What's your favourite performance from someone who didn't win the cup that year?

[Plante]

For me it's hands down JS Giguere in 2003. As a goalie that might have been one of the most exciting clinics I've ever seen by a fellow goaler and I just can't understate how much of a treat that run was to watch.

Who else would slot in as someone who put in an amazing performance, but never got rewarded for it?

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[Machinehead]

Erik Karlsson won two series in 2017 and almost a third.

Not the Senators -- Erik Karlsson.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Alyn McCauley and Gary Roberts for the Leafs in 2002.

 

[generalshepherd141]

It's not gonna go down in history, but Joe Pavelski was really exciting to watch last year

 

[Gurglesons]

2018 was pretty fun from Jake and Sid despite what ultimately happened.

 

[heretik27]

Dominik Hasek 1998-99

Legendary performance.

 

[Hockeyfanforever]

Chris Osgoods 2009 playoffs.He was going to win the Conn smythe that year if they won the cup

 

[Seanaconda]

Pisani/ roloson I guess from the 06 oilers

I'm just going from my favorite teams most recent finals but I guess you could pick almost anyone on that team they were all playing above their heads other than pronger who was just his normal ill carry any team if I'm not concussed and mab who took out roloson

 

[JohnLennon]

As a young-ish Habs fan, Halak in 2010 basically single-handedly beating the top two seeds in the league in the Pens and Caps was some of the most fun I've had! Especially considering that included a comeback vs. Washington after being down 3-1 in the series.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Karlsson in 2017

 

[Seanaconda]

As a young-ish Habs fan, Halak in 2010 basically single-handedly beating the top two seeds in the league in the Pens and Caps was some of the most fun I've had! Especially considering that included a comeback vs. Washington after being down 3-1 in the series.

And then they traded him

 

[Reggiet2]

John Davidson 1979 playoffs! Single handedly beat a stacked Islanders team!

 

[JohnLennon]

And then they traded him

Yeah, such a ballsy trade that really split the fanbase. Looks like it paid off though!

But I think every Habs fan will always love Halak for that run.

 

[cudi]

that run for the Oilers in 06 where Fernando Pisani just kept scoring and scoring was really fun. Tuned in every game to see if he'd pot another.

 

[Seanaconda]

Yeah, such a ballsy trade that really split the fanbase. Looks like it paid off though!

But I think every Habs fan will always love Halak for that run.

Did any of those picks turn into anything ? I didn't follow it but if halak kept outperforming price you could have kept his salary down maybe

Montreal is a good team for goalies , the blues at the time weren't if I remember they got Miller and he just gave up being a starter to be the ducks backup after that.

 

[abo9]

Yeah, such a ballsy trade that really split the fanbase. Looks like it paid off though!

But I think every Habs fan will always love Halak for that run.

I'm a big Price fan, always been. The run was fun but I always had a slight dislike for Halak because so many people wanted to trade Price haha

But yeah, not having seen Giguere's performance, or Hasek's or Roy's, Halak is up there in superhuman efforts that resulted in almost nothing. Well, we got Eller out of it

 

[kthx]

As a newish hockey fan I think what Rask did in 18-19 was pretty outstanding. .934 is really really good.

 

[CartographerNo611]

Pronger in 2010. He carried that D-core and made AHL goalies look like decent NHL back ups.

 

[OppositeLocK]

Pisani/ roloson I guess from the 06 oilers

I'm just going from my favorite teams most recent finals but I guess you could pick almost anyone on that team they were all playing above their heads other than pronger who was just his normal ill carry any team if I'm not concussed and mab who took out roloson

Agreed, even as a non-Oilers fan, 2006 was such a great run to watch.

 

[Mickey Marner]

A few that stick out in the last 20 years are '02 Forsberg, '03 Giguere, '06 Pronger & Roloson, '10 Briere & Pronger, '13 Bergeron, and '17 Karlsson.

 

[JohnLennon]

Did any of those picks turn into anything ? I didn't follow it but if halak kept outperforming price you could have kept his salary down maybe

Montreal is a good team for goalies , the blues at the time weren't if I remember they got Miller and he just gave up being a starter to be the ducks backup after that.

Habs got Lars Eller and Ian Schultz. Eller has ended up having a good career, but the real trade for Montreal was giving Price the reigns.

I'm a big Price fan, always been. The run was fun but I always had a slight dislike for Halak because so many people wanted to trade Price haha

But yeah, not having seen Giguere's performance, or Hasek's or Roy's, Halak is up there in superhuman efforts that resulted in almost nothing. Well, we got Eller out of it

Yeah I get your perspective on that for sure. It had a tendency to really split the fanbase. Even now some still debate the trade, 11 years later! Eller ended up being a great piece, Price has had an amazing career, Halak also went on to find success. Feels like a win at all angles