Tampa Ties Best Regular Season EVER: 62 Wins

[Hockey4Life91]

Except that '95-96 Wings didn't win cup

Those quite clearly are separate comments, the latter of which notes that Tampa would be in a special place were they to add more hardware to the trophy case. And yes, that is something Detroit didn’t accomplish that season.

 

[Loseipeg]

well they were on pace for only 61 wins so try again. And if you still think you are right, would you prefer we cherry pick Tampa's best 48 game stretch?

EDIT: just to prove you more wrong. Tampa's best 48 game stretch was 11/28/18 to 3/18/19, where they went 39-6-3 for 81 points(7 SO vs 11 SO for Hawks). That is a 67 win, 138pt pace. Regular season only, this season is more impressive. Obviously the hawks went on to get a cup, but that isn't the regular season

uhh, why do you get to pick the best 48 game sample? the hawks only had one 48 game sample. also, their last game they started all AHLers, so its a 134 point pace

 

[sr edler]

and several hall of famers (Lidstrom, Yzerman, Festisov, Larionov, Coffey, Primeau, Fedorov (edited))

How the hell is Keith Primeau a HOFer?

 

[Donnie D]

I don’t understand the need to argue which exceptional season was the most exceptional. Just appreciate each for the specific time in which it occurred.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Interestingly, we've got a lot of "cheap" rookies that we can now start to rotate into the bottom half of our line up as the older players get more expensive and move on.

Yeah, you guys have drafted and scouted really well. Found a guy like Gourde who was buried in the Sharks system and was a complete afterthought.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

How the hell is Keith Primeau a HOFer?

I like how he demanded a trade and then wasn't even as good as the guy he got traded for (Brind'Amor)

 

[Sol]

Oh neat, you're re-watching the kings playoffs from last year.

Lol what has your team accomplished in the last decade.

 

[DaBolts]

Yeah, you guys have drafted and scouted really well. Found a guy like Gourde who was buried in the Sharks system and was a complete afterthought.

I'm hoping this continues. Sadly, others are going to pirate our staff if we do win it all and then it gets really tough.

 

[DaBolts]

Lol what has your team accomplished in the last decade.

We'll get back to you in June.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Lol what has your team accomplished in the last decade.

Kings fans have become like Ducks fans from 07-12.

 

[God King Fudge]

Impessive, but not any kind of all time record with shootout.

- A guy who plays rec league hockey with 50 year old bankers

 

[Reality Check]

We'll get back to you in June.

Might want to get out of the month of April first.

 

[Reality Check]

Detroit had to face an also stacked Avs team in the conference finals and lost. Will be interesting to see if a team like Washington or Boston can do the same thing.

Much like that Detroit squad Tampa will likely face their toughest challenge in the East.

People forget that Quebec/Colorado finished #1 in their final season in the East without Roy.

 

[JackSlater]

How are you more impressed by Detroit's record? There was no parity back then.

I see this get parroted in this thread but it doesn't reflect reality. There was no parity? Did Detroit have all of the best skaters while everyone else was left to divide up the scraps? No. Detroit had 62 wins, with no shootouts or 3 on 3 OT, both of which would have been beneficial to Detroit. Detroit had seven ties that year and I can't imagine all seven of them going against Detroit had the current rules applied. Tampa Bay had We aren't talking about the NHL in 1968, when half of the teams were recent expansion teams.

Factually, Detroit and Tampa Bay had the same number of wins. That is beyond debate. Tampa Bay played in a league with an advantageous overtime and shootout system, and Detroit played in a league with a few more bottom feeders. How those factors impacted wins is debatable. Exaggerations like "there was no parity back then" only indicate that the poster doesn't know what they are talking about.

 

[Johnnybegood13]

I hated the habs but Tampa's team with 62 wins is nothing compared to the 76/77 habs, had there been OT/SO's they may have 70 wins in 80 games. Including the playoffs they only lost 10 games all year..unreal!

 

[KCC]

Watch them get bounced in the first round lol

 

[Tuna Tatarrrrrr]

I don’t understand the need to argue which exceptional season was the most exceptional. Just appreciate each for the specific time in which it occurred.

If OP didn't mention that 76-77 Habs record was not so impressive because of... "lack of parity", I wouldn't have done it but he did. And if the Habs had OT and SO back then, they would have had 65-70 wins and no one would talk about it now.

 

[Sadekuuro]

It is worth pointing out that 95-96 Detroit had two award winners: Norris to Coffey and Selke to Fedorov. TB may end up with three other awards: Hart, Vezina, and Adams.

Chelios (in Chicago) won the Norris. Coffey won in the shortened season a year earlier.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Much like that Detroit squad Tampa will likely face their toughest challenge in the East.

People forget that Quebec/Colorado finished #1 in their final season in the East without Roy.

They also traded a player from a position of power (Nolan) for a gamechanger on defense (Ozolinsh) at the start of the year.

It was a fair trade, no doubt, but it made the Avs an even more rounded team.

 

[Tofveve]

How the hell is Keith Primeau a HOFer?

And Fleury isn't. I don't like that.

 

[Sol]

Kings fans have become like Ducks fans from 07-12.

You would be too if your team actually succeeded once

 

[T REX]

Weak argument. You could say the league is more "watered down" today than it was back then.... take the best 18 x 18 (12 forwards + 6 dmen) 324 skaters today and start slotting them onto 18 teams... now tell me that wouldn't be a better league than today's NHL.

8 losses! that's losing only 1 of every 10 games.

... but like I said... the Lightning had an amazing regular season... congrats!!! Dominant. It definitely ranks as one of the best regular seasons of all time!

There's a huge population increase as well as the addition of players outside of north America. It's a great accomplishment regardless of the year.

 

[T REX]

Weak argument. You could say the league is more "watered down" today than it was back then.... take the best 18 x 18 (12 forwards + 6 dmen) 324 skaters today and start slotting them onto 18 teams... now tell me that wouldn't be a better league than today's NHL.

8 losses! that's losing only 1 of every 10 games.

... but like I said... the Lightning had an amazing regular season... congrats!!! Dominant. It definitely ranks as one of the best regular seasons of all time!

There's a huge population increase as well as the addition of players outside of north America. It's a great accomplishment regardless of the year.

 

[Oil rise to the top]

Congrats Tampa Bay! What a runaway season

But dont celebrate too hard, the Oilers will get 63 wins in at least 3 seasons

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

You would be too if your team actually succeeded once

That's the difference betwreen you and I; I'm successful but humble, and you have to tell everyone how good you were back in high school.