daver
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Off the top of my head, I cannot recall a great performance by notable pickupfor a team that won the Cup. Hossa in 2008 stands out but on the losing team.
Ive heard some pretty convincing arguments that if vancouver had beaten them to the kelly sweepstakes it would have changed the entire outcome of that playoffBruins get swept by Montreal in the first round in 2011 without Kelly & Peverly
Michael Ryder-Chris Kelly-Rich Peverly. They carried the scoring in the 1st round when the top two lines went ice cold and dragged them back into that series.That 2011 bruins 3d line with kelly, paille? And somebody else? was an absolute buzz saw though. In a way a sign of things to come because they were fast and physical, and the fast part became pretty important later in the 2010s
Could my memory be playing tricks on me, I thought paille was sometimes on that third line?Michael Ryder-Chris Kelly-Rich Peverly. They carried the scoring in the 1st round when the top two lines went ice cold and dragged them back into that series.
Paille was on the 4th line with Campbell and Thornton
Michael Ryder-Chris Kelly-Rich Peverly. They carried the scoring in the 1st round when the top two lines went ice cold and dragged them back into that series.
I'd have to watch the full games again, it's certainly possible that Paille took some shifts there here and there but I don't have strong memories of it.Could my memory be playing tricks on me, I thought paille was sometimes on that third line?
Either way the bruins bottom six was unreal, especially in the games in the finals in boston where the canucks really fell apart.
In a way I seem to recall they presaged the coming of teams like the 2016 pens where the bottom 6 was fast enough to cause problems for opponents from the relentless speed and pressure
Ive heard some pretty convincing arguments that if vancouver had beaten them to the kelly sweepstakes it would have changed the entire outcome of that playoff
As it was the random bit of bad luck of malholtra taking a puck to the eye screwed up the equivalent 3d line on the canucks
Butch Goring 1980. Had 19 pts in 21 playoff games in 1st of 4 NYI dynasty cupsOff the top of my head, I cannot recall a great performance by notable pickupfor a team that won the Cup. Hossa in 2008 stands out but on the losing team.