The birth of the Habs 4 straight in the late 70's was the 75 New Years Eve 3-3 game vs the Red Army when nationalistic pride and heart became the key factor. Also the Habs teams of the 60's during Beliveau's captaincy are underrated today. Beliveau proves it with his last of his 10 cups in 71.
@jocolope Actually, Montreal's Stanley Cup reign began with an exhibition game in Philadelphia in 1975.
The Canadiens beat the Flyers 6-2 in Philly; but in the third period, the Canadiens kicked the daylights of them in a bench-clearing brawl. After the game, Schultz and the Flyers knew they were in trouble.
One Canadiens player recalled, 'We won the Stanley Cup that night. It just wasn't official until the next May".
@FischerFan, if yer talking Montreal reigns then it all started in 1893. Montreal AAA, first team to win the actual Sheffield made punch bowl. Thank the Lord and not the tool eh Stanley...
I find it ammusing when people say "well Montreal won all they're Cups when there was only 6 teams, not true from 1967 when the leauge expanded to 18 teams. Up until now they have won 10 cups in this order 68,69,71,73,76,77,78,79,86,93. Last canadian team to win the cup, an they will bring it home agian soon.
The Canadiens deserve their place in history as a dynasty. They were an excellent team, maybe the best. But that rule where the Habs retained the rights the two best French-Canadian juniors was unfair and the fact that since 70 they've only won 2 cups shows to some extent how them not having a monopoly over the best talent has made them a normal franchise. No one can question the dedication of Pollock , Bowman, Blake, and so many others, however the playing field was unlevel back then.
In 1967 Pollock, at the behest of the Board of Governors, helped organize the plans for all the drafts as the NHL expanded from six to 12 teams. As part of the expansion agreement, Pollock also retained draft rights to the two best French-Canadian juniors for a period of three years. He used the so-called Pollock Amendment to draft Houle (and former Canadien Marc Tardif, now with Quebec in the WHA) from the Montreal Junior Canadiens in 1969.
I was born and raised in N. Carolina but, I have always loved the sport. And Guy is by far my favorite player. It speaks volumns about a sport when in 89 Guy returns to battle his former team and when he scores he receives a standing O. Best sport on the planet with the best fans. And Guy was a great athelete and opponent.
man oh man. we owned Jerry Cheevers in his career didn't we? Bobby Orr's Bruins never beat the Canadiens in the playoffs. What a dynasty. Thanks for posting
Bottom line for anyone who doesn't think the Isles were a dynasty...they were, but Montreal of the 70's is the greatest team dynasty ever. Others managed to win after they lost some key pieces but the fact remains that Montreal in the 70's dominated that decade.
I was and always will be a fan of that team and won't be convinced that any team was better. I was not /am not an Isles fan, but I acknowledge that they were able to win 4 in a row, and thats a dynasty, regardless of who they beat.
Like most Islander fans and Islander sympathizers, you dont se beyond your nose. In other words, you dont look at the shabby quality of competition the Islanders faced in 81 and 82, nor do you even look at the trouble the Isles had at defeating the Penguins in the 82 Patrick Division semi. Only an asshole fails to see that. Great teams DESTROY bad teams IN QUICK order. Canadiens 77 vs. Blues, Canadiens 78 vs. Red Wings. Look it up asshole. Islanders need 5 fuckin games to beat Penguins. Bad, bad
The Islanders were not a legit dynasty. They beat crappy opponents time and again. What part do you not understand. When a 6 foot 6 280 pound man destroys another man his side or larger, he is then considered a TRUE champion. But when an asswipe American picks on the garbage in Africa like the fuckin US government has been doin well thats foul play and that is not considered to be great, nor to be called a true CHAMPION. When a team beats another team of equal or superior value, then its legit.
Im done trying to explain myself to you. Youre just a poor amateur hockey analyst who has no fucking clue about what happened in hockey. I bet your American and I bet youre the no. 1 Islanders fan pretending to be a Habs fan. You talk just like an Islander junkie all proud of his so called great dynasty. Fuck you and your homo club.
Sad that someone who wasn't even alive during all of this is so vociferous about 'defending' something that needs no help.
Being Canadian (Habs fan) and having watched almost all of the Cup wins from the 70's, I know how great they were, rather than posing/hating.
I just can't figure why someone is so angry at a team that almost EVERY expert agrees was a dynsaty, or at anyone who acknowledges them as such. Its pitiful.
The word dynasty has a definition, I wonder if someone knows it.
Stats are used to prove just about anything. Agreed. But its how a person interprets the stats which is meaningful. Its what you accomplish vs. the toughest the league has to offer, and not the garbage. Anybody can beat garbage, plain and simple. But how many teams can win over and over again against TOP notch opponents? The Canadiens are the only team that comes up. Their Cup opponents in 71, 73, 76, 77 and 78 were all top notch, high quality clubs that threw everything at the Habs and failed.
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs, I can tell you have followed the Habs and love them...that is great, but stats don't matter when game time rolls around, only who wins in the end. Thats why the games are played, and the Cup isn't given to the team with the best players or stats from 5 or 10 years ago.
The stats you list are impressive, but are like Bettman's spin-doctoring...stats can be used to 'prove' just about anything..
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and calling me blind because I can appreciate a new era (in hindsight)
Stats is the key to understanding quality of opponents both dynasties faced. If youre suggesting the Islanders are a true dynasty then youre calling their opponents high quality and tough to beat. Only an asswipe would do that. Youre calling the 81 Leafs and 81 Rangers something great? Where did they finish in the standings? Yeah and what about those 82 Canucks? Where did they finish and who did they beat to make the finals? Crap teams. Look it up. Youre probably an Islanders fan anyway.
You just don't get it, so I am not going to waste anymore time trying to be logical with you...you can only see one thing and refuse to even consider a point of view that acknowledges that other teams were also great in their time.
Ask real hockey experts and they will all tell you that the Isles were a real dynasty, and that while the Oilers only won 2 in a row, they are considered to be the last true dynasty in the NHL.
If one team misses the Finals and another wins many times, well...
The 95-96 Red Wings own the wins record with 62, but please be cautious when considering this the record. The 76-77 Canadiens had 60 wins in 80 games, with no overtime. The Red Wings record over 82 games in 95-96 was 62-13-7, incredibly good (well no surprise there since this was another Scotty Bowman-coached team). Wings record without overtime: 59-12-11 (Wings: 3-1-7 in OT). In 82 games. Their win total should be 57 if you remove 2 gms (and 2 wins lol) to make it 80 like 76-77 Canadiens.
number of shorthanded goals surrendered by the Canadiens in 120 regular season road games from 75-76 through 77-78: 0.
number of shorthanded goals surrendered by the Canadiens in all road playoff games in 76, 77, 78 and 79 combined: 0. 0 is always the hero. thats why the Isles are a bunch of zeroes, they have what 5 (lol almost 0 lol) Hall of Famers, the Canadiens had what 11 or 12 from the whole 70s. now thats a fucking hockey team. montreal is hockey. period. fuck yeah.
ElvisSucks duh Queen Rules of course lol yeah the 77 habs were the sickest bunch of athletes in the whole wide universe. they could probably beat the damn russians too thats the red army team. boston bruins beat the flyers in the 77 playoffs in 4 straight, the canadiens beat the bruins in 4 straight in the finals. go figure. canadiens supreme power!
Sam "Trader" Pollock's best deal may have been getting Pierre Larouche from the Penguins on Nov 29 / 78. They let Pete Mahovlich get away because he wasnt playing very much. The Habs also got Peter Lee from the Penguins and The Pens eventually got the rights to Peter Marsh. It was a steal. Pollock was getting a former top 10 overall draft pick for an aging superstar. Larouche helped the Habs post the best power play percentage ever at 31.9% in 1977-78.
It would be so much nicer if we could read about how great the Habs were, and how there is no other franchise like them in hockey, without some rabid rantings that do nothing but draw attention from the topic.
I love the 76-77 Canadiens, it makes the weak Islanders look like scum. Hey great teams have lots of great player, right? Ok, so if the Isles were damn "great", why arent more Isles in Hall of Fame? Thats because they sucked, the most overrated piece of shit dynasty in history. Reminds me of the fucking Pats in that puss ass Football sport. They really sucked when Brady was walking numb. Habs didnt even have their best player, yeah captain Cournoyer in the 77 or 79 playoffs. They still won.
I don't think having several players in the HoF qualifies the NYI dynasty as scum or overrated. They were a different type of team, who were more defensively minded. 3 of their key guys were Smith, Potvin and Gillies, none of whom were forwards. They didn't score as many goals and still won Cups becuase they were a TEAM, just a different type of team than the Habs.
Football is entirely different, where losing a QB destroys chemistry...O and D players...competely different than hockey.
Wrong. Great teams have great players. End of story. Lucky teams have a few great players and thats it. The Islanders were extremely lucky to NOT have faced the Canadiens in the 80, 81, 82 or 83 playoffs. Only fools ignore this. As OrrMotherFucker said the Islanders were scum and they really were.
Luck? Montreal wasn't good enough in the early 80's to make the finals...and while it isn't easy to say, its the truth.
IF they were good enough, we WOULD have seen them in the Finals...Period.
The teams of the 70's that were good enough did make the Finals, and according to many of the Habs themselves, one of THOSE late 70's dynasty teams didn't really deserve to be there, either.
Spew all the hate/stats you want, both the Isles and Habs were great dynasties, but Montreal is #1.
You respect the Islanders dynasty way too much. You must be American. You dont sound like a true Canadian who deep in his heart respects and loves Les Canadiens. Dont be blinded by the Islanders 19 straight series victories, it was a joke when you add up all the disgusting garbage teams they faced. Yeah the Rangers, Canucks, Penguins, Leafs, etc. What a fucking joke. Dont deny it. Just respect it. And it doesnt matter what the Americans think of the Islanders, they are wrong anyway.
I don't respect them too much, I give credit where its due. I'm not American, and I got to watch and cheer for Montreal from the beginning of the Dryden era.
The Habs pretty much ruled hockey in the 70's, and they were my fave team then...the best EVER hockey by ANY NHL team. I have never said otherwise, just that the Isles are a legit dynasty and they won becuase they were a good TEAM, not becuase they were loaded with superstars like the Habs (from the front office to the goalie).
Please the Islanders were a lucky dynasty. You cant call the Rangers, Canucks and Maple Laughs good competition. Give credit where its due thats correct. So that means dont give credit to the Islanders. You arent the best when you dont beat the best. Its that simple. If the Big Show in wrestling destroys a man 1/3 his size is he considered something? Nope. But if the Big Show destroys a man his own size, then hes worth something. Is there something you dont understand about that?
Maybe they were lucky, but then again, they were in the finals, and my beloved Habs weren't.
The Canadiens lost some key poeple after the 79 Cup and were never the same again.
The Islanders were the team I hated most in those days, becuase they were so good, just not the same as Montreal. Just because a team isn't filled with superstars doesn't mean they aren't a great team. The Isles dynasty HAD to be a great TEAM to win the Cup, and they did it 4 straight. Scum don't win Cups, teams do.
The Islanders were lucky in 1980 when the Sutter goal counted. Remove that goal and the Flyers win 4-3 in gm 6 and win gm 7 at the never-lose-spectrum. Its that simple. The Islanders were also lucky to not meet the Canadiens at least once during the 1980-83 stretch. I dont count the 84 conf final cuz the Isles didnt win the Cup that year, the Oilers did. Stop acting blind and respect the Canadiens as the greatest dynasty sports has ever known. The Islanders were very, very overrated.
I have NEVER, and will never, claim ANY team is better than the Habs 70's dynasty that began when Dryden came along.
They were the only team I cheered for, and I hated when they couldn't win after 79and that the Isles did...but I am unbiased enough to acknoweldge that they won the Cups, in spite of how and what they did to win it (and aren't overrated, either)
Your sort of rabid attacks on anyone who doesn't agree with you is sad to see from a Habs fan.
Bowman was power. Pollock was power. The Molson family was all money. Montreal is all power. Hockey is all power. Baseball, Football and Basketball is for cheap men who love steroids and having small dicks. And they get the busty women who obviously have silicon tits. The Canadiens dynasty was the best of everything, no doubt. I seriously dont think they were ever "properly" defeated. They calmly came down, as Lemaire, Roadrunner and Dryden retired at the same time. Nobody fucking defeated them.
The roadrunner was like 37 when he retired and barely played in 79. The reasons they didn't win again in 80 had more to with losing Dryden and Lemaire. By the way, since maybe you're French I just wanted to say that "and having small dicks" as you wrote is wrong. It's "and have small dicks". Too bad French is faggot language which makes even the most masculine men who speak it sound like they either suck dick or take it in the ass
@BobbyOrrMOTHERFUCKER, yeah Mtl was defeated going for 5 in a row in 80 by the North Stars but Lafleur was injured and there was no redemption in 81 when the Oilers knocked them off in 3 games straight in a best of 5. Calgary is the only visiting team in the NHL ever to carry the Cup on Mtl ice in 89 returning the favour from 86.
LOL Mussolini jawbone. Bowman was also a dictator. The greatest dictator in hockey history. Steve Shutt said the players hated Scotty 364 days a year and the only day they didnt hate him was the day they won the Stanley Cup. And God did they ever win Cups. They almost never failed in the finals. Since 1955-56 the Canadiens record in the finals is 17-2. Their only losses were in 67 vs. Leafs and 89 vs. Flames. Try finding a better team in any sport over the last 50 years. Yankees? LOL fuck off.
ElvisSucks, I love all of your comments! You know your shit about our Habs as much as BobbyOrrMF!
I also remember Shutt's comments about he and his teammates hating Bowman 364 days a year except for the day they won the Stanley Cup. I still remember Dryden skating by Bowman with Bowman extending his hand to give a handshake to Michel "Bunny" Larocque. Dryden still ignored his coach a few minutes after winning the Stanley Cup in Boston either in 1977 or 1978!
One stat that may mean Gretzky was the biggest MVP for a single season EVER. Gretzky, plus-98 in 84-85. Oiler team, plus-105. That means the Oilers were only plus-7 whenever Gretzky wasnt on the ice. Messier missed a ton of games that year which contributes to this, but still. Its remarkable how MVP-like Gretzky was in one year.
Another way of looking at it is this: team plus/minus. The Canadiens: 75-76, plus-132 76-77, plus-185 77-78, plus-143 78-79, plus-100 Total, plus-560, avg of plus-140 pere year (this is regular season only). 4 year total for some players( 75-76 to 78-79):Robinson, plus-291 Lafleur, plus-286 Shutt, plus-254 Savard, plus-239 Lapointe, plus-206 Lemaire, plus-159 Mahovlich, plus-113 Cournoyer, plus-108 Risebrough, plus-103 Now thats power!
Yes indeed. The Canadiens demolished all opposition. The NHL didnt keep track of plus/minus in the 70s playoffs. Im still in the process of doing research to find that kind of info. The Islanders never dominated like the Habs. Neither did the Oilers. The only reason why the Canadiens didnt play 4 rounds in the 70s was because the division leader got a bye in the playoffs. That meant the Habs had to win 3 rounds, not 4. Isles opposition was anemic. Ive said it a million times, some dont get it.
For comparision- 79-80 Islanders, plus-42 80-81 Islanders, plus-78 81-82 Islanders, plus-120 82-83 Islanders, plus-62 Total, plus-302, avg plus-76 per season 83-84 Oilers, plus-128 84-85 Oilers, plus-105 86-87 Oilers, plus-92 87-88 Oilers, plus-73 89-90 Oilers, plus-30 Total, plus-428, avg plus-86 per season The Isles and Oilers were behind the Habs in team plus/minus, in terms of avg. The Oilers plus/minus even dropped with every subsequent Cup championship.
Anybody, I repeat ANYBODY, wh doesnt understand the significance of a blowout is either brain dead or doesnt know what hockey is all about. The Islanders and Oilers never came close to the Canadiens' complete dominance and mastery of their opposition. Not once were they strongly challenged in the 76 or 77 finals. It was only the 78 finals where the B's gave the Habs a scare but Robinson and Lafleur took care of the black and gold. Blame Cherry for the 79 B's loss but the Habs were still better.
This is how you understand the late 70's Montreal Canadiens dynasty: they cremated, vaporized, decimated, strangled, hung, decapitated, destroyed, crushed and fucked all opposition. 22 blowouts (victories by 5 goals or more) in 76-77. Thats 22 out of 60 victories complete massacre (12 home, 10 road). No chance hell for any team including the Flyers or fishsticks. 75-76 blowouts (16, 11-home, 5-road), 77-78 blowouts (13, 11-home, 2-road), 78-79 blowouts (10, 7-home, 3-road). Incredible! The best!
HisMajestyBobbyOrr, let's not forget the goal differentials:
Year GF GA Goal diff. / game avg
75-76 337 174 2.04 goals
76-77 387 171 a whopping 2.7 goals!
77-78 359 183 2.2 goals
78-79 337 204 1.65 goals
Average over 4 years: 2.15 goals per game! The Islanders from 1979-83 scored on average 1.06 goals per game more than opponent during their 4-year dominance!
It wasnt just regular season, it was playoffs too. 1976 - 13 Games 44GF 26GA 1977 - 14 Games 54GF 23GA 1978 - 15 Games 58GF 29GA 1979 - 16 Games 63GF 41GA Total - 58 Games 219GF 119GA Outscored opposition by 1.72 goals / game. Slightly less than reg season but still damn high. 80 NYI 21GP 88GF 66GA 81 NYI 18GP 97GF 48GA (3 weak opponents here) 82 NYI 19GP 85GF 52GA (2 or 3 weak opponents, depending on ur definition of weak) 83 NYI 20GP 94GF 53GA Total 78GP 364GF 219GA 1.66/Game
The Habs never scored 4 goals per game or better in the playoffs from 76 to79. Thats because they face top notch opponents like the Flyers, Islanders (2X), Bruins (3X) and an above average team like the Leafs. Their competition was very strong compared to the Islanders. The Isles played mostly weak teams in the 81 and 82 playoffs so they obviously scored more. The Habs defence is what allowed them to beat the top notch opposition.
Heres a defence comparision of the two dynasties.
76-79 Canadiens
Reg Season - 2.29 GAA Playoffs - 2.05GAA
80-83 Islanders
Reg Season - 3.07 GAA Playoffs - 2.81 GAA
You would think, since the Habs opposition was strong in the playoffs that their GAA would have gone up. Not so. It actually improved, which is the most amazing stat of all. Especially against those tough Flyer, Islander and Bruin teams. The Isles defence improved (of course) because they face weaklings quite often.
Damn! These guys were so good! Perfect execution of passes, great skating, mobile defencemen, speedy / skilled forwards, great goaltending and great coaching. You just knew they were going to win. The Habs from 1975 - 79 were absolutely dominantly, they were truly the 'father of all dynasties'!
You seem to be fixated on racism altogether. Does it look like I care what you think about me? By the way, white Americans are the most racist bunch of losers in the history of racism. All the biggest racists in the world are in the States or there Americans living in other parts of the world because they are scared shitless what Obama will do them. Dont call me David Duke. Hes living in Austria right now because hes a dumbfuck just like you. Too scared to show his face. And gutless. Fuck you.
when you start your dynasty with back to back blowouts against good opposition, you know theres gonna be something brewing for years to come. Its incredible how strong they were in all facets of the game. That same year (75-76), they yielded 0 shorthanded goals against, always will be the record. 76, 77, 78 playoffs, a combined 0 shorthanded goals against. Only 1 SHGA in 79 playoffs.
Islanders had to win more to win the same amount of cups.
These things are normally decided by statistics, well, look at the statistic's, the Islanders had to do more to win their 4 straight.
I understand the passions of this game run deep, I am an American who knows hockey is the greatest sport ever created and I harbor NO ill feelings towards Canadians I am not like that. But "hismajestybobbyorr" is a nutcase, the guy sends me PM's calling me "N****er" and "C***nk," when I am white.
You have some serious mental issues. They are too long to discuss here but you need a psychiatrist, not a psychologist. Anyway, your Islanders have done fuck all since 1983. Zero Cups, ZERO asswipe. Canadiens: 2 Stanley Cups (86 and 93). Thats 2 Cups more your beloved fishsticks. And fuck your hockey knowledge, you know fuck all about hockey and the greatest teams and/or dynasties. Canadiens lost 8 games one year, thats 8 MORON. The best the Isles did was 15 losses in 1978-79.
And you understand the passions of this game run deep? What the fuck do you know about hockey? I know who you are. Your the biggest dumbass Islanders fan whos ass keeps getting owned by the NY Rangers, yeah thats NYC, not Long Island bonehead. Most NYC hockey fans will say the Canadiens had the greatest dynasty because their hockey knowledge is higher. They remained loyal to their team for 54 years until they broke the Cup drought. I doubt there will be any Isles fans left in 30 years except u.
Its not the Canadiens fault they only played 3 rounds in the 70s to win their Cups. You cant say the Islanders were better than the Canadiens because they needed 4 rounds to win it all. You have to admit asshole that your Islanders easy opponents was the key to understanding why their dynasty lasted as long as it did. The real stats that count are these ones bonehead: winning percentage regular season and playoffs. The Canadiens were far superior. And you know it.
One last thing bonehead and tell me what you think. If your Islanders were so damn great, so damn "legendary" why didnt they have a better winning % in the playoffs than the Canadiens when they clearly faced weaker opposition than the Canadiens? Yeah look it up fucko and stop hiding from the truth. 81 Leafs, Oilers and Rangers all jokes. 82 Penguins, Rangers and Canucks all jokes. And yet they almost lost to a pathetic Pens team in 82. Only that ugly fuck Tonelli saved their asses in 82.
Why did the Canadiens make it to the finals all of those years in the 1980's? Those "weaker" opponents maybe ended the Canadiens season? If there is anything weak here, it's your whining, you don't pick and choose who you play and clearly the teams the Isles beat to win their cups were better than the Canadiens. Why else would the Canadiens not be able to make it to the finals? "Almost" doesn't mean squat, the Pens lost, the Isles won, end of story.
Isles opponents to win cups against stronger than Canadiens. Lets do the math again fuckhead. Canadiens: 76 -Flyers 118pts, 77 -Bruins 106pts, 78 -Bruins 113pts, 79 -Rangers 91pts. Thats a total of 428pts. Islanders: 80 -Flyers 116pts, 81 -North Stars 87pts, 82 -Canucks 77pts, 83 -Oilers 106pts. Total of 386pts. Canadiens opposition obviously stronger in the Cup Finals. Get some glasses will you, youre looking more retarded by the day. I own you bitch.
Points mean NOTHING when the playoffs start, remembered upsets happen in the playoffs, not regular season.
You missed that entire true point completely. The fact of the matter is both teams were great, there is enough info on both sides to put up a good argument of who was better than who.
You have clearly stated the Islanders were the better of the two dynasties. Dont pretend you didnt. I know you bitch. But youre wrong anyway about the greatest of the greatest. You still have the brain of a 5 year old kid trying to build a Pirate Lego ship in the bathtub. What you need is a nice pair of thick glasses. Why? Because youre BLIND. If you think the Islanders faced tougher opposition than the Canadiens, you have some serious issues.
Example, the Canadiens unseated the Flyers as Cup champs in 76, beating the defending two time champs, a team that was killing anything and everything in sight, including a bunch of puss ass players from the Soviet Union, the touring Red Army. The Flyers were what you call a real hockey team in the truest sense. The Canadiens removed the Flyers from living memory when they beat them in 4 straight in 76. The Flyers didnt know what hit them.
You mean JT did his job? He is a winger, a wingers job is to score goals punk.
The Isles had to play more rounds, which means every round they played that they lost a game lowers their winning % yah idiot. You Math sucks obviously, it might be because you are too busy worrying about people ethnicities yah racist to think clearly.
19 straight playoffs series wins, that is still a record and one that not even the Canadiens can or will ever break.
mrceebees14 youre ridiculous and retarded. Glorify JT all you want, I dont care. You cant spell either, did you get kicked out of junior high? Keep thinking Im racist, keep thinking whatever. I dont care bitch. And you keep ignoring what fools like you always ignore: 19 straight series victories against MOSTLY weak teams. How many times have I said that in the last year? 1000 times? You still dont get it do you? Do the math here asswipe, 19 straight series against tougher opposition: impossible.
When you bring up spelling, it normally means you are out of relevant things to talk about. My spelling is not atrocious, if you can't figure out a word here and there because it wasn't spelled correctly then you might want to brush up on your common sense. JT only saved the Isles as much as Bobby Ny fed him the puck or the Isles raised their defense and offense in those last 3 + minutes to win that series.
No lead was safe against the Isles, just look at the 1984 semi's vs the Habs.
Fastforward to 1980. The Flyers were the best team in hockey. Period. BUT they were not the defending champions. The Habs were. Plus, the Isles got lucky with that ridiculous offside goal by Duane Dog Sutter in game 6. Goring was 3 feet offside. Even a moron like you cant deny that. NOW, if youre actually reading this right, remember this, the score was 3-3 after regulation. You remove this Sutter goal and its Flyers 3-2 over the fishsticks and Flyers win game 7 on home ice. Leon Stickle MVP.
"Were" by regulation standards, which means nothing.
The Habs were and? The Isles were the new kings on the block, ready to smash Candiens records and make a record Les Canadiens have never had and never will.......19 straight playoff series wins. I give you credit racist, most people think that Nystrom was offsides, but it was Goring. But that only made the game 2-1. The Flyers tied it up 2-2 and then 4-4 before losing in OT.
You remove that goal and no one knows what would've happened.
Are you an idiot? You have no common sense. REMOVE the Sutter goal and the Flyers win the game. Is this too hard to understand for a 5 year old like you? It appears yes. Oh, and dont give me credit for anything. Call me a racist, I dont care. Youre probably too scared to spell those dirty words writing instead N***** and C**** because your president is a Muslim African American with no class himself. I pity you bitch, I really do. We have a white prime minister, now tell me who u going to trust?
Lay off my balls, will ya faggot? I already tried to explain to you why the Canadiens dynasty of the 70s was the greatest, but you REFUSE to understand. Im done with you mrceebees14, go fuck yourself.
mrceebees14, the Islanders played 4 series during the playoffs to win the Cup while the Habs played 3 playoff series to win the Cup. That's where the difference lies.
First off, how old are you? How many times have you seen the Isles play live, and how many times have you seen the Canadiens play live? Im 28 bitch and I dont need to see or live during those days to know the Canadiens were greater than the Isles. They changed the game, the Islanders did not. Whats more, the Habs beat tougher opposition and still had a better winning percentage in the playoffs. Dont get me started on 19 straight series by the Isles, its a joke. Easy passes is cheating.
1) I am 28, I have no need to lie and no need to hide. Unlike you, I dont hide behind the computer monitor, I SHOW MY FACE. 2) You view me as a 10 year old because youre too busy molesting the children in your neighborhood, namely 10 year olds.3) You clearly havent replied to my comment, and the only significant comment that can be made, about why the Islanders 19 straight series victories was a joke.4) I dont drink a glass of hate. But you seem to think I hate everyone, I dont.
Damn, these guys were so good! They would have made the Islanders and the Oilers eat their lunch in 5 minutes! You just knew these teams were going to win! The Habs won with a very strong cast of talented French Canadian players who bled red, white and blue and added to the mix were a couple of very talented English-speaking Canadians and the Habs won with pure talent, grit and conviction. I've been watching hockey for a long time and no other team compares with the Habs of the 1970s.
LOL Yeah youre 100% right. Most people in the states even agree with us except for a few boneheads in Long Island, NY, who think their Islanders dynasty was something special. It sure wasnt and even the experts dont like to see a "dynasty" get destroyed the way they did in 84 against the powerful Oilers.
The only reason the Habs were so good back and because of Sam Pollock, he was the real superstar. He basically rebuilt that team in the late 60's to become what they would be in the late 70's by pick pocketing teams like the Seals for their draft picks.
1976-1979 Canadiens: The Islanders will be best remembered for what they didnt do: beat the Canadiens in the 1980 playoffs. They didnt beat the defending champion which is truly sad aint it? And beating that horrible mud pie for opponents in the 81 and 82 playoffs was incredibly tough eh? Try killing the 1976 Flyers or the 1977 or 1978 Bruins will ya? You would choke fuckups! Your team stinks thats your stupid owner Wang wants to sell them and bring them to another dip shit American city.
CanadienskilledNYI, just imagine if the Habs had OT back then. Christ, they would have finished with nearly 70 wins in 1976-77 and perhaps 65 - 67 wins in 1977-78. Let's not forget that the 1977-78 would also have finished with 60 wins had they won their last game of the regular season against Detroit.
Probably not 70 wins in 76-77, but more like 4 or 5 wins out of those 12 extra overtime periods. They had 12 ties so they would have had 60 minutes and their average was 4 to 5 goals per game over a 60 minute contest. So the record would have been 65-8-7. Goals For 392, goals against 171. Even Greater eh. This was one sick hockey team. The Isles fans hate it. And we love it. Theres no team more complete or better than 76-77 Canadiens. And try finding a better Islanders YouTube video on here LOL
1976-1979 Canadiens: the only team in professional sports (and the only sport that really) that ABSOLUTELY dominated the oppositon from head to toe. Its like taking your girlfriend to bed and fucking her head to toe leaving her 100% numb and 10% alive. Thats what the 1976-79 Canadiens did to their opponents. They were unfuckingbelivably dominant. And Islanders fans HATE this. Keep hating this till you die Islanders fans.
CanadiensKilledNYI, I couldn't have said it better myself. Great analogy about comparing the greatest dynasty of all of hockey to banging one's girlfriend to shreds! I like the way you think! :-)
i hate watchin this kind of stuff cuz i wasnt born to witness this epicness....60 wins 8 losses in 77 are you kidding me? really? wow domination on a whole new scale...this team was god. When are we gonna do this again? The reason my fellow hab fans we wont see this again is the habs dont know how to draft anymore...i mean look at koivu what has he done for this team since 93...zero..i love him but he isnt a champion.
yeah and the Islanders fans hate this. Their fewest losses in their Cup reign was 16 in 81-82, double the Canadiens' 8 in 76-77 ! LOL I tell you what, nobody beat the Canadiens in those days, except themselves. When Dryden, Cournoyer and Lemaire retired in 1979, it was the end of their dynasty. noboby truly beat them. how can you beat a team this great? You cant. Plain and simple.
I agree. The Canadiens of the 70s were the most incredible thing ever built or constructed. More formidable than the Great Wall of China, Sears Tower, World Trade Center, Eiffel Tower, Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia or even Napoleonic France, Roman Empire or any of the Greek empires. You see, when it comes to the dynasties, this is the only one that truly counts. Why? Because nobody beat them. They beat themselves. When Dryden, Cournoyer and Lemaire retired in 1979, thats what did them in.
The 1976-79 Montreal Canadiens were the most powerful sports team ever built. Not even a Yankees or Celtics dynasty (or even an Islanders dynasty) can compare. 29 losses from 76-78. The Islanders lost 28 games in 79-80 alone. There was no 4 round playoffs in the 70s, so you cant hold that against the Canadiens. But 4 straight Cups and dominating the way they did is beyond anybodys wildest dreams. And the New York Islanders tried to copy them and failed. yeah 5 Isles in the HHOF, 10 Canadiens in.
Gotta love everything about the Habs. Even things like the old Forum, Roger Doucette, Danny Galivan/Dick Irvin calling the games, Lafleur, Gainey, Robinson, Shutt, LeMaire, Bowman. Ice Hockey in it highest Majesty.
nice to relive the past....that's all the glory we have now...imagine, we now have Plekanec, Latendresse, and Brisebois...wow...they will win us the cup....lol...yawn...
À cette époque, 4 coupes d'affilée, presque 5... Notre équipe était si forte, (18 défaites en 160 match), que par la suite on refusa le premier choix francophone automatique au Canadien de Montréal (le nom "Canadien" fut attribuée à cette équipe à sa genèse au début du XXeme siècle, alors que ce terme désignait les francophones, les anglais vouant toujours allégeance à la couronne d'Angleterre). Le "Tricolore" était son second nom, en mémoire de nos ancêtres.
L'année suivant leur quatrième conquête (79-80), ils finirent 3eme de la ligue, mais perdrent contre Minnessota en demi-finales de conférence, trop confiants (malgré qu'ils étaient bien meilleurs). Finalement ce sont les Islanders qui ont gagné la coupe, eux qui terminèrent au 5eme rang. Ok, c'est un exercice un peut tiré par les cheveux, mais bon... ;-)
Guy Lafleur, Jean Béliveau, Henri Richard, Yvan Cournoyer, jacques Lemaire, Serve Savard, Guy Lapointe, Pierre Bouchard, mario Tremblay, Yvon Lambert, Rejean Houle, Michel Larocque, Gilles Lupien, Pierre Larouche, Gilles Dupon, Denis Herron, Richard Sévigny...
Merci à tous ces valeureux FLYING FRENCHMEN qui nous ont offert les plus belles années avec la Dynastie la plus formidable que la LNH ait jamais connue!!
The birth of the Habs 4 straight in the late 70's was the 75 New Years Eve 3-3 game vs the Red Army when nationalistic pride and heart became the key factor. Also the Habs teams of the 60's during Beliveau's captaincy are underrated today. Beliveau proves it with his last of his 10 cups in 71.
jocolope 7 months ago
@jocolope Actually, Montreal's Stanley Cup reign began with an exhibition game in Philadelphia in 1975.
The Canadiens beat the Flyers 6-2 in Philly; but in the third period, the Canadiens kicked the daylights of them in a bench-clearing brawl. After the game, Schultz and the Flyers knew they were in trouble.
One Canadiens player recalled, 'We won the Stanley Cup that night. It just wasn't official until the next May".
FischerFan 4 months ago
@FischerFan, if yer talking Montreal reigns then it all started in 1893. Montreal AAA, first team to win the actual Sheffield made punch bowl. Thank the Lord and not the tool eh Stanley...
jocolope 4 months ago
SORRY!!! THE FATHER OF AL DYNASTIES ARE THE BOSTON CELTICS 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A ROW, THAT WILL NEVER EVER BE MATCHED , NOT IN THIS DAY AND AGE!!
12gianna 8 months ago
I find it ammusing when people say "well Montreal won all they're Cups when there was only 6 teams, not true from 1967 when the leauge expanded to 18 teams. Up until now they have won 10 cups in this order 68,69,71,73,76,77,78,79,86,93. Last canadian team to win the cup, an they will bring it home agian soon.
boskey10 8 months ago
ahh...those were glorious days.....now I'm a Canucks fan...Go nucks Go
IDFrules 8 months ago
5 straight Stanley Cups in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960.
4 out of 5 Stanley Cups in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
4 straight Stanley Cups in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979.
The Islanders and Oilers had their dynasties, the Canadiens had THREE dynasties!
stratovani 9 months ago
The Canadiens deserve their place in history as a dynasty. They were an excellent team, maybe the best. But that rule where the Habs retained the rights the two best French-Canadian juniors was unfair and the fact that since 70 they've only won 2 cups shows to some extent how them not having a monopoly over the best talent has made them a normal franchise. No one can question the dedication of Pollock , Bowman, Blake, and so many others, however the playing field was unlevel back then.
dzanier 9 months ago
In 1967 Pollock, at the behest of the Board of Governors, helped organize the plans for all the drafts as the NHL expanded from six to 12 teams. As part of the expansion agreement, Pollock also retained draft rights to the two best French-Canadian juniors for a period of three years. He used the so-called Pollock Amendment to draft Houle (and former Canadien Marc Tardif, now with Quebec in the WHA) from the Montreal Junior Canadiens in 1969.
BostonGarden 1 year ago
All for one and one for all! Too bad it's not like that anymore....
rockdCasbah 1 year ago
One thing is certain...Flyers suck
wilfrid55 1 year ago
I was born and raised in N. Carolina but, I have always loved the sport. And Guy is by far my favorite player. It speaks volumns about a sport when in 89 Guy returns to battle his former team and when he scores he receives a standing O. Best sport on the planet with the best fans. And Guy was a great athelete and opponent.
mrfinn9 1 year ago
No way!
adamr63 1 year ago
great video. i would love to see the canadiens vs the flyers in the mid 70s going for the cup, i remember that well.
babystinky 2 years ago
3:00....3:30....428... I was there 1979 finals. Great memories
ramsback28 2 years ago
man oh man. we owned Jerry Cheevers in his career didn't we? Bobby Orr's Bruins never beat the Canadiens in the playoffs. What a dynasty. Thanks for posting
ramsback28 2 years ago
Bottom line for anyone who doesn't think the Isles were a dynasty...they were, but Montreal of the 70's is the greatest team dynasty ever. Others managed to win after they lost some key pieces but the fact remains that Montreal in the 70's dominated that decade.
I was and always will be a fan of that team and won't be convinced that any team was better. I was not /am not an Isles fan, but I acknowledge that they were able to win 4 in a row, and thats a dynasty, regardless of who they beat.
elijah5674 2 years ago
Like most Islander fans and Islander sympathizers, you dont se beyond your nose. In other words, you dont look at the shabby quality of competition the Islanders faced in 81 and 82, nor do you even look at the trouble the Isles had at defeating the Penguins in the 82 Patrick Division semi. Only an asshole fails to see that. Great teams DESTROY bad teams IN QUICK order. Canadiens 77 vs. Blues, Canadiens 78 vs. Red Wings. Look it up asshole. Islanders need 5 fuckin games to beat Penguins. Bad, bad
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
Learn to read...and let go of all the hate. It doesn't help a team that needs none. It just makes you look pathetic.
elijah5674 2 years ago
That guy is CRAZY!!
sail027li 2 years ago
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No argument here!
elijah5674 2 years ago
The Islanders were not a legit dynasty. They beat crappy opponents time and again. What part do you not understand. When a 6 foot 6 280 pound man destroys another man his side or larger, he is then considered a TRUE champion. But when an asswipe American picks on the garbage in Africa like the fuckin US government has been doin well thats foul play and that is not considered to be great, nor to be called a true CHAMPION. When a team beats another team of equal or superior value, then its legit.
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
Im done trying to explain myself to you. Youre just a poor amateur hockey analyst who has no fucking clue about what happened in hockey. I bet your American and I bet youre the no. 1 Islanders fan pretending to be a Habs fan. You talk just like an Islander junkie all proud of his so called great dynasty. Fuck you and your homo club.
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
Please..... go back to the FAT FARM ULTRADOUCHE!! LOL
sail027li 2 years ago
Sad that someone who wasn't even alive during all of this is so vociferous about 'defending' something that needs no help.
Being Canadian (Habs fan) and having watched almost all of the Cup wins from the 70's, I know how great they were, rather than posing/hating.
I just can't figure why someone is so angry at a team that almost EVERY expert agrees was a dynsaty, or at anyone who acknowledges them as such. Its pitiful.
The word dynasty has a definition, I wonder if someone knows it.
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elijah5674 2 years ago
Stats are used to prove just about anything. Agreed. But its how a person interprets the stats which is meaningful. Its what you accomplish vs. the toughest the league has to offer, and not the garbage. Anybody can beat garbage, plain and simple. But how many teams can win over and over again against TOP notch opponents? The Canadiens are the only team that comes up. Their Cup opponents in 71, 73, 76, 77 and 78 were all top notch, high quality clubs that threw everything at the Habs and failed.
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs, I can tell you have followed the Habs and love them...that is great, but stats don't matter when game time rolls around, only who wins in the end. Thats why the games are played, and the Cup isn't given to the team with the best players or stats from 5 or 10 years ago.
The stats you list are impressive, but are like Bettman's spin-doctoring...stats can be used to 'prove' just about anything..
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and calling me blind because I can appreciate a new era (in hindsight)
elijah5674 2 years ago
Stats is the key to understanding quality of opponents both dynasties faced. If youre suggesting the Islanders are a true dynasty then youre calling their opponents high quality and tough to beat. Only an asswipe would do that. Youre calling the 81 Leafs and 81 Rangers something great? Where did they finish in the standings? Yeah and what about those 82 Canucks? Where did they finish and who did they beat to make the finals? Crap teams. Look it up. Youre probably an Islanders fan anyway.
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
You just don't get it, so I am not going to waste anymore time trying to be logical with you...you can only see one thing and refuse to even consider a point of view that acknowledges that other teams were also great in their time.
Ask real hockey experts and they will all tell you that the Isles were a real dynasty, and that while the Oilers only won 2 in a row, they are considered to be the last true dynasty in the NHL.
If one team misses the Finals and another wins many times, well...
elijah5674 2 years ago
The 95-96 Red Wings own the wins record with 62, but please be cautious when considering this the record. The 76-77 Canadiens had 60 wins in 80 games, with no overtime. The Red Wings record over 82 games in 95-96 was 62-13-7, incredibly good (well no surprise there since this was another Scotty Bowman-coached team). Wings record without overtime: 59-12-11 (Wings: 3-1-7 in OT). In 82 games. Their win total should be 57 if you remove 2 gms (and 2 wins lol) to make it 80 like 76-77 Canadiens.
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
Total by these players I mentionned: +1974. Now tell me whos the best fuckin hockey team. Or ur a blind bat lol.
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
Top Canadiens players in plus/minus:
71-72: Tremblay +52
72-73: Laperriere +78, Savard +70, Lemaire +59, Lapointe +51, Cournoyer +50
74-75: Savard +71, Robinson +61, Lafleur +52
75-76: Shutt +73, Mahovlich +71, Lafleur +68, Lapointe +64, Savard +52, Robinson +50
76-77: Robinson +120, Lafleur +89, Shutt +88, Savard +79, Lemaire +70, Lapointe +69
77-78: Lafleur +73, Robinson +71, Savard +62, Nyrop +56, Shutt +56, Lemaire +54
78-79: Mondou +59, Lafleur +56, Robinson +50
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
0 is the hero again
number of shorthanded goals surrendered by the Canadiens in 120 regular season road games from 75-76 through 77-78: 0.
number of shorthanded goals surrendered by the Canadiens in all road playoff games in 76, 77, 78 and 79 combined: 0. 0 is always the hero. thats why the Isles are a bunch of zeroes, they have what 5 (lol almost 0 lol) Hall of Famers, the Canadiens had what 11 or 12 from the whole 70s. now thats a fucking hockey team. montreal is hockey. period. fuck yeah.
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
ElvisSucks duh Queen Rules of course lol yeah the 77 habs were the sickest bunch of athletes in the whole wide universe. they could probably beat the damn russians too thats the red army team. boston bruins beat the flyers in the 77 playoffs in 4 straight, the canadiens beat the bruins in 4 straight in the finals. go figure. canadiens supreme power!
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
The Larouche for Mahovlich deal was in 1977, not in 1978. My apologies for the mistake.
ElvisSucksQueenRules 2 years ago
Sam "Trader" Pollock's best deal may have been getting Pierre Larouche from the Penguins on Nov 29 / 78. They let Pete Mahovlich get away because he wasnt playing very much. The Habs also got Peter Lee from the Penguins and The Pens eventually got the rights to Peter Marsh. It was a steal. Pollock was getting a former top 10 overall draft pick for an aging superstar. Larouche helped the Habs post the best power play percentage ever at 31.9% in 1977-78.
ElvisSucksQueenRules 2 years ago
I love the number 0. After this tell me if you like the number 0...
Number of times the 75-76 Canadiens were shut out in the reg season and playoffs = 0
Number of short handed goals given up by the 75-76 Canadiens in reg season = 0
Number of short handed goals given up the Canadiens in the 76, 77 and 78 playoffs combined = 0
Number of Cup final losses by Bowman as coach of the Canadiens = 0
Number of times the Canadiens missed the playoffs with Larry Robinson in the lineup = 0 (1973-1989)
ElvisSucksQueenRules 2 years ago
It would be so much nicer if we could read about how great the Habs were, and how there is no other franchise like them in hockey, without some rabid rantings that do nothing but draw attention from the topic.
elijah5674 2 years ago 2
I love the 76-77 Canadiens, it makes the weak Islanders look like scum. Hey great teams have lots of great player, right? Ok, so if the Isles were damn "great", why arent more Isles in Hall of Fame? Thats because they sucked, the most overrated piece of shit dynasty in history. Reminds me of the fucking Pats in that puss ass Football sport. They really sucked when Brady was walking numb. Habs didnt even have their best player, yeah captain Cournoyer in the 77 or 79 playoffs. They still won.
BobbyOrrMOTHERFUCKER 2 years ago 2
Well said, BobbyOrrMF!!
Habsfan0206 2 years ago
I don't think having several players in the HoF qualifies the NYI dynasty as scum or overrated. They were a different type of team, who were more defensively minded. 3 of their key guys were Smith, Potvin and Gillies, none of whom were forwards. They didn't score as many goals and still won Cups becuase they were a TEAM, just a different type of team than the Habs.
Football is entirely different, where losing a QB destroys chemistry...O and D players...competely different than hockey.
elijah5674 2 years ago
Wrong. Great teams have great players. End of story. Lucky teams have a few great players and thats it. The Islanders were extremely lucky to NOT have faced the Canadiens in the 80, 81, 82 or 83 playoffs. Only fools ignore this. As OrrMotherFucker said the Islanders were scum and they really were.
ElvisSucksQueenRules 2 years ago
ElvisSucks, well said. Yes, the Islanders were lucky not to face the Habs in the early '80s. Agreed 100000000000%
Habsfan0206 2 years ago
Luck? Montreal wasn't good enough in the early 80's to make the finals...and while it isn't easy to say, its the truth.
IF they were good enough, we WOULD have seen them in the Finals...Period.
The teams of the 70's that were good enough did make the Finals, and according to many of the Habs themselves, one of THOSE late 70's dynasty teams didn't really deserve to be there, either.
Spew all the hate/stats you want, both the Isles and Habs were great dynasties, but Montreal is #1.
elijah5674 2 years ago
You respect the Islanders dynasty way too much. You must be American. You dont sound like a true Canadian who deep in his heart respects and loves Les Canadiens. Dont be blinded by the Islanders 19 straight series victories, it was a joke when you add up all the disgusting garbage teams they faced. Yeah the Rangers, Canucks, Penguins, Leafs, etc. What a fucking joke. Dont deny it. Just respect it. And it doesnt matter what the Americans think of the Islanders, they are wrong anyway.
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
I don't respect them too much, I give credit where its due. I'm not American, and I got to watch and cheer for Montreal from the beginning of the Dryden era.
The Habs pretty much ruled hockey in the 70's, and they were my fave team then...the best EVER hockey by ANY NHL team. I have never said otherwise, just that the Isles are a legit dynasty and they won becuase they were a good TEAM, not becuase they were loaded with superstars like the Habs (from the front office to the goalie).
elijah5674 2 years ago
Please the Islanders were a lucky dynasty. You cant call the Rangers, Canucks and Maple Laughs good competition. Give credit where its due thats correct. So that means dont give credit to the Islanders. You arent the best when you dont beat the best. Its that simple. If the Big Show in wrestling destroys a man 1/3 his size is he considered something? Nope. But if the Big Show destroys a man his own size, then hes worth something. Is there something you dont understand about that?
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
Maybe they were lucky, but then again, they were in the finals, and my beloved Habs weren't.
The Canadiens lost some key poeple after the 79 Cup and were never the same again.
The Islanders were the team I hated most in those days, becuase they were so good, just not the same as Montreal. Just because a team isn't filled with superstars doesn't mean they aren't a great team. The Isles dynasty HAD to be a great TEAM to win the Cup, and they did it 4 straight. Scum don't win Cups, teams do.
elijah5674 2 years ago
The Islanders were lucky in 1980 when the Sutter goal counted. Remove that goal and the Flyers win 4-3 in gm 6 and win gm 7 at the never-lose-spectrum. Its that simple. The Islanders were also lucky to not meet the Canadiens at least once during the 1980-83 stretch. I dont count the 84 conf final cuz the Isles didnt win the Cup that year, the Oilers did. Stop acting blind and respect the Canadiens as the greatest dynasty sports has ever known. The Islanders were very, very overrated.
ULTRAPOWER1977Habs 2 years ago
I have NEVER, and will never, claim ANY team is better than the Habs 70's dynasty that began when Dryden came along.
They were the only team I cheered for, and I hated when they couldn't win after 79and that the Isles did...but I am unbiased enough to acknoweldge that they won the Cups, in spite of how and what they did to win it (and aren't overrated, either)
Your sort of rabid attacks on anyone who doesn't agree with you is sad to see from a Habs fan.
I just happen to be realistic
elijah5674 2 years ago
1:41...the great Scotty Bowman and his Mussolini-like jawbone and stare!
Habsfan0206 2 years ago
Bowman was power. Pollock was power. The Molson family was all money. Montreal is all power. Hockey is all power. Baseball, Football and Basketball is for cheap men who love steroids and having small dicks. And they get the busty women who obviously have silicon tits. The Canadiens dynasty was the best of everything, no doubt. I seriously dont think they were ever "properly" defeated. They calmly came down, as Lemaire, Roadrunner and Dryden retired at the same time. Nobody fucking defeated them.
BobbyOrrMOTHERFUCKER 2 years ago 10
The roadrunner was like 37 when he retired and barely played in 79. The reasons they didn't win again in 80 had more to with losing Dryden and Lemaire. By the way, since maybe you're French I just wanted to say that "and having small dicks" as you wrote is wrong. It's "and have small dicks". Too bad French is faggot language which makes even the most masculine men who speak it sound like they either suck dick or take it in the ass
dzanier 9 months ago
@BobbyOrrMOTHERFUCKER, yeah Mtl was defeated going for 5 in a row in 80 by the North Stars but Lafleur was injured and there was no redemption in 81 when the Oilers knocked them off in 3 games straight in a best of 5. Calgary is the only visiting team in the NHL ever to carry the Cup on Mtl ice in 89 returning the favour from 86.
jocolope 7 months ago
LOL Mussolini jawbone. Bowman was also a dictator. The greatest dictator in hockey history. Steve Shutt said the players hated Scotty 364 days a year and the only day they didnt hate him was the day they won the Stanley Cup. And God did they ever win Cups. They almost never failed in the finals. Since 1955-56 the Canadiens record in the finals is 17-2. Their only losses were in 67 vs. Leafs and 89 vs. Flames. Try finding a better team in any sport over the last 50 years. Yankees? LOL fuck off.
ElvisSucksQueenRules 2 years ago 2
ElvisSucks, I love all of your comments! You know your shit about our Habs as much as BobbyOrrMF!
I also remember Shutt's comments about he and his teammates hating Bowman 364 days a year except for the day they won the Stanley Cup. I still remember Dryden skating by Bowman with Bowman extending his hand to give a handshake to Michel "Bunny" Larocque. Dryden still ignored his coach a few minutes after winning the Stanley Cup in Boston either in 1977 or 1978!
Habsfan0206 2 years ago
One stat that may mean Gretzky was the biggest MVP for a single season EVER. Gretzky, plus-98 in 84-85. Oiler team, plus-105. That means the Oilers were only plus-7 whenever Gretzky wasnt on the ice. Messier missed a ton of games that year which contributes to this, but still. Its remarkable how MVP-like Gretzky was in one year.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
HisMajestyBobbyOrr, holy ****! Yeah! That's definitely power! Those +/- ratios will never be seen again!
Habsfan0206 2 years ago
Yes indeed. The Canadiens demolished all opposition. The NHL didnt keep track of plus/minus in the 70s playoffs. Im still in the process of doing research to find that kind of info. The Islanders never dominated like the Habs. Neither did the Oilers. The only reason why the Canadiens didnt play 4 rounds in the 70s was because the division leader got a bye in the playoffs. That meant the Habs had to win 3 rounds, not 4. Isles opposition was anemic. Ive said it a million times, some dont get it.
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HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
Excellent analysis, HisMajestyBobbyOrr!
Habsfan0206 2 years ago
Anybody, I repeat ANYBODY, wh doesnt understand the significance of a blowout is either brain dead or doesnt know what hockey is all about. The Islanders and Oilers never came close to the Canadiens' complete dominance and mastery of their opposition. Not once were they strongly challenged in the 76 or 77 finals. It was only the 78 finals where the B's gave the Habs a scare but Robinson and Lafleur took care of the black and gold. Blame Cherry for the 79 B's loss but the Habs were still better.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
This is how you understand the late 70's Montreal Canadiens dynasty: they cremated, vaporized, decimated, strangled, hung, decapitated, destroyed, crushed and fucked all opposition. 22 blowouts (victories by 5 goals or more) in 76-77. Thats 22 out of 60 victories complete massacre (12 home, 10 road). No chance hell for any team including the Flyers or fishsticks. 75-76 blowouts (16, 11-home, 5-road), 77-78 blowouts (13, 11-home, 2-road), 78-79 blowouts (10, 7-home, 3-road). Incredible! The best!
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
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Habsfan0206 2 years ago
HisMajestyBobbyOrr, let's not forget the goal differentials:
Year GF GA Goal diff. / game avg
75-76 337 174 2.04 goals
76-77 387 171 a whopping 2.7 goals!
77-78 359 183 2.2 goals
78-79 337 204 1.65 goals
Average over 4 years: 2.15 goals per game! The Islanders from 1979-83 scored on average 1.06 goals per game more than opponent during their 4-year dominance!
Theres no comparison!
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HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago 3
The Habs never scored 4 goals per game or better in the playoffs from 76 to79. Thats because they face top notch opponents like the Flyers, Islanders (2X), Bruins (3X) and an above average team like the Leafs. Their competition was very strong compared to the Islanders. The Isles played mostly weak teams in the 81 and 82 playoffs so they obviously scored more. The Habs defence is what allowed them to beat the top notch opposition.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago 2
Heres a defence comparision of the two dynasties.
76-79 Canadiens
Reg Season - 2.29 GAA Playoffs - 2.05GAA
80-83 Islanders
Reg Season - 3.07 GAA Playoffs - 2.81 GAA
You would think, since the Habs opposition was strong in the playoffs that their GAA would have gone up. Not so. It actually improved, which is the most amazing stat of all. Especially against those tough Flyer, Islander and Bruin teams. The Isles defence improved (of course) because they face weaklings quite often.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago 6
Damn! These guys were so good! Perfect execution of passes, great skating, mobile defencemen, speedy / skilled forwards, great goaltending and great coaching. You just knew they were going to win. The Habs from 1975 - 79 were absolutely dominantly, they were truly the 'father of all dynasties'!
Habsfan0206 2 years ago
You seem to be fixated on racism altogether. Does it look like I care what you think about me? By the way, white Americans are the most racist bunch of losers in the history of racism. All the biggest racists in the world are in the States or there Americans living in other parts of the world because they are scared shitless what Obama will do them. Dont call me David Duke. Hes living in Austria right now because hes a dumbfuck just like you. Too scared to show his face. And gutless. Fuck you.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
HisMajesty, don't bother going down to other people's level. You're a Habs fan after all.
Habsfan0206 2 years ago
Youre right Habs. They have no clue what we already know and just about everybody in the world, except Long Island NY.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
The Canadiens dynasty started like this:
Oct-8-75 Kings 0 at Canadiens 9
Oct-9-75 Canadiens 9 at Bruins 4
when you start your dynasty with back to back blowouts against good opposition, you know theres gonna be something brewing for years to come. Its incredible how strong they were in all facets of the game. That same year (75-76), they yielded 0 shorthanded goals against, always will be the record. 76, 77, 78 playoffs, a combined 0 shorthanded goals against. Only 1 SHGA in 79 playoffs.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
thanx man for the movie champion
bigair20 2 years ago
Islanders had to win more to win the same amount of cups.
These things are normally decided by statistics, well, look at the statistic's, the Islanders had to do more to win their 4 straight.
I understand the passions of this game run deep, I am an American who knows hockey is the greatest sport ever created and I harbor NO ill feelings towards Canadians I am not like that. But "hismajestybobbyorr" is a nutcase, the guy sends me PM's calling me "N****er" and "C***nk," when I am white.
mrceebees14 2 years ago
You have some serious mental issues. They are too long to discuss here but you need a psychiatrist, not a psychologist. Anyway, your Islanders have done fuck all since 1983. Zero Cups, ZERO asswipe. Canadiens: 2 Stanley Cups (86 and 93). Thats 2 Cups more your beloved fishsticks. And fuck your hockey knowledge, you know fuck all about hockey and the greatest teams and/or dynasties. Canadiens lost 8 games one year, thats 8 MORON. The best the Isles did was 15 losses in 1978-79.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
And you understand the passions of this game run deep? What the fuck do you know about hockey? I know who you are. Your the biggest dumbass Islanders fan whos ass keeps getting owned by the NY Rangers, yeah thats NYC, not Long Island bonehead. Most NYC hockey fans will say the Canadiens had the greatest dynasty because their hockey knowledge is higher. They remained loyal to their team for 54 years until they broke the Cup drought. I doubt there will be any Isles fans left in 30 years except u.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
Its not the Canadiens fault they only played 3 rounds in the 70s to win their Cups. You cant say the Islanders were better than the Canadiens because they needed 4 rounds to win it all. You have to admit asshole that your Islanders easy opponents was the key to understanding why their dynasty lasted as long as it did. The real stats that count are these ones bonehead: winning percentage regular season and playoffs. The Canadiens were far superior. And you know it.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
One last thing bonehead and tell me what you think. If your Islanders were so damn great, so damn "legendary" why didnt they have a better winning % in the playoffs than the Canadiens when they clearly faced weaker opposition than the Canadiens? Yeah look it up fucko and stop hiding from the truth. 81 Leafs, Oilers and Rangers all jokes. 82 Penguins, Rangers and Canucks all jokes. And yet they almost lost to a pathetic Pens team in 82. Only that ugly fuck Tonelli saved their asses in 82.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
Why did the Canadiens make it to the finals all of those years in the 1980's? Those "weaker" opponents maybe ended the Canadiens season? If there is anything weak here, it's your whining, you don't pick and choose who you play and clearly the teams the Isles beat to win their cups were better than the Canadiens. Why else would the Canadiens not be able to make it to the finals? "Almost" doesn't mean squat, the Pens lost, the Isles won, end of story.
mrceebees14 2 years ago
Isles opponents to win cups against stronger than Canadiens. Lets do the math again fuckhead. Canadiens: 76 -Flyers 118pts, 77 -Bruins 106pts, 78 -Bruins 113pts, 79 -Rangers 91pts. Thats a total of 428pts. Islanders: 80 -Flyers 116pts, 81 -North Stars 87pts, 82 -Canucks 77pts, 83 -Oilers 106pts. Total of 386pts. Canadiens opposition obviously stronger in the Cup Finals. Get some glasses will you, youre looking more retarded by the day. I own you bitch.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
Points mean NOTHING when the playoffs start, remembered upsets happen in the playoffs, not regular season.
You missed that entire true point completely. The fact of the matter is both teams were great, there is enough info on both sides to put up a good argument of who was better than who.
mrceebees14 2 years ago
You have clearly stated the Islanders were the better of the two dynasties. Dont pretend you didnt. I know you bitch. But youre wrong anyway about the greatest of the greatest. You still have the brain of a 5 year old kid trying to build a Pirate Lego ship in the bathtub. What you need is a nice pair of thick glasses. Why? Because youre BLIND. If you think the Islanders faced tougher opposition than the Canadiens, you have some serious issues.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
Example, the Canadiens unseated the Flyers as Cup champs in 76, beating the defending two time champs, a team that was killing anything and everything in sight, including a bunch of puss ass players from the Soviet Union, the touring Red Army. The Flyers were what you call a real hockey team in the truest sense. The Canadiens removed the Flyers from living memory when they beat them in 4 straight in 76. The Flyers didnt know what hit them.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
You mean JT did his job? He is a winger, a wingers job is to score goals punk.
The Isles had to play more rounds, which means every round they played that they lost a game lowers their winning % yah idiot. You Math sucks obviously, it might be because you are too busy worrying about people ethnicities yah racist to think clearly.
19 straight playoffs series wins, that is still a record and one that not even the Canadiens can or will ever break.
Eat it David Duke.
mrceebees14 2 years ago
mrceebees14 youre ridiculous and retarded. Glorify JT all you want, I dont care. You cant spell either, did you get kicked out of junior high? Keep thinking Im racist, keep thinking whatever. I dont care bitch. And you keep ignoring what fools like you always ignore: 19 straight series victories against MOSTLY weak teams. How many times have I said that in the last year? 1000 times? You still dont get it do you? Do the math here asswipe, 19 straight series against tougher opposition: impossible.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
When you bring up spelling, it normally means you are out of relevant things to talk about. My spelling is not atrocious, if you can't figure out a word here and there because it wasn't spelled correctly then you might want to brush up on your common sense. JT only saved the Isles as much as Bobby Ny fed him the puck or the Isles raised their defense and offense in those last 3 + minutes to win that series.
No lead was safe against the Isles, just look at the 1984 semi's vs the Habs.
mrceebees14 2 years ago
Fastforward to 1980. The Flyers were the best team in hockey. Period. BUT they were not the defending champions. The Habs were. Plus, the Isles got lucky with that ridiculous offside goal by Duane Dog Sutter in game 6. Goring was 3 feet offside. Even a moron like you cant deny that. NOW, if youre actually reading this right, remember this, the score was 3-3 after regulation. You remove this Sutter goal and its Flyers 3-2 over the fishsticks and Flyers win game 7 on home ice. Leon Stickle MVP.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
"Were" by regulation standards, which means nothing.
The Habs were and? The Isles were the new kings on the block, ready to smash Candiens records and make a record Les Canadiens have never had and never will.......19 straight playoff series wins. I give you credit racist, most people think that Nystrom was offsides, but it was Goring. But that only made the game 2-1. The Flyers tied it up 2-2 and then 4-4 before losing in OT.
You remove that goal and no one knows what would've happened.
mrceebees14 2 years ago
Are you an idiot? You have no common sense. REMOVE the Sutter goal and the Flyers win the game. Is this too hard to understand for a 5 year old like you? It appears yes. Oh, and dont give me credit for anything. Call me a racist, I dont care. Youre probably too scared to spell those dirty words writing instead N***** and C**** because your president is a Muslim African American with no class himself. I pity you bitch, I really do. We have a white prime minister, now tell me who u going to trust?
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
Um, you made the mistakes here with the 3-3 OT etc.
Resorting to racist comments is just really low since I don't care what ethnicity or creed someone is.
You are now a waste of time.
mrceebees14 2 years ago
Lay off my balls, will ya faggot? I already tried to explain to you why the Canadiens dynasty of the 70s was the greatest, but you REFUSE to understand. Im done with you mrceebees14, go fuck yourself.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago 3
mrceebees14, the Islanders played 4 series during the playoffs to win the Cup while the Habs played 3 playoff series to win the Cup. That's where the difference lies.
Habsfan0206 2 years ago
Read my earlier posts, that was mentioned.
mrceebees14 2 years ago
habs ur right again mrceebees is still a bitch. u doesnt know how to learn or write. damn hes american too lol. no wonder eh?
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
Hey racist boy, it was not 3-3 after regulation, it was 4-4.
Dumbass.
mrceebees14 2 years ago
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gyruss73 2 years ago
First off, how old are you? How many times have you seen the Isles play live, and how many times have you seen the Canadiens play live? Im 28 bitch and I dont need to see or live during those days to know the Canadiens were greater than the Isles. They changed the game, the Islanders did not. Whats more, the Habs beat tougher opposition and still had a better winning percentage in the playoffs. Dont get me started on 19 straight series by the Isles, its a joke. Easy passes is cheating.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
I am much older than you.
Your videos make you look much older than 28, but you attitude makes you seem like 10.
I remember those Canadiens teams vaguely because I didn't get into hockey until the Summer of 1978.
19 consecutive playoffs wins is such a joke that no sports team will probably ever beat it.
Do you drink a glass of hate when you wake up and before you go to sleep every night? Why are you so angry and aggressive of this?
mrceebees14 2 years ago
1) I am 28, I have no need to lie and no need to hide. Unlike you, I dont hide behind the computer monitor, I SHOW MY FACE. 2) You view me as a 10 year old because youre too busy molesting the children in your neighborhood, namely 10 year olds.3) You clearly havent replied to my comment, and the only significant comment that can be made, about why the Islanders 19 straight series victories was a joke.4) I dont drink a glass of hate. But you seem to think I hate everyone, I dont.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
Damn, these guys were so good! They would have made the Islanders and the Oilers eat their lunch in 5 minutes! You just knew these teams were going to win! The Habs won with a very strong cast of talented French Canadian players who bled red, white and blue and added to the mix were a couple of very talented English-speaking Canadians and the Habs won with pure talent, grit and conviction. I've been watching hockey for a long time and no other team compares with the Habs of the 1970s.
Habsfan0206 2 years ago 3
LOL Yeah youre 100% right. Most people in the states even agree with us except for a few boneheads in Long Island, NY, who think their Islanders dynasty was something special. It sure wasnt and even the experts dont like to see a "dynasty" get destroyed the way they did in 84 against the powerful Oilers.
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
You have serious issues with your hate of a team that exsisted 25+ years ago.
The Habs were no a factor in the early 80's because after 1979 everyone used to beat up Les Canadiens.
mrceebees14 2 years ago
Then why didn't they?
The only reason the Habs were so good back and because of Sam Pollock, he was the real superstar. He basically rebuilt that team in the late 60's to become what they would be in the late 70's by pick pocketing teams like the Seals for their draft picks.
mrceebees14 2 years ago
1976-1979 Canadiens: The Islanders will be best remembered for what they didnt do: beat the Canadiens in the 1980 playoffs. They didnt beat the defending champion which is truly sad aint it? And beating that horrible mud pie for opponents in the 81 and 82 playoffs was incredibly tough eh? Try killing the 1976 Flyers or the 1977 or 1978 Bruins will ya? You would choke fuckups! Your team stinks thats your stupid owner Wang wants to sell them and bring them to another dip shit American city.
CanadiensKilledNYI 2 years ago
CanadienskilledNYI, just imagine if the Habs had OT back then. Christ, they would have finished with nearly 70 wins in 1976-77 and perhaps 65 - 67 wins in 1977-78. Let's not forget that the 1977-78 would also have finished with 60 wins had they won their last game of the regular season against Detroit.
Habsfan0206 2 years ago
Probably not 70 wins in 76-77, but more like 4 or 5 wins out of those 12 extra overtime periods. They had 12 ties so they would have had 60 minutes and their average was 4 to 5 goals per game over a 60 minute contest. So the record would have been 65-8-7. Goals For 392, goals against 171. Even Greater eh. This was one sick hockey team. The Isles fans hate it. And we love it. Theres no team more complete or better than 76-77 Canadiens. And try finding a better Islanders YouTube video on here LOL
HisMajestyBobbyOrr 2 years ago
1976-1979 Canadiens: the only team in professional sports (and the only sport that really) that ABSOLUTELY dominated the oppositon from head to toe. Its like taking your girlfriend to bed and fucking her head to toe leaving her 100% numb and 10% alive. Thats what the 1976-79 Canadiens did to their opponents. They were unfuckingbelivably dominant. And Islanders fans HATE this. Keep hating this till you die Islanders fans.
CanadiensKilledNYI 2 years ago
CanadiensKilledNYI, I couldn't have said it better myself. Great analogy about comparing the greatest dynasty of all of hockey to banging one's girlfriend to shreds! I like the way you think! :-)
Habsfan0206 2 years ago
i hate watchin this kind of stuff cuz i wasnt born to witness this epicness....60 wins 8 losses in 77 are you kidding me? really? wow domination on a whole new scale...this team was god. When are we gonna do this again? The reason my fellow hab fans we wont see this again is the habs dont know how to draft anymore...i mean look at koivu what has he done for this team since 93...zero..i love him but he isnt a champion.
BMWWHEELMAN 2 years ago
yeah and the Islanders fans hate this. Their fewest losses in their Cup reign was 16 in 81-82, double the Canadiens' 8 in 76-77 ! LOL I tell you what, nobody beat the Canadiens in those days, except themselves. When Dryden, Cournoyer and Lemaire retired in 1979, it was the end of their dynasty. noboby truly beat them. how can you beat a team this great? You cant. Plain and simple.
CanadiensKILLERPOWER 2 years ago
I agree. The Canadiens of the 70s were the most incredible thing ever built or constructed. More formidable than the Great Wall of China, Sears Tower, World Trade Center, Eiffel Tower, Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia or even Napoleonic France, Roman Empire or any of the Greek empires. You see, when it comes to the dynasties, this is the only one that truly counts. Why? Because nobody beat them. They beat themselves. When Dryden, Cournoyer and Lemaire retired in 1979, thats what did them in.
ULTRAPOWERCanadiens 2 years ago
The 1976-79 Montreal Canadiens were the most powerful sports team ever built. Not even a Yankees or Celtics dynasty (or even an Islanders dynasty) can compare. 29 losses from 76-78. The Islanders lost 28 games in 79-80 alone. There was no 4 round playoffs in the 70s, so you cant hold that against the Canadiens. But 4 straight Cups and dominating the way they did is beyond anybodys wildest dreams. And the New York Islanders tried to copy them and failed. yeah 5 Isles in the HHOF, 10 Canadiens in.
CanadiensULTRAPOWER 2 years ago
Gotta love everything about the Habs. Even things like the old Forum, Roger Doucette, Danny Galivan/Dick Irvin calling the games, Lafleur, Gainey, Robinson, Shutt, LeMaire, Bowman. Ice Hockey in it highest Majesty.
hehmtube 2 years ago
nice to relive the past....that's all the glory we have now...imagine, we now have Plekanec, Latendresse, and Brisebois...wow...they will win us the cup....lol...yawn...
zolagol 3 years ago
I love this video! Whoever did this did an awesome job, and the music selection was fantastic!
theraj662 3 years ago
Le plus mauvais move du CH depuis des lunes: l'échange de Huet contre deux peanuts de deuxième récolte.
HawkFest 3 years ago 3
Tant qua ca y'aurait pu aller se chercher un joueur d'impact mais la on a Tanguay c'est vraimetn pas mal.
AceFrehley655 3 years ago
À cette époque, 4 coupes d'affilée, presque 5... Notre équipe était si forte, (18 défaites en 160 match), que par la suite on refusa le premier choix francophone automatique au Canadien de Montréal (le nom "Canadien" fut attribuée à cette équipe à sa genèse au début du XXeme siècle, alors que ce terme désignait les francophones, les anglais vouant toujours allégeance à la couronne d'Angleterre). Le "Tricolore" était son second nom, en mémoire de nos ancêtres.
HawkFest 3 years ago
À cette époque, 4 coupes d'affilée, presque 5...
HawkFest 3 years ago
coment ça "presque 5" !?!
spelletier2005 3 years ago
L'année suivant leur quatrième conquête (79-80), ils finirent 3eme de la ligue, mais perdrent contre Minnessota en demi-finales de conférence, trop confiants (malgré qu'ils étaient bien meilleurs). Finalement ce sont les Islanders qui ont gagné la coupe, eux qui terminèrent au 5eme rang. Ok, c'est un exercice un peut tiré par les cheveux, mais bon... ;-)
HawkFest 3 years ago
Awesome clip!
baude71 3 years ago
...Et Pierre Mondou. Mon doux je l'avais oublié..
HawkFest 4 years ago
Guy Lafleur, Jean Béliveau, Henri Richard, Yvan Cournoyer, jacques Lemaire, Serve Savard, Guy Lapointe, Pierre Bouchard, mario Tremblay, Yvon Lambert, Rejean Houle, Michel Larocque, Gilles Lupien, Pierre Larouche, Gilles Dupon, Denis Herron, Richard Sévigny...
Merci à tous ces valeureux FLYING FRENCHMEN qui nous ont offert les plus belles années avec la Dynastie la plus formidable que la LNH ait jamais connue!!
HawkFest 4 years ago
Ouin, c'est vraiment pas mauvais, plus je l'écoute, plus c'est bon ! lOol
MarieLauD 4 years ago
bon choix de tune... :o)
MarieLauD 4 years ago
C'est vrai. Probablement inspire du Bollero de Gravel.
MisterQuebec 3 years ago