lucky? habs swept the bruins in 77, beat em in 6 in 78.how that is luck? habs went 60-8, 58-11, 59-10, 4 straight cups, luckl? they swept a two time champ in 76, set records for points, goal differencial, vezinas, etc, etc...
Hey werqa123 get over your dislike of Modern hockey, its here to stay. The game is different today as in all sports, bigger faster atheletes, better equipment different rules, just like game of 1930 was much diiferent than 1970, time marches on, you can't live in the past forever, so enjoy our fine 2011 BRUINS STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
I'm barely old enough to remember the days of yore, but you raise some good points, I guess. However, the only thing I despise about modern hockey are those damned shoot outs. They belong in an All Star game skills competition. Hockey is a team sport. to be won or lost with 5 skaters, not this one on one nonsense. Neophytes may find that shit exciting, but shoot outs have to go. No place for that our beloved game.
Good the hear you pulled for the B's. This version may win another Cup, or two.
F.U to all you haters! Boston teams TODAY the best in the world with 6 going on 7 championships ( come on Celts) in 8 years, and we have great past like Bobby Orr greatest athelete EVER to look back at! Pats, Red Sox, Celts, and Bruins DOMINATE N. American sports!
Lucky haha. All losers say that. If phili beats us they deserve it. How is that for sportsmanship? As Rocky Balboa from phili would say it aint over till its over
in case anyone missed it. someone asked Phil Esposito why the Bruins did'nt win more cups in the 70tys. Phils reply was we "liked to have a good time"......
This Boston team and the Penguins of the 90's were the two biggest "almost" dynasties of all-time.
For the Bruins, the Canadiens were in the way.
For the Pens, Badger Bob's death, the Islander heartbreak in 93, and the changing face of the game in the mid-90's(more clutching and grabbing in the neutral zone allowed) derailed their dynasty train.
Back in the "Original 6", the Bruins were one of the 3 "Have Nots" of the NHL, the other 2 Have Nots were the New York Rangers, and the Chicago Black Hawks.
1979, was just a Dagger to us Bruin fans. Up 3-0 to Montreal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals, going into the 3rd Period, in Montreal. The Lucky Habs tied it at the End of Regulation, and won it in Overtime.
We should have "Closed The Deal" with Montreal! If were would have won that Game, I know Deep in My Heart, that we would have Destroyed The New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Finals.
But, again, it was Montreal, getting Lucky, and getting Another Stanley Cup in 1979.
I don't think Boston was up 3-0 in Game Seven versus Montreal in 1979. It might have been 3-1 going into the third period; I'll have to check. Yes, it certainly was a "dagger" to the heart regardless of the score.
Trust me, it was 3-0, at the End of 2 Periods. I remembered this Game. I was 16 Years Old at the time, and I was following Bruins Hockey, very Vividly at the time.
Sorry, your memory is faulty. I just watched Game Seven from 1979 on Google Video. It was 3-1 for the Bruins after two periods--not 3-0. Montreal tied it 3-3. Rick Middleton put the Bruins ahead 4-3. Guy Lafleur tied it on the power play following the infamous too-many-men penalty. I was 15 at the time and I was following the hockey playoffs with extreme interest in those days--especially the exploits of my beloved Bruins.
it's clear for all. Sorry but it's fact. Best Bruins team in history can won only two Cups in seasons when Bruins not play with Habs in play offs. Sorry I like Bruins of 60-70's But it;s real fact. If Bruins play with Montreal in play off in 1970 you are sure for win?
@Jiltedin2007 I don't agree. I think B's SHOULD have beaten Habs in 1969 and specially in 1971 when they finished 27 points ahead of habs during season and had greatest scoring machine in NHL history up to that point, and of course maybe best player ever, Orr. You don't blow a 5-1 lead in 3rd period at home as B's did in game 2, it was a fluke and B's were sleeping, if not B's win in 5 that year. And yeah I remember Cheevers mistake in 1969.
@DonQwantsyou I don't agree with werqa123's thinking either, but I have to admit though that those Hated Canadiens were more lucky than they were good!
@Jiltedin2007 Yeah I would say luck and experience saw Habs past Bruins in those years. Expert s. Fishler believes B's should have won 4 in a row from '69-'72. remember B's were very good but very young in early '70's and than by '72 it was over when Cheevers, sanderson, Westfall, MacKenzie, stanfield, green, all left. that team just wasn't together for that long, whereas habs still had players at that time like Beliveau, ferguson, Harris, from late 50's early 60's with great experience.
As a Ranger fan, for years I heard many of our fans call the Islanders lucky. They weren't. They were great & better than us. The disparity between Montreal & Boston was not as great as the two NY teams, but in 77 it was a sweep, in 78 it was 4-2 & the clinching game was convincingly won by Montreal in Boston. Your theory of Montreal luck is most valid when discussing 79, but good teams get lucky. The Isles had luck on their side for 4 years & so did Montreal, but they were also the best teams.
1971 was one of the biggest upsets in hockey history. The Bruins had the greatest season in the history of hockey up until that point. 57-14-7. Then the Habs bring up a young minor league goalie named Ken Dryden. They lose in 7 games. For those of you "older" Boston fans you remember how shocking that was. Yes they won the cup in 72 but it still stings to this day. Ken Dryden and the WHA is the reason the B's didn't win more cups in the 70's.
Believe me, losing in 7 Games to Montreal back in 1971 may sting. But not as much as losing the Stanley Cup to the Flyers back in 1974. Flyers bringing Kate Smith to sing God Bless America in the 6th Game in Philadelphia, in hopes that would "Seal the deal" for them, when they were up 3-2 on us before winning, 1-0.
And as far as Montreal is concerned, it is 1979 that really burns me up to this day.
Believe it or not my Dad was transferred to Philly in the summer of 1971 and we've been here ever since. I was a sophomore in high school when the Flyers beat them in 74. Boy did I get it rubbed in the next day. It still didn't hurt as bad as 71 because the Flyers were my second favorite team. The Celtics losing to the Sixers in 82 in 7 hurt worse. Boston Pro sports has had their share of great teams but till this day I believe the 71 Bruins were the best Boston team of my lifetime.
79 really sucked because I was working that night and was told they were 2 goals ahead, only to go home and watch the horrible end. But those Canadiens that won those 4 straight cups from 76-79 were the best hockey team ever in my opinion. I know they didn't have Gretzky or Jagr or Messier but they were so good from top to bottom and they had the best goalie I have ever seen. Losing to them in 77 and 78 wasn't so bad because they were great but 79 sucked. The Bruins were under achievers.
@werqa123 B's would have beaten Habs in 1970 ther way they played and they were HUNGRY. They lost in 1971 to Habs because they were not so hungry and blew a 5-1 lead. In 1969 Bruins were better than Habs but lost 3 games in OT when they were AHEAD in all 3 late. I give Habs credit, they beat Bruins at that time because of their experience.
@DonQwantsyou Difirence between Habs and Bruins what Habs were Hungry all time. Because they are best team in world history. Bruins was good but afraid habs. I saw several games of that period although I'm living in Russia. For example the game #1 of 1969 play off. Bruins led 2-0 in third period but after one Ferguson goal- big chezze mistake it was end for Bruins In all series against Habs Bruins were doomed. Remember semis 1979 even 7th game.
@babajii321 It is fucking modern hockey. Game without red line without smart players, game of clons> game with euro greedy scums, game without stars, game of robocops with vizors. Btw I'm supported Bruins 2011 because this team from Original six- the best time of Hockey. Modern hockey it is not for me.
I watched that game in disbelief. The too many men on the ice cost Don Cherry his job. It still bothers me, like the Sox in '78, back to back bad things to Boston teams.
And it still bothers me too, Kevin62387. We should have won that game instead of giving up 3 goals in the Final Period. Good Teams do not allow that to happen!
I'll add another in 1978... Patriots head coach leaves b4 the regular season ends (after they win their 1st division title). The team was in disary in their last regular season game and in their 1st home post-season game (lost 31-14 to houston). The Pats wouldnt host another playoff game until 1997.
It may seem like a minor detail, but the Bruins weren't ahead 3-0 in Game 7 of the 79 semis. Had they been they would've won. 3 goals would've been too much even for Montreal. Bruins were up 1-0, then it was 1-1 (Lemaire scored), then the Bruins scored twice, then the Habs scored twice, then Middleton scored to make it 4-3 & then Lafleur scored the "lucky" one to tie it. I'm a Rangers fan but I hope you guys do win it this year. You had some great teams that just missed. You deserve it.
@dzanier Thank you, it's been 40 years since 1972. All we have going for us in the Stanley Cup Finals is Tim Thomas. All I can hope for is that Tim Thomas can try his best to outduel His Fellow Finalist for the Vezina Trophy Roberto Luongo. Our Power Play is shit, Vancouver is going to kill us in Special Teams, so we have to stay away from the Penalty Box. We're a very young team, but a hungry one as well.
No kidding! But Bobby Orr retired after 1 Season with the Chicago Blackhawks. It was only fitting that Bobby Orr would go to the Blackhawks after his time with the Boston Bruins was over.
After all, it was the Blackhawks that provided Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge, and another Player to belnd in with Young Superstar(At The Time) Bobby Orr, in a 6 Man Trade, way back when.
Bobby Orr was drafted by the Bruins when he was like 14 playing or the Oshua team. The other player in the trade was Fred Stanfield. That is one of the most one sided trades of all time. I think the Bruins gave up Pit Martin, Jack Norris and Gil Marrotte. That one trade made them the league power.
Yes, that 6 Man Trade obviously made the Bruins an NHL Power, especially when you pair up Phil Esposito with Bobby Orr, that was an Unmatched Duo!
But how did the Bruins get other Intrical Players like John Bucyk, Terry O' Reilly, Derek Sanderson, Wayne Cashman, Gerry Cheevers, and last but not least, Gilles Gilbert?
Sanderson,O'Reilly and Cashman were original drafts, Cheevers they got from Toronto after they released him. Bucyk(my favorite) they aquired in a trade from Detroit in the late 1950's. And Gilbert they traded Stanfield for in 73 after a seaon without Cheevers after they lost him to the WHA, along with Sanderson,Mckenzie,Westfall and maybe a few others.
@jaytf123 you're correct about everything except Sanderson and Cashman. Sanderson was not drafted. There was no draft in those days. The Bruins signed him to the Bruins Junior team, the Niagara Falls Flyers who were sponsered by Boston. in the 6 team NHL. Cashman was also signed as a kid by the Bruins and placed in Oshawa when Orr was there.
Boston Bruins - 2011 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
All Habs Fans can go suck on Patrick Roy's dick if they don't like it.
Jiltedin2007 7 months ago
lucky? habs swept the bruins in 77, beat em in 6 in 78.how that is luck? habs went 60-8, 58-11, 59-10, 4 straight cups, luckl? they swept a two time champ in 76, set records for points, goal differencial, vezinas, etc, etc...
graciemaemarie11 7 months ago
Hey werqa123 get over your dislike of Modern hockey, its here to stay. The game is different today as in all sports, bigger faster atheletes, better equipment different rules, just like game of 1930 was much diiferent than 1970, time marches on, you can't live in the past forever, so enjoy our fine 2011 BRUINS STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!
DonQwantsyou 7 months ago
I'm barely old enough to remember the days of yore, but you raise some good points, I guess. However, the only thing I despise about modern hockey are those damned shoot outs. They belong in an All Star game skills competition. Hockey is a team sport. to be won or lost with 5 skaters, not this one on one nonsense. Neophytes may find that shit exciting, but shoot outs have to go. No place for that our beloved game.
Good the hear you pulled for the B's. This version may win another Cup, or two.
babajii321 8 months ago
F.U to all you haters! Boston teams TODAY the best in the world with 6 going on 7 championships ( come on Celts) in 8 years, and we have great past like Bobby Orr greatest athelete EVER to look back at! Pats, Red Sox, Celts, and Bruins DOMINATE N. American sports!
DonQwantsyou 1 year ago
Lucky haha. All losers say that. If phili beats us they deserve it. How is that for sportsmanship? As Rocky Balboa from phili would say it aint over till its over
TORHAB 1 year ago
I was 11 years old.
bigbadbruins1 1 year ago
in case anyone missed it. someone asked Phil Esposito why the Bruins did'nt win more cups in the 70tys. Phils reply was we "liked to have a good time"......
the team drank to much! LOL
tunnel1 2 years ago
This Boston team and the Penguins of the 90's were the two biggest "almost" dynasties of all-time.
For the Bruins, the Canadiens were in the way.
For the Pens, Badger Bob's death, the Islander heartbreak in 93, and the changing face of the game in the mid-90's(more clutching and grabbing in the neutral zone allowed) derailed their dynasty train.
a7b7c78 2 years ago
Back in the "Original 6", the Bruins were one of the 3 "Have Nots" of the NHL, the other 2 Have Nots were the New York Rangers, and the Chicago Black Hawks.
Jiltedin2007 2 years ago
1979, was just a Dagger to us Bruin fans. Up 3-0 to Montreal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals, going into the 3rd Period, in Montreal. The Lucky Habs tied it at the End of Regulation, and won it in Overtime.
We should have "Closed The Deal" with Montreal! If were would have won that Game, I know Deep in My Heart, that we would have Destroyed The New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Finals.
But, again, it was Montreal, getting Lucky, and getting Another Stanley Cup in 1979.
Jiltedin2007 3 years ago
I don't think Boston was up 3-0 in Game Seven versus Montreal in 1979. It might have been 3-1 going into the third period; I'll have to check. Yes, it certainly was a "dagger" to the heart regardless of the score.
Lava1964 3 years ago
Trust me, it was 3-0, at the End of 2 Periods. I remembered this Game. I was 16 Years Old at the time, and I was following Bruins Hockey, very Vividly at the time.
God, now you know why, I hate Montreal!
Jiltedin2007 3 years ago
Sorry, your memory is faulty. I just watched Game Seven from 1979 on Google Video. It was 3-1 for the Bruins after two periods--not 3-0. Montreal tied it 3-3. Rick Middleton put the Bruins ahead 4-3. Guy Lafleur tied it on the power play following the infamous too-many-men penalty. I was 15 at the time and I was following the hockey playoffs with extreme interest in those days--especially the exploits of my beloved Bruins.
Lava1964 3 years ago
@Lava1964 Yes I believe it was 3-1 Habs going into the 3rd and Napier and LaPointe tied it up before Middleton put Bruins up 4-3 with 4 min left.
DonQwantsyou 1 year ago
In 1970 and in 1972 Bruins won the Cup but not play vs Habs in play offs.
1953- lost 1957-lost 1958-lost 1968-lost 1969-lost 1971-lost etc etc
1970-no Habs 1972- no habs - no coments
it's casually?
werqa123 3 years ago
What are you trying to say? That we couldn't beat Montreal?
Jiltedin2007 3 years ago
it's clear for all. Sorry but it's fact. Best Bruins team in history can won only two Cups in seasons when Bruins not play with Habs in play offs. Sorry I like Bruins of 60-70's But it;s real fact. If Bruins play with Montreal in play off in 1970 you are sure for win?
I'm not sorry again
werqa123 3 years ago
in 1970, Montreal did not make the Playoffs.
O.K., I understand your thinking though.
Jiltedin2007 3 years ago
@Jiltedin2007 I don't agree. I think B's SHOULD have beaten Habs in 1969 and specially in 1971 when they finished 27 points ahead of habs during season and had greatest scoring machine in NHL history up to that point, and of course maybe best player ever, Orr. You don't blow a 5-1 lead in 3rd period at home as B's did in game 2, it was a fluke and B's were sleeping, if not B's win in 5 that year. And yeah I remember Cheevers mistake in 1969.
DonQwantsyou 1 year ago
@DonQwantsyou I don't agree with werqa123's thinking either, but I have to admit though that those Hated Canadiens were more lucky than they were good!
Jiltedin2007 1 year ago
@Jiltedin2007 Yeah I would say luck and experience saw Habs past Bruins in those years. Expert s. Fishler believes B's should have won 4 in a row from '69-'72. remember B's were very good but very young in early '70's and than by '72 it was over when Cheevers, sanderson, Westfall, MacKenzie, stanfield, green, all left. that team just wasn't together for that long, whereas habs still had players at that time like Beliveau, ferguson, Harris, from late 50's early 60's with great experience.
DonQwantsyou 1 year ago
As a Ranger fan, for years I heard many of our fans call the Islanders lucky. They weren't. They were great & better than us. The disparity between Montreal & Boston was not as great as the two NY teams, but in 77 it was a sweep, in 78 it was 4-2 & the clinching game was convincingly won by Montreal in Boston. Your theory of Montreal luck is most valid when discussing 79, but good teams get lucky. The Isles had luck on their side for 4 years & so did Montreal, but they were also the best teams.
dzanier 9 months ago
1971 was one of the biggest upsets in hockey history. The Bruins had the greatest season in the history of hockey up until that point. 57-14-7. Then the Habs bring up a young minor league goalie named Ken Dryden. They lose in 7 games. For those of you "older" Boston fans you remember how shocking that was. Yes they won the cup in 72 but it still stings to this day. Ken Dryden and the WHA is the reason the B's didn't win more cups in the 70's.
jaytf123 2 years ago
Believe me, losing in 7 Games to Montreal back in 1971 may sting. But not as much as losing the Stanley Cup to the Flyers back in 1974. Flyers bringing Kate Smith to sing God Bless America in the 6th Game in Philadelphia, in hopes that would "Seal the deal" for them, when they were up 3-2 on us before winning, 1-0.
And as far as Montreal is concerned, it is 1979 that really burns me up to this day.
Jiltedin2007 2 years ago
Believe it or not my Dad was transferred to Philly in the summer of 1971 and we've been here ever since. I was a sophomore in high school when the Flyers beat them in 74. Boy did I get it rubbed in the next day. It still didn't hurt as bad as 71 because the Flyers were my second favorite team. The Celtics losing to the Sixers in 82 in 7 hurt worse. Boston Pro sports has had their share of great teams but till this day I believe the 71 Bruins were the best Boston team of my lifetime.
jaytf123 2 years ago
79 really sucked because I was working that night and was told they were 2 goals ahead, only to go home and watch the horrible end. But those Canadiens that won those 4 straight cups from 76-79 were the best hockey team ever in my opinion. I know they didn't have Gretzky or Jagr or Messier but they were so good from top to bottom and they had the best goalie I have ever seen. Losing to them in 77 and 78 wasn't so bad because they were great but 79 sucked. The Bruins were under achievers.
jaytf123 2 years ago
@jaytf123 Excellent analysis, i totally agree.
DonQwantsyou 1 year ago
@werqa123 B's would have beaten Habs in 1970 ther way they played and they were HUNGRY. They lost in 1971 to Habs because they were not so hungry and blew a 5-1 lead. In 1969 Bruins were better than Habs but lost 3 games in OT when they were AHEAD in all 3 late. I give Habs credit, they beat Bruins at that time because of their experience.
DonQwantsyou 1 year ago
@DonQwantsyou Difirence between Habs and Bruins what Habs were Hungry all time. Because they are best team in world history. Bruins was good but afraid habs. I saw several games of that period although I'm living in Russia. For example the game #1 of 1969 play off. Bruins led 2-0 in third period but after one Ferguson goal- big chezze mistake it was end for Bruins In all series against Habs Bruins were doomed. Remember semis 1979 even 7th game.
werqa123 1 year ago
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babajii321 8 months ago
@babajii321 It is fucking modern hockey. Game without red line without smart players, game of clons> game with euro greedy scums, game without stars, game of robocops with vizors. Btw I'm supported Bruins 2011 because this team from Original six- the best time of Hockey. Modern hockey it is not for me.
werqa123 8 months ago
I watched that game in disbelief. The too many men on the ice cost Don Cherry his job. It still bothers me, like the Sox in '78, back to back bad things to Boston teams.
kevin62387 2 years ago
And it still bothers me too, Kevin62387. We should have won that game instead of giving up 3 goals in the Final Period. Good Teams do not allow that to happen!
Jiltedin2007 2 years ago
I'll add another in 1978... Patriots head coach leaves b4 the regular season ends (after they win their 1st division title). The team was in disary in their last regular season game and in their 1st home post-season game (lost 31-14 to houston). The Pats wouldnt host another playoff game until 1997.
pats14fann01 2 years ago
It may seem like a minor detail, but the Bruins weren't ahead 3-0 in Game 7 of the 79 semis. Had they been they would've won. 3 goals would've been too much even for Montreal. Bruins were up 1-0, then it was 1-1 (Lemaire scored), then the Bruins scored twice, then the Habs scored twice, then Middleton scored to make it 4-3 & then Lafleur scored the "lucky" one to tie it. I'm a Rangers fan but I hope you guys do win it this year. You had some great teams that just missed. You deserve it.
dzanier 9 months ago
@dzanier Thank you, it's been 40 years since 1972. All we have going for us in the Stanley Cup Finals is Tim Thomas. All I can hope for is that Tim Thomas can try his best to outduel His Fellow Finalist for the Vezina Trophy Roberto Luongo. Our Power Play is shit, Vancouver is going to kill us in Special Teams, so we have to stay away from the Penalty Box. We're a very young team, but a hungry one as well.
Jiltedin2007 9 months ago
Love those 1970s Bruins! Should have won a few more Stanley Cups tough!
Lava1964 3 years ago 4
They should have kept Bobby Orr longer!
BrunoOrson 3 years ago
No kidding! But Bobby Orr retired after 1 Season with the Chicago Blackhawks. It was only fitting that Bobby Orr would go to the Blackhawks after his time with the Boston Bruins was over.
After all, it was the Blackhawks that provided Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge, and another Player to belnd in with Young Superstar(At The Time) Bobby Orr, in a 6 Man Trade, way back when.
Jiltedin2007 3 years ago
Bobby Orr was drafted by the Bruins when he was like 14 playing or the Oshua team. The other player in the trade was Fred Stanfield. That is one of the most one sided trades of all time. I think the Bruins gave up Pit Martin, Jack Norris and Gil Marrotte. That one trade made them the league power.
jaytf123 2 years ago
Yes, that 6 Man Trade obviously made the Bruins an NHL Power, especially when you pair up Phil Esposito with Bobby Orr, that was an Unmatched Duo!
But how did the Bruins get other Intrical Players like John Bucyk, Terry O' Reilly, Derek Sanderson, Wayne Cashman, Gerry Cheevers, and last but not least, Gilles Gilbert?
Jiltedin2007 2 years ago
Sanderson,O'Reilly and Cashman were original drafts, Cheevers they got from Toronto after they released him. Bucyk(my favorite) they aquired in a trade from Detroit in the late 1950's. And Gilbert they traded Stanfield for in 73 after a seaon without Cheevers after they lost him to the WHA, along with Sanderson,Mckenzie,Westfall and maybe a few others.
jaytf123 2 years ago
@jaytf123 you're correct about everything except Sanderson and Cashman. Sanderson was not drafted. There was no draft in those days. The Bruins signed him to the Bruins Junior team, the Niagara Falls Flyers who were sponsered by Boston. in the 6 team NHL. Cashman was also signed as a kid by the Bruins and placed in Oshawa when Orr was there.
jtoshawa 2 years ago
They should have beaten Philadelphia back in 1974!
1977-1978, Montreal was just Too Good for everyone!
Jiltedin2007 3 years ago
Screw all of you frontrunning Habs fans. Bruins forever!
BostonGarden 3 years ago 5
donny marcotte was an underrated player
doogwood 3 years ago
Thank you for this footage. Let's go Bs
mikeyheights 4 years ago 2