Islanders83

[mrceebees14]

Hey Raggie fans!

"1983..........A DYNASTY YOU'LL NEVER BE!"

[SOLIDSNAKEXXX360]

Toronto Maple Leafs= NHL's team

[bl00dr3dxxx]

Rangers will never do this. Let's go Islanders.

[noninous]

The video is really good quality

[CoolPerryMason]

Four straight Stanley Cups, Five straight years in the finals, 19 straight series won. No team, any sport, any era ever accomplished this. footnote: Only three teams have ever won the cup three or more in a row. Toronto, Montreal and the NY Islanders. Fans of the Red Wings, Flyers, Penguins and especially Oilers hate being excluded but let's face it: There's "great" and there is "Greatest of the Greats". Toronto, Montreal and the Islanders are the only teams that honor this title.

[ponnapal]

1980- 405 point opposition for Isles.3 of top 4 teams 1981- 306 points 1982- 326 points 1983- 390 points 1st, 2nd place teasm Oilers: 1984- 347 points 1985- 366 points 1987- 336 points 1988 - 369 points Ultrapower , wake up and smell the coffee. These numbers show the Islanders toughest year were far far harder than the Oilers harder years. The Oilers had jocular opposition for the first 3 rounds (except Calgary) , so its easy to look good and be healthy. .

[mrceebees14]

Greatest Dynasty ever.

Something the Rangers will never....ever.....ever........­EVER be.

[leadimprov]

If there was ever any doubt of how great the Isles were, they proved it many times over in 83 by sweeping the powerhouse Oilers.

[sail027li]

Serious personality disorder here...

[sail027li]

Lay off? F**k that!! You spew garbage, it's going right back in your face buddy.

[sail027li]

U S A U S A U S A L O L

[sail027li]

Go back to the fat farm - your self esteem crisis is bordering on being psychotic. What's with your obsession with homosexuality.

[sail027li]

????

[mrceebees14]

There are a ton of blacks in Montreal, but who cares?

[sail027li]

Your lack of self esteem is really quite alarming, & I think have an idea that might be of some help to you. A little further east here on Long Island there's an old duck farm that's being converted into a Fat Farm. Word is that the owners have a growing list of international clients - so you should be quite comfortable there. Let's face it, you're more than a little "chubby", & this certainly couldn't be anything but a positive experience for you. let me know if you need more info. : )

[sail027li]

I bet you don't live within 500 miles of Montreal you frontrunner as**ole!

[sail027li]

HisMajestyBobbyOrr???

[sail027li]

I throw out '77 because in your "analysis" lol( on another vid) that the Islanders 1977 team was the same on paper as the 80's teams were, which is TOTALLY ABSURD!!

[sail027li]

Al Arbour's record of 28-9 in playoff OT luck?? hhmmmmmmmmm. 19 straight playoff series victories luck?? I don't f**king think so!!

[sail027li]

very difficult to find a clip of the Kenny Morrow empty net clincher

[SFFOOL76]

A few questions to Islander fans.

- Did you think the 4th title was going to be the last one? Or was the drive for five realistic?

- What year was the toughest run for the Islanders in 80-83?

Thanks

[sail027li]

The best of 5 series against the Penguins in 1982 was by far the toughest series they had during that entire run. otherwise, things were pretty even over the course of those 4 years.

[dzanier]

Well the Finals against Philly in 80 were tough too (The key was that they won Game 1 in Philly in OT. The other games in Philly were blowout losses while the games in Long Island were blowout wins. Had they palyed a Game 7 in Philly I'm not sure they would've won. Even Bossy said that.), but I do agree with you. They pulled the final game of that Pens series out of a hat.

[dzanier]

I'm not an Isles fan but one thing they had going against them in 84 was injuries. Bourne missed almost the entire playoffs. Tonelli missed time. They were banged up & they were getting older although out of Potvin, Bossy, Tonelli, Trottier, Smith, Gillies, Morrow, LaFontaine & Flatley, only two of those guys were over thirty, Smith and Potvin. They simply faced a better, younger & more dynamic team. Without Flatley & LaFontaine coming in after the Olympics they don't even get that far.

[sail027li]

How about game 5 vs. the Rangers in '84? Win or lose - 1 of the all time great playoff games ever.

[dzanier]

I did not count that one because they did not win the cup that year, but that would come in at number 2. That was the greatest hockey game I've ever seen. I was 12 at the time & a Rangers fan. It broke my heart. I was crying. That was one of the few games, & series for that matter, where you can say that it's a shame there had to be a loser. The Rangers won Games two & three 3-0 & 7-2 respectively, & were leading 1-0 after 2 in Game 4. The Isles had more resolve than just about any team.

[lakeerie90s]

I thought their toughest run overall was 1980 where they had to beat 3 tough and higher seeded teams in Boston, Buffalo and Philly.

1981 was a cakewalk (only Edmonton gave them some work)

1982 was a cakewalk after their near death experience vs Pittsburgh in opening round

1983 was 2nd toughest run

In 1984, they would have had a chance but smitty stopped making the miraculous saves when the series switched to Edmonton in games 3, 4 and 5, and their defence had slowed.

[leadimprov]

The drive for five was realistic, but the Oilers learned what it took to win by being swept the previous year. The toughest and most impressive run for the Isles bar none was sweeping the Oilers in 83. Before that, they were a great team. After that they were one of the greatest teams ever. The Oilers were stacked and mathematically should have beat the Isles. But the Isles gave it 500%. Al Arbour said after that series that there is no greater character team in sports than his Isles.

[eme456]

Islanders dominated the Oilers in 83!!

[lakeerie90s]

I just watched a vid of game 1 and Isles were lucky win that one, Oilers dominated 3rd period, Anderson missed an open net and a short time later a shot beat smitty but bounced off the post. I want to see the other games too, but I can't find the vids anywhere.

[dzanier]

Smith was awesome in that series and the truth is that luck is part of the game. The Oilers shot advantage in that game did not indicate the eveness of the game. Either team could've won. The next three games were 6-3, 5-1 and 4-2. Islanders simply outclassed them.

[leadimprov]

The Islanders were as complete and as solid a team as you could have. They had speedy offense in Bossy, Trots, etc., but also a wall defense in Potvin, Morrow, and they had grinders. Nobody worked harder than Tonelli, and they all played as a team, no big egos. Yeah, they schooled the Oilers in 83, for sure. But their students returned the next year to show them what they had learned.

[Xyyzzboyz]

The Islanders were a sick team back then with great talent like trottier, bossy etc. Oilers would go on to win the 84 finals against the isles

[ponnapal]

That 2nd goal by Tonelli is a beauty. He really hustles to beat the Oiler defenders and then gets the perfect pass on his tape.

Anyone who doubts the greatness of the Islanders should check out the complete series against the Oilers. They decimated them .

[leafyutube]

I think it's mostly the younger fans who question the Islanders greatness because they weren't around to realize how good they were.

Before this 83 Finals, I thought the Oilers would win for sure. Then in Game 1, the Isles beat them in Edmonton 2-0. Yet I STILL thought the Oilers would win.

Then the Isles completely outclassed them again in Game 2 and beat them 6-3.

Right there I finally realized how good the Isles really were. Completely shutting down the highest scoring offence in NHL history.

[questcup]

No more, but I do have more Islander games from their run. I may do something else.

[AlienBusDriver]

@questcup get them up on the sportstorrentnetwork mate cmon son, ill invite you if you want

[lakeerie90s]

great stuff! Do you have any more from that finals?