HNIC - 1987 Norris Division Final - Game 7 - 1st Period

[knightschwartz]

It seems like the goalies have gotten better which is worse for the viewer I think.

[SOLIDSNAKEXXX360]

wow if corsby or ovechkin played in this quick sand era he would have 500 points

[leafyutube]

@SOLIDSNAKEXXX360

No way. If Gretzky and Lemieux were not capable of 500 points, Crosby and Ovechkin certainly would not be capable of that, since Gretzky and Lemieux were better players.

Heck, I would even argue that Yzerman and Messier were better than Crosby and Ovechkin, and they didn't even score 200.

[deebodeez30]

dealing oates was a blunder? he wasnt that great while he was in detroit, wrong system,, keeping him would not have benefit the wings at all,, aside from that giant 1 mil contract.. :) dealing him was the right thing to do, as with federov.

[CMUBrent]

@deebodeez30 The trade was a blunder because the Wings didn't get much for Oates and Paul MacLean. Bernie Federko retired after one season and Tony McKegney was dealt a few weeks later. Plus they traded a good young player to a division rival. Not the single worst trade the Wings ever made, but not a good one either.

[deebodeez30]

@CMUBrent ,, i hear ya,, but it wasnt like he was doing much for us... thats what im sayin.. i dont see it as a blunder at all.. i know we didnt get much in return,, but i think the trades and drafts after THAT trade did us well,, moves we prolly dont make with him on the roster..

[beercanjunkie]

5:00 Speaking of "Warp Factor"

Look at Ron's Spock hairdo.

[CMUBrent]

One of the Wings' biggest blunders, trading away Adam Oates.

[FeastFX]

lol young Adam Oates looks like Dean Youngblood there so hard. thats so sick.

[pannoni1]

Ah, before all those ads take you attention away from the game. As of this season, there are even adds on the Plexiglass behind the goals- and they change every period as well! Someone shall intentionally break the glass on purpose to show that consumerism has gone too far!

[landrykkb]

These were the days when the Norris Division was the weakest one in the NHL.The best team in the division sometimes didn't even finish with a winning record.

[geekstreat]

Went on to win this series, win first game againt edmonton 3-2, then lose 4 straight. Couldnt beat Edmonton back then.

[motorcitymatt]

check out how young joey was, hell I was only 17 when this game went down

[leafyutube]

Holy crap! Ron McLean was young once.

[journeythruthepast]

Oates for Federko. There are some pretty awful trades in Wings history, but that has to be the worst.

[landrykkb]

@journeythruthepast Yes,especially since Detroit missed the playoffs that season(they haven't ever since then) and St.Louis at least got to the Norris Final before losing in 7 games to Chicago.

[Seoulmanaja]

THat must be the worst music I've ever heard from HNIC