when Neilsen established himself as an elite coach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 There were no illusions that we could beat the mighty Islanders....we were just happy to be there. Things really went our way during the playoff run that year. We played against teams that finished lower in the standing than us all the way until we got to the finals thanks to numerous upsets in the 1st round. I don't want to take anything away from the gutsy effort our guys put out every game but we were fortunate in the path we had to the finals. It was obe hell of a ride for the city and fans though........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Impressive league mark that Isles cast set with 19(yeah..NINETEEN!) consecutive series wins. (streak-envy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 I remember Harold Snepts coughing up the puck to Bossy in game 1. Total Cinderella story that year. The white towel was born during that cup run...they had a towel that continuously wrapped around inside the stadium like 2 or 3 times... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmy Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 First two games in Uniondale gave us hope that the boys weren't totally outmatched. Very competitive and therefore heartbreaking when the Islanders took both games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Other than getting to the finals that year the best part was seeing the Kings beat the Oilers in the 1st round. The Oilers had 48 points more than the Kings during the regular season. The Kings overcame a 5 - 0 Oilers lead in the 3rd period to knock off the Oilers in overtime.....it was just an amazing game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, Darius said: I remember Harold Snepts coughing up the puck to Bossy in game 1. Coughing it up? He passed it right to him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Shift-4 said: Coughing it up? He passed it right to him! I remember my ol man yelling at the tv “Snepts u bonehead!!” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Darius said: I remember my ol man yelling at the tv “Snepts u bonehead!!” & of ALL the guys to hand it to..Bossy's shot was 30 years ahead of it's time. Edited May 29, 2019 by Nuxfanabroad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 come on canucks could've and should've won clearly was a case of game management and those refs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmy Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 As a wee lad I had the good fortune to have attended the first two ever home playoff games against the Canadiens in 1975. The 82 run was a fulfillment of all those dreams that hatched when I was a youngster. Even though I had my doubts that we could take the Islanders down, nevertheless the whole experience that Spring convinced me that our time would come in the natural course of events despite what was already brewing in Edmonton at the time. How was it possible to ever be that naive? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I wasn't alive, but I've spent considerable time researching hockey history. From what I understand it was considered amazing that we even brought the Islanders to OT in game 1. The disparity between the best and worst teams was far far greater back then than it is now--there's much more parity these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Islanders lineup would have cost over 100 million to put that type of team together today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ronaldoescobar Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Cant say i saw it as I was only 3 at the time but damn it would have been fun to watch Bossy in his prime... I think the only surprise that series was Vancouver actually taking the Islanders to OT in game 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Crossbar Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 The Canucks didn't have a chance whatsoever. The Islanders were so dominant. I remember watching the series knowing the Canucks had zero hope. You couldn't even delude yourself into thinking there was a slight chance. As a result, I think the Nucks players and fans were able to enjoy and appreciate the experience more. There were no expectations at that point. You could celebrate their unlikely run rather than being bitter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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