@vidlivs it was more of ulf samuelsson turning the puck over twice and barasso playing how he sometimes played in a game 7 on civic arena ice(fla series in 96)..Also Glenn Healy in this whole series was incredible.Mainly bc he was doing a lot of shit with an eye doctor and tennis balls in low lighting to see the puck better..It was goaltending and lack there of that was the difference.
kevin stevens was a bad mofo before the hit on pilon.After the hit he was never the same.If stevens doesn't throw that huge body check in the first period he may have gone down in history as 1 of the top 3 power fwd's or 1 of the top5 LW ever.4 seasons in a row with 40+ goals including back to back 50 goal seasons.It's a shame he only played 2 more seasons in pgh after this mainly bc the physical style he played went away.The Pens got him back in 00-01 and he was ok,then in 01-02 he barely playd
@guinmaan And the Habs even had to rally from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Quebec in that first round series.One can't help but wonder if only one of those OT games didn't go the Habs way.Nevertheless,10 straight OT wins is nothing to sneeze at.
@Victor1970s Then again,Boston couldn't even beat Buffalo nor could Pittsburgh over the NY ISlanders.Both the Sabres and Islanders were mere .500 teams on paper and supposedly not as deep as the Bruins and Penguins,respectively.
I always wondered why this great Penguins team of the early 1990's sometimes needed six or seven games to defeat weaker teams like Minn, Wash, and NJ yet had no problem against the stronger teams of that era like Chi, NYR, and Bos. I suppose Barrasso being out of position and leaving his blocker side exposed on a regular basis had something to do with it.
@vidlivs it was more of ulf samuelsson turning the puck over twice and barasso playing how he sometimes played in a game 7 on civic arena ice(fla series in 96)..Also Glenn Healy in this whole series was incredible.Mainly bc he was doing a lot of shit with an eye doctor and tennis balls in low lighting to see the puck better..It was goaltending and lack there of that was the difference.
bern1417 4 months ago
kevin stevens was a bad mofo before the hit on pilon.After the hit he was never the same.If stevens doesn't throw that huge body check in the first period he may have gone down in history as 1 of the top 3 power fwd's or 1 of the top5 LW ever.4 seasons in a row with 40+ goals including back to back 50 goal seasons.It's a shame he only played 2 more seasons in pgh after this mainly bc the physical style he played went away.The Pens got him back in 00-01 and he was ok,then in 01-02 he barely playd
bern1417 4 months ago
@industrialsun wash and nj teams in the early 90's were not weak by any means..yet you somehow put the rangers in the strong catagory....
bern1417 4 months ago
lmao at 0:34 number 11 is like ahh hes a fuckin idiot
SalvatorePelaia 4 months ago
@guinmaan And the Habs even had to rally from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Quebec in that first round series.One can't help but wonder if only one of those OT games didn't go the Habs way.Nevertheless,10 straight OT wins is nothing to sneeze at.
landrykkb 6 months ago
That was an awful soft goal Barrasso allowed on Benoit Hogue.
landrykkb 6 months ago
@Victor1970s Then again,Boston couldn't even beat Buffalo nor could Pittsburgh over the NY ISlanders.Both the Sabres and Islanders were mere .500 teams on paper and supposedly not as deep as the Bruins and Penguins,respectively.
landrykkb 6 months ago
One of the biggest upsets ever in NHL history.
landrykkb 6 months ago
This was Al Arbour kicking Scotty Bowman's ass behind the bench by outcoaching him.
vidlivs 7 months ago
I always wondered why this great Penguins team of the early 1990's sometimes needed six or seven games to defeat weaker teams like Minn, Wash, and NJ yet had no problem against the stronger teams of that era like Chi, NYR, and Bos. I suppose Barrasso being out of position and leaving his blocker side exposed on a regular basis had something to do with it.
industrialsun 8 months ago