Esa Tikkanen Misses the Net

[MrRautakorpi]

arvostan Tikiä suurest: loistava kahden suunnan pelaaja, fyysinen hyölkkääjä joka talas kovaa

teki joukkuen eteen kaiken, loistavasti pelas Kurri ja Gretzkyn kaa hä'n ei ollut ainoastaa tuossa ketjussa se puolustava hyökkääjä vaan myös hyvä maalintekijä ja syöttäjä

[MrRautakorpi]

@MrRautakorpi Yksi parhaimpia pelaajia

[BloggerMusicMan]

The only blemish on an otherwise very honourable career. That miss could've happened to anyone.

[Tork110]

Where the hell was the defense on the game winner?

[rakkipallo]

tiki tryed and he missed.but no worries tiki will always be THE MAN

[cyberman7000]

@1:53

...wait... what did he say?

[Psiitti]

5 Stanley Cup rings...

[diamolo]

it happens to the best of us

[willlibuster]

one of the greatest misses ever, go Wings! :)

[crv26]

ahhhhh Gary Thorne... i miss you

[kinstler13]

everybody thinks the wings destroyed the caps in this series. they won everygame by one goal except for game 4. i know they still won the cup but it was a closer series than people think

[gyneman]

I remember screaming "NOOOOOOO!!!!" when Esa took that shot and "YEAAAAAAAAH!" when he missed! I had just enough time to stand up from my chair! This surely was a nail-biting game.

Now I need to find Fedorov's one handed goal!

[joesakic91]

I don't know what was going on in DC, but the Washington Capitals are cursed.

[crv26]

@joesakic91 not as bad as those Blues

[joesakic91]

@crv26

Difference is, the Capitals have more heartbreaks and chokes than the Blues.

[crv26]

@joesakic91 no way!!! 25 consecutive years in the playoffs, no cups. Gretzky giving away the puck in game 7 and having the wings score. i could go on and on.

[lacore1988]

dumb

[coolwowhero]

At pepsi center in Denver... "Anouncer: red Wings at full strength... Crowd: And they Still Suck!!" God i hate redwings... BOO

[redwingz1998]

@coolwowhero i hate the wings to

[kanervatie]

"The great one" (Gretzky for those, who don't know) said, that Tikkanen was the most intelligent player, he has ever played, that's hockey-wice.

[sebbeks]

@kanervatie No he said Kent Nilsson was the most talented player he in the league.

[shadytnu24]

Clement said it best..."that miss could be the defining moment and the turning point of the entire series" and it was.

[funnyguysinpants]

@shadytnu24 agreed. who knows what would have happened if he had just taken one more second to look at where he was shooting. he got too excited

[limsniff]

yuk, bad comment by me! Of course it happens to anyone

[nichonr95]

don't say he sucks because like the looks of it he owns the goalie

[MrJuha82]

that sucks when Tikkanen missed the net

but hes good player for sure.

particularly very good playoffsplayer

[JimmyPage115]

you see people miss the net alot now like when the goalies down and a guy centres it and completly misses the net

[tetsuokun]

Tik is one of the best two way players ever, despite all.

[MrBarelylethal]

the fact that he didn't win a selke is a crime

[TheRielDeal]

From that point on, missing the net in street hockey was 'pulling a Tikkanen'. Same with scoring on yourself, you were a 'Steve Smith'.

[JimmyPage115]

no if you score on your self its more like a 'Bryan McCabe'

[redwingz1998]

@JimmyPage115 or a chris phillips

[Hiei2k7]

...AND THE 1500 WATTS OF MTX POWER SCREAMED OUT AS THE JOE STARTED ROCKING AGAIN AND THE HORN WAS A-BLOWIN'!

I think I'm partially deaf from this final...11 years ago....

...and will be deaf when the wings win again!

[pyllywaltteri]

bill clement !!

[deovalente]

The title is "Esa Tikkanen misses the net," and the description says "No need to spoil it, just watch." Aren't you technically spoiling it by titling it "Esa Tikkanen misses the net"?

[djds19]

@deovalente whats the big deal.

[Britex123]

dude cmon that's a gimme...

[Finlandpker]

detroit suxs

[boudrozoltar]

finandpker, why don't you elaborate. how does Detroit 'sux'

what is your measure? I only ask because by every measure I can think of Detroit is by far the best team in the league right now.

If I am missing something, I want to know. I certainly hope you wouldn't waste my time just spouting nonsense because they alway beat your team because that wouldn't make sense.

how could a team that 'sux' always beat your team that 'rulz'?  I would bet you are an idiot.

[Raymondbeacon1]

omg i would have killed him

[Hiei2k7]

The Miss that would Haunt Esa Tikkanen for the rest of his Life.

And the one that Ron Wilson couldn't Speech his way out of.

[norjak71]

i remember going to sleep cause i thought game over, i woke up and was like are u fucking kidding me. i missed the greatest finals game ever. :(

[danglesaucemusta]

Uh I don't know about that maybe. No one knows if the Caps would've won that series if they win Game 2, but I don't know, Tikkanen won 6 Stanley Cups in his career (5 with Edmonton, 1 with the Rangers, correct me if I'm wrong), so that may not seem that devastating to him.

[danglesaucemusta]

Oh, my bad, I already remember he wasn't with them for one of them, so 5 then, 4 with Edmonton and 1 with the Rangers, that right?

[Jonze93]

Tikkanen was awesome player! Nobody was as rude than him! Everybody makes mistakes. Even Gretzky and Lemieux!

[fearthehawksndcavs24]

@Jonze93 true, but mistakes that cost the team a chance at a stanley cup?

[AlsatianCousin]

@Jonze93 - true, albeit Lemieux made a 0.96 average goal per game in all played games. So he didn't miss that many open nets ;)

[redwingz1998]

@Jonze93 to bad it was a mistake that possibly changed theged the whole series

[keravankauhu]

he was drunk...hangover...

[tstillin]

The movie is called Return to Hockeytown

[thekodajay09]

What was this movie called? I watched it so many times but I cannot remember what it was called

[DRW2008YTMix]

Return to Hockeytown.

[limsniff]

ESA.. HUH!?! What is he good for? Absolutely nothing... How could he miss??

[Yoyomondo574]

dude everyone makes mistakes even the best players in sports so dont blame Tikanen for missing the net

[HelmondS]

the best players should know how to score on a wide open net.. These thing happen though, still it's not acceptable

[notionsradical]

draper was coming back door...not the first time one of those faggoty red wings did that!

[morozov924]

The music is depressing, as was the game. I like it when different teams win. Seeing the Wings win it over and over is joyous for one place...Detroit. Hockey fans outside of Detroit can't possibly like the same team dominating over and over and over...it's good for the Wings...and that's all.

[bignate190]

Someone sounds a little jealous

[morozov924]

Yeah. I want a team that wins every single year, never makes a mistake, and never gets upset or overreacts on or off the ice about anything. I want flawlessness, and Detroit has it. Jerks. Quit hogging it.

[bignate190]

Holy man what did Detriot ever do to you. There the best run organization in sports so I don't think your gonna be seeing them falling off any time soon

[morozov924]

I wasn't being sarcastic.

[gonzalez1987]

hei juntit suomalaiset opetelkaa kirjottaa englantii, sitä on maailmassa muitakin maita ku suomi vitun idiootit

[abatch12]

still pisses me off to this day. he should have scored. and esa fucks up

[rousnell]

What the fuck are you talking about you stupid fuck? Speak english you retard.

[GBobtehPwnzor]

what year was this?

[hockeyman134]

1997-1998

[redwingz1998]

@GBobtehPwnzor 1998

[Raichutin]

HARMITTAA TIKKASEN PUOLESTA : (

[Losrandiro]

Simple but effective fake shot there.

Maybe Tiki was so surprised that it actually worked, that he kind of lost it.

Or, he had a sudden insane thought, a sudden impulse to do the unimaginable "what happens if I really miss the net, on purpose? is that even possible to do? Why the hell would I do that? Hahaha... oh shit I really did it"

Or...

[Jopari444]

i bet we can find a video where wayne gretzky misses the net

[KaesoBrutus]

Wow, look at all these comments. Tikkanen must suck pretty bad if you can't defend him with his personal accomplishments and instead spend 50% of the comments devoted to bashing Americans.

[tuubi77]

..And keep those peepers open Tiki!

[bludika]

even a kindergarten wont miss that shot lol

[kaitsu74]

Uskomaton käsmy Tikiltä....muistan tuon ku eilisen päivän

[bludika]

that miss was the pivotal point of the series

[TheEqualist]

and it would screw the capitals for good. They had the talent and depth to bring the cup home.

[jimih64]

My ass! They got destroyed. In case you forgot, it was fucking 4-0. They would've gotten their shit rocked either way.

[TheEqualist]

Heh, I don't know about destroyed. Most of the games were pretty close. It's not like they playing the '99 Lightning. =)

[morozov924]

had they gotten that goal, momentum may have shifted. instead of having a lead and losing game 2, they win game two, have a split in Detroit, go home and maybe continue their momentum. Sometimes series shift entirely with one shot.

[Yoshimitsuka]

Dont mess with our finns national hero!!! Esa Tikkanen great character and player...

[rolledbacon]

Tikkanen > Amerikka

[Goldhammer970]

Tikkanen nyt oli ihan hintti.

[punkassguy]

Damn, you Fins need to settle the hell down. If Esa Tikkanen "owned all", he wouldn't have missed that shot. Get over it.

[TheEqualist]

If you ever played hockey, you'd understand how he'd miss the shot. But you know nothing.

[Stevemaster672]

what the hell is that supposed to mean? he had a wide open net! you must fucking suck at hockey dude.

[TheEqualist]

Oh yeah. Let's forget his five stanley cups, his 1077 PIM, 386 goals, and 244 assists. Plus his legacy for his fellow Fins.

Hockey players, like other athletes aren't gods. They do stupid shit like regular people. He could've scored, but he didn't. It happens.

[KaesoBrutus]

With the Oilers that had Gretzky, Messier, Andersen, Kurri, and Coffey. It may happen, but it sure as hell can't happen in a one goal game in the Cup Finals if you want to win.

[TheEqualist]

Anybody could've really missed it that night. Ice was soft.

[cursedlemon]

The puck didn't bounce over his stick. He flat out missed.

[TheEqualist]

It went off the very end of his stick, it's easily done.

[bertrison]

lmao i read like all the comments and about 40% of them is fins saying fuck you americans and shit lmao

[Nwildchild]

Yeah that pattern repeats itself everywhere in the world actually, not just finland lol

[joonas7]

Yeah I can see that. Not all finns are like that. It's about respecting other countries if you ask me.

[Goldhammer970]

Fuck that "respect others" -thing. Americans respect nothing, that's why nobody respects them.

[joonas7]

well yeah, but amongst hockeyfans I would say you should give them brake.

[thegarbinator]

You should probably put a disclaimer that says "I don't know anything about Americans"

[redwingz1998]

@Goldhammer970 i respect you

[keijj]

America lose for finland..

[jaaketakiinnostaa]

vittun jenkkihinitit saatana.....fuck you americans selänne rulezzzz

[GretzkyJr]

It was still nice fake.

[JustCause94]

Esa tikkanen on ihan paras pelaaja ollu! U Fucking Americans don't know anything.. that was only 1 time he did like that! he does that 1/1000000000000000000000000000­000000000000000000000000000000­0000000000...... Esa tikkanen OWNS ALL!

[hockeynut7289]

esa tikkanen never owned anybody except with his cheapshots

[franel22]

wow

[padalias]

This video clearly shows that Oilers dominate you.

[homerj519]

they were down 2 goals on two different occasions in the 3rd period alone

[Britex123]

how many goals were the red wings down by in the 3rd period??

[hockeyman134]

they were down by 2 goals. it was 1-3, then 2-4, then 4-4, then 4-5 wings in ot

[l0lfinl0l]

lol vois amerikka päänsä ki ku tikkanen on paljo enemmän ratklaissu pelejä toi on vaa toi 1 kerta

[tikkatakootarkasti]

Haistakaa paska kukaan voi tehä joka kerta paitti....gretcky..ehkä

[garfield1994]

Tikkanen has 6 Stanley Cup Rings, I doubt he cares much about this "miss" looking back on his fantastic career. The Capitals would have been DESTROYED regardless if they won this game, or not.

[HauGiiZZiMo]

actually he has 5 cups

[silakkas]

aah what crap

[Hiei2k7]

EPIC FAIL!

[finnfellow]

omfg, it was pretty fateful miss...

[BritneySpearsRox]

haha fucking Tikkanen

[LordFinland]

U shut up fucking American!

[morellov]

Fucking american britney spears melon-chin chiken, u dont know about hockey so be quiet!

[BritneySpearsRox]

Shut up idiot

[theroundman9]

you have to admit though, the melon-chin comment was probably the best insult i've heqaqrd in a long while. Yes, america, better than the overused "douchebag", because that doesn't even make sense.

[rageon1000]

Suomalaiset voivat tunkea tän marginaalilajin perseeseensä, mutta tottahan se on että jenkit eivät seuraa/tiedä lätkästä mitään.

[jjonttu123]

c'mon. look at kolzig, he left the topcorner wide open.

[HolyHellPreacher]

That missed goal by Tikkanen had the potential to change the series!

[oCzaRo]

yeah.. I had this movie. I think i watched this 34029 times in my youth no joke. I still remember every one of these lines. Thank you for bringing back the memory.

[Hiei2k7]

The sweetest noise in the world...

Centered, Shot, SCORREEEE!!!!

*BROOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN­NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGG*!!!!!!!!!

JLA Goal Horn FTW!!!

[heikkinen7]

tikkanen prkl oisit tehny ton maalin :D

[Mursumania]

Noh Raipe olis sentää syöttäny tosta paikasta xD

[bk3mexicool]

OMG.

[b0bby0rr]

Ei Tikkanen tollassista kehtaa sisää laittaa :D

[zyrbyl]

go esa!

[kabubbies]

worst moment of my childhood

[migluu]

Damn. :(

[Crymson1]

WHAT A GAME that was.

KRIS DRAPER!!!

I wish I could get this game on tape.

[MMemorial]

Tiki is still legend.

[tripleplay1111]

i know you got this footage off the 1998 stanley cup video because i have the same one.but its sweet.

[Tuoppi88]

I did indeed. :)

[Icedoggy924]

the worst moment for me as a caps fan

[Neely005]

Chill out peoples, washington lost 4-0 in the series anyway.  Didn't matter if he missed the goal. He was always clutch for E-town and that is all the really matters. Detroit sucks.

[DetIzRed]

oh and I suppose Washington is better? 10 stanley cups 3 in 6 years!

[Maxie1111]

Say that in Pittsburgh.

[DetIzRed]

You mean the team who only has 2 cups?

[Maxie1111]

And counting, Washington has zero. Crosby is the reason why incase you haven't heard and they are only getting better. Washington didn't even try last year to get better

[DetIzRed]

I like the Penguins but not the Caps

[Maxie1111]

Then don't talk.

[DetIzRed]

wtf why? The Caps haven't been a winning team in a while They don't have a Stanley Cup on their shoulder either. Semin and Ovechkin are there only good players

[DetIzRed]

Is that your excuse why your team lost, They didn't try!? That makes them an even worse team than I thought they were

[Maxie1111]

Uh bud, I hate to burst ur bubble but I'm not a caps fan, I a pens fan, learn how to read well ugggh.

[DetIzRed]

write better! how come you said that the only reason the Pens are better is cuz of Crosby thats not very fan like thats why I enterpreted it wrong.

[BeautyoftheUnivers]

Detroit sucks???

How do you feel to see your team in the basement (or never past the first round) since??? The GM didn't really did a damn thing to make the caps better; they should get rid of Kolzig (who was a good goalie). I guess they will be a rebuilding team for the next 5 years eh!!!

[redwingz1998]

@Neely005 4 years ago u posted that jeez this is old

[vlcmediaplayerroger]

worst finals ever

[thetaxidermist]

I remember watching that game. What a great game.

[Maxie1111]

How could Essa miss, the man was on a linemate of Wayne Gretzky for the Oilers and here he can't score on an open net?

[kengwest]

Go Tiki!

[Etukumi]

This must be the most embarrassing thing for a five-time Stanley Cup winner and a five-time playoff game-winning goal scorer. Both could have been six :P

[Tuoppi88]

True. I actually feel bad for him (and also the Caps), but am nonetheless happy Detroit won the Cup, especially because of what had happened to Vladimir Konstantinov.

[Saturn501]

thanks for posting, great footage