Habs Return to the Top in '71, Bruins Set Records, Canucks and Sabres Join NHL
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Vancouver being in the east is one of the things the NHL has done in history…
Up there with the NFL in the 90s when the Arizona Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys were in the NFC East while the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers were in the NFC West
@@peterroberts4415 the cowboys are still in the NFC East, hilariously
Even more ridiculous than Detroit or Columbus being in the western conference. I think at some point in the 2000's the west had 3 or 4 teams more than the east. But Detroit somehow didn't mind traveling as much as they said they hated being in the West, it's when they finally switched back to the east that things started falling apart through bad luck such as europeans going back to EU/Russia before their time was really over, such as Datsyuk, Zetterberg (36 isn't that old when you produce the way he still did) and a few others, some losing their touch when they used to be superstars with different teams just 3-4 years prior (Mike Green), excellent first picks that didn't amount to much once in the NHL (big parallel with '00s/Edmonton for like 20 years) and #1 issue, goaltending, they could be fine with Osgood with a crazy lineup in front or a 42 year old Hasek, but when they started to insist on Jimmy Howard, it seems even Lidstrom couldn't have a very high positive +/- with him, always was only a backup goaltender.
Columbus, had they been in the East when they were franchised into the league, playing the defensive style they played, more in-line with the Eastern Conference at the time, might have made the playoffs more often, the guy the put all their bets on, Marc Denis would have been much better in the very trap oriented East unlike the West where the game was slightly more offensive and physical, due to the fact most of the game would get to the boards and not be stuck in the neutral zone with plays barely ever being finished like many teams in the East played, it's what allowed Florida to be in the playoffs more often than they deserved, and I'm not biased, I think the same about my #1 team, the Habs, who bet on their goalie to do 90% of the job (Theodore could do miracles on demand, one season+playoffs, unrealistic for management back then to expect him to do what he pulled in 2001-2002 again and again), getting to second round without their #1 centre due to cancer for 80 games out of 82, a beautiful moment in sports overall when he came back with a shaved head for the last 2 games and playoffs, Saku had heart and gave his everything, too bad he's another case of "what if he played 82 games every season"...the best goal scorer for MTL was Oleg Petrov with 22 goals, insane that they won 6 games in the playoffs, just thanks to hooking and grabbing being non-calls 95% of the time in that dead puck era...so many teams played trap and rarely opened up the game in the East that those who didn't had better have an amazing top 6 and amazing first pair of D-men. Back then that would've been Ottawa, Boston, Toronto and Philly, back in 2001 to 2003 at least, everyone else was trap, trap, trap all the time, which would've helped Columbus a lot, when Rick Nash could have won them many 2-1 games.
@@peterroberts4415The Dallas Cowboys have been together with Washington Philadelphia and New York for over 60 years why break them up now
Do you think it was so they would play the other two Canadian teams in the league more often?
This series hasn’t gotten as many views as your other videos, but it’s definitely my favourite.
I was at the Forum for the March 20th game between the Dryden's. It was an 8 year old birthday present. Great memories! Dryden was the reason I became a goalie and I always wore 29 until I finished playing hockey 40 years later.
I remember Phil Esposito expressing his frustration with Ken Dryden’s netminding.
Probably my earliest memory of watching the game. Montreal started the season slowly and had a losing road record 20 games into the season. They had missed the playoffs the previous year and there was concern that they'd their coach, Claude Ruel, resigned something like 20 games into the season. At that point, Vancouver was sitting fourth in the standings and the Wings weren't far behind. During the playoffs, they were complete underdogs against first Boston and then Chicago. The Mahovlichs, Henri Richard, and Dryden were the heroes of those two series. Dryden was a phenom back then.
Thanks THG!
Plus beating Boston and Chicago, in game 7's, on the road. Unforgettable.
I remember them missing the playoffs in 70, it came down to the last game of the season against Chicago. They were tied in the standings and needed something like 5 or 6 goals for a tie-breaker to make the playoffs. A loss didn't matter if they had enough goals, or something like that. They scored a few but needed more so Ruel pulled the goalie and played most of the third period with six forwards. 1971 was my favorite playoffs of them all, the remarkable come back game against Boston. The Bruins were a true powerhouse team and nobody expected an upset.
@@starledge Yeah, that was the last post-expansion year where the original six were in their own conference. Montreal finished the season at 38-22-16 - identical to the Rangers for fourth place but the first tie breaker in those days was GF and the Rangers had 246. Montreal entered the game at 242 - they needed 5 that night and pulled Rogie Vachon with around 8 mins to play.
At the end of the day,. Montreal missed the playoffs with 92 pts in 76 games. St. Louis led the (so-called) West Division with six fewer points (at 86) and three other teams in that Division made the playoffs with losing records. Heck the Oakland Seals' dismal 22-40-14 was good enough for fourth place and a playoff berth.
The NHL changed the rules the following year, partly because the inequity that kept Montreal out of the playoffs and put Oakland in.
In game 2 against the Bruins, already down one game and now behind by 5-1 halfway through the game, Beliveau put the Habs on his back and led a comeback for the ages, humbling the arrogant Bruins. It was also my privilege to be comped tickets in the dead of February on a Tuesday night for a game at the Forum, in the reds at the blueline, from where we watched Beliveau score 3 goals against Minnesota, the last one being his 500th career goal. Greatest season ever.
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As a Habs fan, that was a magical Cup run, and my favorite. Both Boston and Chicago were total favorites going into the playoffs. Even Montreal fans were Dryden(?) when he started game 1.
I was a Dennis Hull fan back then, ever since I found out that we had the same birthday.
Ken Dyden wins the Conn Smythe before the Calder next season!
yup, never been done before or since , my hero🙂
One interesting thing is that it is believed that Minnesota tanked in the final games to avoid the #1 seed Chicago in favour of the easier matchup against St. Louis. This leads to next season finally changing the seed matchups in the playoffs from 1 vs 3 and 2 vs 4 to 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3.
Didn't also Boston-Montreal played in to that...?
Well, Minnesota won that first round series, it temporarily worked until they had to play Montreal in the next round which was a tough series, took them to 6 games
Detroit below two expansion teams? Ouch.
Yes they were, after Detroit was a playoff team the year before
I remember Jacques Lemaire scoring in game 7 on a slap shot from almost center ice, and an Henri Richard wrist shot from the slot in the third period to win the Cup.
Thanks for all of these historical season videos, Shannon. This was the first season I paid attention (in part because it was my first season playing hockey as a kid in a Vancouver suburb), and the emergence of Ken Dryden in the playoffs was spectacular that spring! As was the regular season for so many of the Bruins... Which made the underdog Habs playoff success a big story.
I remember before the season started MacLeans magazine running a feature story on who would win the Cup. They chose Boston and it really bothered me. Montreal's win in '71 is one of my favorites.
I remember Ken Dryden coming in and everyone thought the Habs were nuts...Every kid on my block wanted to play goal after that
yup, I was one of them pal ! 🙂
We need a shirt that says “Montreal vs Boston is a bad matchup for Boston”
On the back , all the years listed up to now .
I’d buy that shirt! Sign. Me. Up.
Shannon you like money? Looks like you can make some extra money lol
As a bruins fan please do not
Game 7 of the Final was such a big deal that CBS cleared it's schedule and telecast the game nationally. One thing i remember is that the guy who sang the national anthem in Chicago Stadium was an opera singer, I think his name was Al Melgart, and he was so excited that he didn't hit any of the notes, although he had sung the song hundreds of times before..................
I just found four letters from
my Grandpa to my Grandma from May 1971. My grandpa was staying in Red Deer as he had a new job and was getting everything set up for the family to move from Winnipeg. He mentions the Habs in each letter… it made me want to learn about this season and I knew just where to go!
You know who is one of the most underrated people in NHL history? The guy scouting goaltenders for The Canadiens...check out this list over a 10 year period....Plante, Hodge, Worsley, Vachon, Dryden and some kid named Esposito...who couldn't crack the line-up. Whoever he was....man was he underpaid!😂
Thanks for the heads up! Now I can plan my summer viewing. 😉
Great Video, as usual, Shannon - This is the year that broke my heart, seeing The Montreal Canadiens coming back from a 3-2 deficit to beat Chicago Black Hawks & My Idol, Tony O Esposito, at Chicago Stadium
Hi Shannon dont know if you see videos where things are speeded up but it may be interesting see you write all the things down on a full board like today, truly dedicated to your craft
The *1970-71 Habs* deserve their own video because so much happened that season. Claude Ruel resigning, Al MacNeil's tenure, Dryden becoming the starter, big trades then a surprise Cup
Who ever said it was ever easy being coach of the Habs, anything less than a Stanley Cup 🍶 Championship 🏆 at that time was a lost season
@@michaelleroy9281you also had to speak French which Al MacNeil does not. That's another storyline: his iffy relationship with the Francophone players... or was it only Pocket Rocket?
This was the year that the hockey bug flew down to Arizona and bit me.
Absolutely love this recap series, thanks so much for taking the time to write it up and share!
Sports leagues always seem to have an interesting relationship with geography.
I thought Vancouver being in the east might have something to do with Vancouver wanting to be in the same division as Toronto and Montreal - but the league was playing a balanced schedule (6 games against each other team) so it would have hardly mattered.
Moving Philly to the East when they moved Chicago to the West would have made geographic sense, and allowed Vancouver to be put in the West - but the Flyers would have hated the idea of being in a division with five Original Six teams.
This sesson also saw Montreal nake one of the most clever trades ever. Sending Ralph Backstrom to the Kings to make sure they improve enough so that the Seals finished last lol. Honestly Sam Pollock was one of rhe smartests GM's of all time and one of the first to try recognize the importance of draft picks
I clearly remember the Ken & Dave Dryden game! Ken being my idol, I also had a sense of support for Dave.
Not to be picky but the thumbnail was from the Habs 1073 Stanley Cup win when Henri Richard was captain. I guess that goes along with that horrible reverse color jersey the Canadiens came up with. But 1971 was my favorite Cup win.
Biggest disappointment of my sports life, blowing a 5-1 lead against Montreal, deciding the series, pretty much.
This season was so interesting! Great Video,I enjoyed it!
Just add a few things from that year . In the hab bruin series in game 2 the bruins were up 5 to 2 going into the third period and won the game 7 to 5 one of the greatest comebacks in hab history. The night before game 7 in the finals vs the hawk’s Henri Richard slaps rookie head coach Al McNeil in the face calls him the worst coach he has ever played for then proceeded to score the tying goal and the Stanley Cup winning goal .
Actually Richard slapped Serge Savard in the face, not Al McNeil
@@OwenMahoney well I had always heard it was Al
When it comes to Toronto winning anything, I'm reminded of the Chicago Cubs and how big that was.
Toronto winning something after 100 years, sounds poetic and perfect to me.
2067 here we come 👍👍
Shannon isn't a huge fan of plus/minus but Bobby Orr had a ridiculous +124 in that 1970/1971 campaign. Absolutely off the charts to go along with the 102 assists.
First year for my Sabre's...this is when it all starts 🤔
Their 2 nd year was worse than their first
Love these videos Thanks
How the NHL had Philly in the West and Vancouver in the East makes no sense. It is not that difficult...
simple : competitive balance
My guess they didn't want to separate two new fledgling franchises the Flyers & Pens' natural rivalry into two different divisions & the NHL ownership groups couldn't convince Detroit to go with Vancouver in the western division to take the spots of the Pennsylvanian teams in the west just yet.
It would be awesome if the NHL would download/stream classic games. It would be interesting to see one of the games where the Minnesota North Stars beat the Montreal Canadiens.
Beliveau said this was his sweetest win of a cup as they did it against all odds. Dryden was a wall and was the difference against Boston, who were by far the better team at the time.
Dryden, my hero, was outstanding, but there is no series victory without one Frank Mahovlich , positively superb in that round 🙂
Beliveau wanted to retire but the team begged him to stay. The team was rebuilding and they wanted his veteran presence. Some rebuilt! 👏
@@robertpucci9585 You're correct, Frank was very impressive.
It was one of his best seasons scores 25 goals
I have a feeling this video and the 1979 video will be especially entertaining
I was an Edmontonian and my team was Chicago, I watched the last game of the final on TV.
Dryden is a smart dude too
He took a season off to work on his law degree
RIP Michel Briere
This season end kill me.. we luck out with not facing Orr in the finals.. then in finals. Game 6. Where leading going into 3 rd. Period. We lose dam it. Then game 7. Up by 2 then Lapire scores just in center ice line. Then Ricard goes around Maggie wide left. Tony goes down and he flips it in. I watch the game at the bar with my dad , walk home with 2 mins. To go. Turn on the radio. And listen to the 15 secs. Was in basement then. After horn sounded and the game was over. I took that radio. And threw against the brick wall.. still to this day. I Hate. Montreal. ! And the Packers. Too !
Henri Richard, after being benched during game 5 in the final, said to the media that Al Macneil was the worst coach he ever played for (*a true fact). Death threats ensued for Macneil who would be under police protection until the end of the final. Richard would prove his words right by scoring the game-tying goal and game winning goal in game 7 in Chicago.
Henri, like his brother Maurice, hated losing so much that his screaming and tantrums in the locker room have become famous in Montreal. you don't piss off a Richard, let me tell you that!
Dryden had absolutely insane stats
It's funny the NHL thought moving 1 team, Chicago, would balance things out in the West.
Except for Chicago 107 points, the next highest team was St Louis with 87 same old West division
It's remarkable that nearly every team had a much worse road record than home. I wonder what the reasons were?
Ken Dryden won the Conn Smythe this season and the Calder the next.
For the Bruins, this was the 11th of 18 consecutive playoff series to the Canadiens!
I think the travel schedules were difficult back then. No charter jets. They flew commercial and even still took the train in some cases. Visiting team was tired. Home team rested waiting for the visitors to arrive in town. Just my thoughts. Today, they have charters, buses waiting for them, hotels, meals all arranged. In addition sometimes today the visiting team is sitting in a city while the HOME team is playing an away game and coming home on the back end of a back to back scenario.
But Boston didn't play Montreal 1972...
I have some questions on why Detroit and Vancouver are in the east instead of the two Pennsylvania teams.
The NHL surely got heat from the Original Six teams that missed the playoffs in previous years with more points than expansion teams in the previous two years. It almost seems they placed both expansion teams in the East with five Original Sixes to ensure as many as possible Originals made the playoffs.
The fact that Henry Richard is 76 and a half years old in that thumbnail tells us a lot about the (lack of) depth of talent back in the day, doesnt it.
Google says he was 35 in 71. He does look old in that picture though. Amusingly, he is also a leap day baby so he is technically 8 & three quarters.
I really like that jersey.
Ken Dryden played 7 full seasons and won 6 cups. And a Summit Series.
It looks as if Frank Mahovalich Trade was The Deciding Factor in that series.
Nah, Ken Dryden taking over as #1 goalie
@@michaelleroy9281 The Chicago Series. Yes. It was, too, but, I also remember Frank scoring on My Idol In Goal, The Late Great Chicago Black Hawks Goalie Tony O Esposito
@@michaelleroy9281 Thank You for your comment
Montreal didn't beat Boston in '71. Ken Dryden did.
Jersey choice becoming a bit of a Hab’it
That jersey is fire🔥
Giacomin/Villemeur was likely The Best Tandem of All Time. I think that Chicago would've topped that, if The Chicago Blackhawks had kept Dominik (The Dominator) Hasek & had Ed (Eddie The Eagle) Belfour as their Tandem. Let me know what you think
They only made one Stanley Cup Final with Belfour, 1992 I'm not sure if Hasek was still on that Hawks team
@@michaelleroy9281 I don't think that he was. I remember that it was around 2005 that Dominik (The Dominator) Hasek played in one of his last games as A Chicago Goalie
Oh boy how close are we to the dawn of the Dead Things?😂😂😂😂
Very close. It's about to go down!!!
😂😂😂😂 I need a Harkness' Darkness sticker!
Very close, they traded out so much talent in 1970-71, decimating what was a decent defense core in 1969-70, their goaltending tandem, and their offense. Then Roy Edwards gets a fractured skull so they lose their best goalie, and well yeah, the dead wings are here.
This year, 1970-71 last place in the East Division even behind newcomers Buffalo and Vancouver
Not even a hockey stick or a skate could convince the cannots they were hockey players,hope they break the leafs record for futility ,if they were to win the loosers would burn the city😊
WHA season recap videos next?
I'd rather see a What If Jerry Seltzer Bought The Seals video
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2nd 😢
That was the first year I was allowed to stay up and watch the games on Saturday nights. I was 7.