As a Pens fan, 1991 was something else. First they actually won the Patrick Division--they'd never won any kind of championship before, so that was pretty cool. Then the playoffs started, and since they'd never actually won more than one round I kept expecting them to lose. Go down to the Devils 3 games to 2--I expected them to lose. Lose Game 1 to Washington--I knew they'd lose that series, since they'd never won a second round. They won anyway, and then went down 2-0 to Boston--I knew they wouldn't come back from that; this is the PENGUINS we're talking about. They did anyway, then lost Game 1 to the North Stars in the Final (they lost every Game 1 that year)--here it comes, I thought. Down 1-0 and then 2-1--here it comes, I thought. I expected them to lose Game 6 in Minnesota...of course they would, they were the Penguins. But they crushed the North Stars instead, and I got to wrap my head around something I would have sworn I'd never see: the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins. And now they've won five Cups, and a lot of people dislike them for it, but I have never lost that sense of wonder when it happens. The Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
LNJordan I was talking in the sense of the time. Like for the longest time it was said Boston is a bad matchup for Boston against Montreal, but isn't anymore. From 1990 to today it was Pitt was a bad matchup for Washington. (Honestly still could be when you look at the overall playoff series.)
I can't wait for both the next Washington - Pittsburgh and Boston - Montreal best of sevens. They tend to find a way to play good, exciting hockey against each other no matter who is on each team or how good they are.
A big part of MIN's playoff success was their powerplay. 35 of 85 goals was PP. Brian Propp, 23-8-15-23, all his goals were PP. He had just 5 even strength assists. www.nhl.com/stats/player?aggregate=1&reportType=season&seasonFrom=19901991&seasonTo=19901991&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=team.31&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists
Hard to believe that only two years after that incredible playoff run the North Stars were gone. I remember how excited I was that year watching this North Stars team that had a mediocre season at best play so well in the playoffs. Then this was replaced 2 years later by anger and sadness when they where moved to Dallas by that P.O.S. Norm Green. Can't help but wish they would have come back as the North Stars instead of the Wild, much like Winnipeg returned as the Jets. Oh well.
Yeah...Penguins are my fav team!. What a great team and how many hall of famers.Lemieux/Francis/coffey/murphy/mullen/Recchi/Trottier and Jagr(gonna be in hall).
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I was not a fan of either team, but DAMN, that final goaltender dual between St. Louis and Minnie, was incredible! What a game.
Ok everyone it’s time to change the saying! Replace Boston with Washington and Montreal with Pittsburgh. “Pittsburgh and Washington is a bad matchup for Washington.”
This was a great year for Brett Hull. 86 goals all of them amazing (no empty netters. When Gretzky scored 92 he had 4 empty netters). Ive never since seen such a great goal scorer as Hull. Anyone who watched him that year knows that was the best we'll ever see. This was the best time to be a hockey fan. However, losing Scott Stevens gutted a great blues team. Didnt the sharks start this season?
As a Oilers fan this 1991 year was a heartbreak the Oilers won the cup last year and a still strong Oilers team with no Gretzky but still lead by Mark Messier 3rd highest player ever in points, and a still strong Oilers group against the up and coming young highly stacked Penguins would have been a fantastic final. Minnesota was lucky and a fluke to make it to the final and they got stomped by the Penguins.
The beginning of the end of my beloved Whalers.... and on that subject: HEY SHANNON!!! Please get a Whalers magnet or just leave their spot blank. The Carolina logo is an insult to those of us that still bleed blue and green.
I still have some of the North Stars playoff games on video tape from 1991. Of course they probably dont play anymore. I don't even own a working VCR, lol.
Down 2 games to none against Boston, after the game Kev Stevens had his head down and told reporters that the Pens would not lose another game to Boston. I thought wow that guy has some balls and that's a ridiculous statement. Then it happened. Mario made Ray Bourque look like a mite when the media was telling us Bourque was possibly the best defensemen of all time.
Had a soft spot for Pittsburgh as a lot of former Pens came to play in Britain, Pietrangelo, Caprice, Paek, Priestlay and several others including Tom Barrasso coaching for a bit here too.
Gretzky will probably be the only player to score 2000 points unless someone like Crosby or Ovechkin stays healthy and plays until they're 45 like Jagr.
It would take someone to put up 20 100 point seasons or 25 80 point seasons. I think Ovi and Cros both have just over 1100 points at this point and if they both stay healthy and score a point a game they can get there if they play 11 more full seasons. And Conor McJesus just needs about 18 more 100 point seasons to get there.:)
I don't think Crosby or Ovechkin will reach 2000 points, but I think they will both finish their careers top 10 scorers of all time. If they play til they're 38 they should score around 1700 points.
This year was the Bruins best chance to win the Cup. No Edmonton to stop them. North Stars had no business being in the Finals. B's up 2-0 in the Conference Finals and then Ulf Samuelson's hit on Cam Neely ended that. Just thinking. If the Bruins had done it this year then Ray Bourque doesn't have to go to Colorado to get that Cup. Andy Moog gets his name on the Cup as the starter for a change. What could have been.
I remember Winnipeg lost the last game of the year against Vancouver because of a phantom high stick called by the refs during a break in play. Bad luck, Canucks make it in and Jets dont.
It's a bit of a stretch to call Pittsburgh the best organization in hockey over the last 30 years. They happened to be fortunate enough to be terrible at the right time to draft 2 (and possibly 3 if you include Jagr) "generational" players.
I absolutely disagree with Eric Lindros being in the hall of frame. One needs to be great to be in the hall of frame, Lindros never prove himself to be a great hockey player.
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As a Pens fan, 1991 was something else. First they actually won the Patrick Division--they'd never won any kind of championship before, so that was pretty cool. Then the playoffs started, and since they'd never actually won more than one round I kept expecting them to lose. Go down to the Devils 3 games to 2--I expected them to lose. Lose Game 1 to Washington--I knew they'd lose that series, since they'd never won a second round. They won anyway, and then went down 2-0 to Boston--I knew they wouldn't come back from that; this is the PENGUINS we're talking about. They did anyway, then lost Game 1 to the North Stars in the Final (they lost every Game 1 that year)--here it comes, I thought. Down 1-0 and then 2-1--here it comes, I thought. I expected them to lose Game 6 in Minnesota...of course they would, they were the Penguins. But they crushed the North Stars instead, and I got to wrap my head around something I would have sworn I'd never see: the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins. And now they've won five Cups, and a lot of people dislike them for it, but I have never lost that sense of wonder when it happens. The Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
"Don't Chuck the Norris" - actual title of some hockey magazine article I had probably in '91
It really can't be overstated how incredible that North Stars run was when you consider the ownership mess entering the season and drama with San Jose
Oh my god! My eyes! XD That jersey is really something else. Minnesota losing Murphy was kinda sad, but a good trade all around.
pens v. north stars was the first all american stanley cup since 1981
THG, you forget to mention the games from the division finals! You went straight from the division semi finals to the conference finals.
Boston beat Montreal, you can't miss that! Another win for Boston.
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He missed the perfect opportunity to start a new saying. “Pittsburgh and Washington is a bad matchup for Washington.”
ReinSouls *was
LNJordan
I was talking in the sense of the time. Like for the longest time it was said Boston is a bad matchup for Boston against Montreal, but isn't anymore. From 1990 to today it was Pitt was a bad matchup for Washington. (Honestly still could be when you look at the overall playoff series.)
I can't wait for both the next Washington - Pittsburgh and Boston - Montreal best of sevens. They tend to find a way to play good, exciting hockey against each other no matter who is on each team or how good they are.
Love pit will be fan 11 years this season
Born in 95 but my family was so into hockey i seen them win the back to back when i was like 5
Entering my 29th season as a Pens fan and can't wait. Got hooked with the 90 all-star game and this was my first full season as a fan.
Heading into the expansion years.
A big part of MIN's playoff success was their powerplay. 35 of 85 goals was PP.
Brian Propp, 23-8-15-23, all his goals were PP. He had just 5 even strength assists.
www.nhl.com/stats/player?aggregate=1&reportType=season&seasonFrom=19901991&seasonTo=19901991&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=team.31&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists
This season was the first time I ever watched hockey. These are my earliest hockey memories. I was 5-6 years old at the time.
Len Kennedy you kid! I was an old 7 by then, nearly 8! Definitely 7 and about 11/12ths by season's end.
This was my first season too! I was 7 but had lived overseas. I loved the North Stars as a kid cause their uniforms looked so cool lol
Mario missed 1 game in the finals, but still was 1 point shy of tying Gretzky's record. 5-5-7-12
Hard to believe that only two years after that incredible playoff run the North Stars were gone. I remember how excited I was that year watching this North Stars team that had a mediocre season at best play so well in the playoffs. Then this was replaced 2 years later by anger and sadness when they where moved to Dallas by that P.O.S. Norm Green. Can't help but wish they would have come back as the North Stars instead of the Wild, much like Winnipeg returned as the Jets. Oh well.
Yeah...Penguins are my fav team!. What a great team and how many hall of famers.Lemieux/Francis/coffey/murphy/mullen/Recchi/Trottier and Jagr(gonna be in hall).
I was not a fan of either team, but DAMN, that final goaltender dual between St. Louis and Minnie, was incredible! What a game.
Wonder how many of those 14 nordiques ties would’ve been shootout wins and how less terrible they would look with those extra points?
Ok everyone it’s time to change the saying! Replace Boston with Washington and Montreal with Pittsburgh. “Pittsburgh and Washington is a bad matchup for Washington.”
This was a great year for Brett Hull. 86 goals all of them amazing (no empty netters. When Gretzky scored 92 he had 4 empty netters). Ive never since seen such a great goal scorer as Hull. Anyone who watched him that year knows that was the best we'll ever see. This was the best time to be a hockey fan.
However, losing Scott Stevens gutted a great blues team.
Didnt the sharks start this season?
you're probably right
As a Oilers fan this 1991 year was a heartbreak the Oilers won the cup last year and a still strong Oilers team with no Gretzky but still lead by Mark Messier 3rd highest player ever in points, and a still strong Oilers group against the up and coming young highly stacked Penguins would have been a fantastic final. Minnesota was lucky and a fluke to make it to the final and they got stomped by the Penguins.
The story that is Kevin Stevens is absolutely tragic. :'(
Shannon was hoping to hear you talk about Mario's epic coast to coast breakaway goal against Casey in game 2.
The beginning of the end of my beloved Whalers.... and on that subject: HEY SHANNON!!! Please get a Whalers magnet or just leave their spot blank. The Carolina logo is an insult to those of us that still bleed blue and green.
I was starting to get into the Jets around this time. Starting to get old...
I still have some of the North Stars playoff games on video tape from 1991. Of course they probably dont play anymore. I don't even own a working VCR, lol.
Everyone remembers their first.
So as a die hard Bruins fan u went from Gretzky shattering your dreams to Super Mario
What do you use to neatly hang your hats?
Down 2 games to none against Boston, after the game Kev Stevens had his head down and told reporters that the Pens would not lose another game to Boston. I thought wow that guy has some balls and that's a ridiculous statement. Then it happened. Mario made Ray Bourque look like a mite when the media was telling us Bourque was possibly the best defensemen of all time.
That's the 92 Pens in the thumbnail
Knowing is injury history Lindros playing 760 games is not bad
Had a soft spot for Pittsburgh as a lot of former Pens came to play in Britain, Pietrangelo, Caprice, Paek, Priestlay and several others including Tom Barrasso coaching for a bit here too.
The Pens have had good luck, the benefactors of perfect timing - Crosby & Lemieux.
Gretzky will probably be the only player to score 2000 points unless someone like Crosby or Ovechkin stays healthy and plays until they're 45 like Jagr.
Still doubt it. Unless the game changes again.
Len Kennedy Ovy won't get enough assists for that, and Crosby has suffered too many injuries in his career already.
It would take someone to put up 20 100 point seasons or 25 80 point seasons. I think Ovi and Cros both have just over 1100 points at this point and if they both stay healthy and score a point a game they can get there if they play 11 more full seasons. And Conor McJesus just needs about 18 more 100 point seasons to get there.:)
McD just has to get 100 points for 18 consecutive seasons and he will have 2000.
I don't think Crosby or Ovechkin will reach 2000 points, but I think they will both finish their careers top 10 scorers of all time. If they play til they're 38 they should score around 1700 points.
We found the instance why Shannon hates the Penguins here.
This year was the Bruins best chance to win the Cup. No Edmonton to stop them. North Stars had no business being in the Finals. B's up 2-0 in the Conference Finals and then Ulf Samuelson's hit on Cam Neely ended that.
Just thinking. If the Bruins had done it this year then Ray Bourque doesn't have to go to Colorado to get that Cup. Andy Moog gets his name on the Cup as the starter for a change. What could have been.
I remember Winnipeg lost the last game of the year against Vancouver because of a phantom high stick called by the refs during a break in play. Bad luck, Canucks make it in and Jets dont.
It's a bit of a stretch to call Pittsburgh the best organization in hockey over the last 30 years. They happened to be fortunate enough to be terrible at the right time to draft 2 (and possibly 3 if you include Jagr) "generational" players.
Not to mention, they almost got relocated 2 times during the last 2 decades.
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It's OK; as a Red Wings fan I hate Pittsburgh too by virtue of the 2009 Stanley Cup finals.
A lot of your dates should be 1991 not 1990 like the date Francis trade.
Can you please wear a Robo-penguin jersey for tomorrow's video? That's the only thing I like about Pens.
The West was wacky. The 4 best records and none of them got past round 2.
Rich Pilon is what happened to Kevin Stevens. Faceplant ruined what was looking like a great career.
What’s upppp
I like planes
I like turtles
I absolutely disagree with Eric Lindros being in the hall of frame. One needs to be great to be in the hall of frame, Lindros never prove himself to be a great hockey player.
Edmond Ko BS. He got a Hart...
Yeah, I've never seen a picture of Lindros that was frame worthy. Haha!
So I have officially hated the cry baby, pedophiles since 1991, that's good to know.
Your tears are delicious
My whine may be good, but I don't cry. Are you having a flash back to your alter boy days? That isn't tears!!!!
Now you are just being cute