The Hall of Fame Career of Billy Smith
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- He was a big game goalie who wasn't scared to use his stick to get his point across.
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Watch the video of the post game show after game 4 of the 1983 cup finals where he was interviewed. It's a classic. When asked about his Tony award winning performance after the Glen Anderson incident he talked about Gretzky acting like he was dieing a few games before and looked dead into the camera and said "2 can play at that game". There will absolutely never be anyone like Batlin' Billy Smith.
I have been islander fan since 75. I watched Billy and he was incredible. He was a pit bull in that net. Never shook hands at the end of series. Thank u for these awesome pieces.
Tremendous player, one of the greatest. He played like he was a cast member from Friday the 13th or Kill Bill.
The quintessential money goalie. Few better when it mattered.
He also won a Calder Cup with the Springfield Kings. The team didn't even have a winning record in the regular season but only lost once in the playoffs. Thanks Billy
He retired 6 months before I was born but I got to watch Hextall, Emery, Snow, Poitvan, Roy and Osgood drop the mits a few times not to mention Cloutier wanting to fight the entire Islanders bench. I agree goalies are somewhat unhinged.
Battlin' Billy Smith was definitely quite the character. Every time you watched a game against the Islanders you know you were going to see quite the performance. lol
When I was a kid I LOVED the New York Islanders and one of the main reasons was Billy Smith. Thanks for video. It was a trip down memory lane.
Goalies today are so big and wear so much equipment that they are more focused net coverage, rather than challenging shooters, coming out and playing the angles. Those 80's goalies with today's equipment would be something to watch.
Agreed. People who downgrade those goalies. I think the size of the equipment they wear now is ridiculous. The width of these pads needs to cut down. Also goalies do not wear gloves. They wear baskets.
Today's goaltenders are so bulked up it's like equipment on steroids. In previous eras goaltending was more of an art form, each goaltender could be distinguished from another with their own unique style. Today they are so bulked it's hard to distinguish one from another.
@@jeffmccoy1700 I think they were nore athletic since they had to actually move to stop the puck.
@@oldatarigamer quickness and skill and yes athleticism were more integral back then. With smaller sized equipment there was more net space to cover. Today's goaltending with less net space to cover because of bigger sized equipment - the shooters have less open net to aim at - it seems the positions' primary demand be where the puck will hit you.
@@jeffmccoy1700 yes, "tracking"
He really stood on his head against the Oilers in 83 final. A 400 goal team in 80 games only got 6 against Islanders in that series.
One of my all time favourites !! When I was a kid he sent me card and signed it.
had been a canuck fan growing up in 70/80's . Billy was awesome to watch...he was like a samurai on ice. My favorite goalie of all time was Richard "King Richard", Brodeur. @HockeyGuy. You need to make a video about him!!!
Nice. Billy and Roy are the two greatest money goalies.
There was an Isles fan I read a comment from a few years ago. He said that when he was a kid, Mr. Billy volunteered to coach his little league baseball team. At practice he would hit the ball to the kids and tell them "If any of you little shits drop the ball, you'll have to buy me a beer."
And that's why Generation X isn't offended by everything like some other generations.
Billy drank a beer on the ice after the 1983 Cup win. He was always a bad ass.
@@TheHockeyGuy His post game interview was amazing too.
This doesn’t surprise me😂 my grandfather used to work at a gas station right by the old Coliseum. Filled his gas tank all the time and gave him beer and cigarettes. Along with some Stanley cup tickets
@@brandonbestany1660 Dude was smoking darts and winning cups
I remember that. My dad, who likes alcohol, didn’t like that. Smith was unbeatable when it really mattered from 80-83.
Billy Smith was my favorite player of all time and a big reason I became an Islander fan and a hockey fan back in 1973 (at the relatively late age of 15). Strangely enough I slowly learned he could be a "dirty" player, which I didn't like, and when he stopped shaking hands after playoff series I strongly disagreed with it. But he was still Billy Smith, he still played great in goal, so it was too late for me to change my fandom. Great to hear your perspective of his career. You did a great job. Two of his best games came in the '82 Finals against the Canucks, Games 3 and 4 in Vancouver. He was so sharp, but so was the whole team. Canucks never had a chance. Must have been tough for you as a young kid / young hockey fan. Great memories for me, though.
Thanks for the video! Islander fan since 1979! Caught all 4 cups , what a Great team! Beating the rangers all those years, best Money Goalie that I’ve seen since Dryden! Challenged shooters , cut down angles & didn’t take any garbage from anyone! I Miss that era of NHL Hockey
Billy Smith what a fierce & feisty netminder.
If you passed through his crease,expect hell to break loose!
He didn't hesitate to use that stick as a hatchet.
I grew up on Long Island. A Rangers fan. My 4 years of High School, were the 4 years Islanders won cups. It was awful. But Billy Smith was a 100% money goalie. Just awesome
You missed how he absolutely stoned Gretzky and the oilers in 83… maybe the most significant achievement of his career… Gretzky in his prime and putting up 200 points in a season didn’t score a goal in that 4 game sweep…
It helped having Dennis Potvin arguably the greatest hockey player of all time as his defenseman. Always appreciated my defenseman so I could goal suck. I got the glory but without them we could not have win the championship.
Saw Billy play many a night... good during the regular season.. lights out in the playoffs for about 6 years. Battlin' Billy! Great memories! Thanks!
I'd be hard-pressed to see any greater change in technique in top professional sports as I'd see in NHL goaltending since the 1980s.
Fortunate to witness the goaltender controversy between Billy and Chico. Billy was your money goaltender. Four cups no small feat. Loved his competitiveness, and the way he stood his ground. Whether it was Tiger Williams, Glen Anderson, or the Great One...stay out of his crease!
Record that will never be broken - the Islander won 19 straight series in the playoffs. Nine-freaking-teen.
I have been an Islander fan for as long as they have existed. I got to see the whole Billy show and much, much more!
Don Cherry used to talk about Smith while he was broadcasting Islander playoff games. He'd say between the 2nd and 3rd period in a close game that beating Smith in the third period was going to be tough. Then once inside 5 minutes left, and throughout overtime it would be impossible. He said Smith and Cheever's were the best money goaltenders of all time. That's why you pay them, to make the saves when they have to. I don't recall The exact Islander overtime record back then, but it's insane. Btw... I appreciate you realizing the Islanders had run out of gas when they finally lost to Edmonton. I don't remember the exact number, but the Islanders had beaten Edmonton 8 or 9 straight times during that 2 year period, regular season and playoffs. There's an Edmonton broadcast on TH-cam from December 84 where the islanders had beat Edmonton a week or two before in Edmonton. This game was a home game for the Islanders and the game wasn't even 10 minutes old and Islanders were up 4-0. The first period ended 5-1 in the game final was 6-2. The Edmonton broadcasters we're talking about were the oilers ever going to be the Islanders. Just the fact the islanders got to the finals in the fifth year is an amazing accomplishment. Not only physically, but in any sport, there are only so many games that you can get yourself up to that level mentally. That's why I consider the 19 straight playoff series wins the greatest team sport accomplishment in sports history. The mental consistency required to run off a streAk like that is unparalleled.
Definition of a 'money goalie.' Vasilevskiy is coming close
He would have been considered the best in the late 70's, but for that guy on Montreal. He really took advantage of the 1 referee system they used at the time. Today, w/ 2 Referees he would not have been very effective. This was also at the time when the game was changing.. when the 70's came in, many goalies still played without a mask.. players kept the shots down.. by the time the 70's ended... all were wearing them and shooting for the top of the net was opening things up. Now, the goalie equipment of today take a little guy like Ryan Miller and makes him quite big. Back then, the equipment was not much bigger than the goalie, they actually had to make saves rather than just play big in front of the shot.. today, the skill of the shooters is just sick.. different game.. still love those teams of the late 70's..
@The Hockey Guy: Nearly 49 year old Rangers fan here on Long Island. You are exactly right; Resch, Melanson, Hrudey, etc., we’re always going to replace Smith but when the chips were on the table, Billy stole the show. I hated him at the time but as I look back now, I love the style of play, the tenacity, and the compete level this guy had. Tough as nails. Nobody better in the playoffs when I was a kid. Nicely done sir.
Thanks for the video!
Huge thanks for this! My favorite goalie of all-time.
Huge Islanders fan . Thank you for the video
Great vid, thanks man
Really enjoyed this video.
Maybe the best pure clutch goaltender of all time 💙🧡🤍🏆🏆🏆🏆
I love watching old vids of players slashing and running billy smith.
@Angry JayByrd fought back? He initiated the majority of it himself.
As a Long Islander, I heard stories about Billy Smith from my dad who was in High School when the Islanders had their dynasty.
Probably in the top 3 of best goaltenders of all time imo
Its crazy to me that he is a hall of famer when he was essentially the 1A of a tandem for his whole career. Thats no shade aimed at him either, the man put in the work especially in the playoffs.
He was my favorite player growing up as a little kid in the 80’s and he still is! I never played goalie but he was always my favorite considering I’m from the Detroit area! BTW: Love that classic Isles jersey!!
Absolutely loved some of the old goalies Smith hextall rollie fuhr moog and most of them had unique names back in that Era
I'm too young to remember anything of him, but remember reading about him a lot when I was younger and he was thought to be really good, just super dirty player. Iirc it was even mentioned that because of him NHL had to change some rules regarding goalie sticks because Smith used to love spear people with his stick whenever he thought that he could get away with it and/or felt like it.
One of my favorites
It would be hilarious to see the current crop of goalies wearing the equipment that goalies from the 70's and 80's did. No marshmallow men with padding everywhere.
His stick was something else. Billy Smith rule. Can't leave 10 centimeters of your stick showing, so you can poke players with it :D
I'm suprised Vaseilevskiy hasn't fallen foul of the Brodeur argument playing on such a great team. Are they good because of the goalie or do the team make the goalie look better? (For the record I think both are excellent goalies)
Smith falls in with Fuhr, great goalies you had to see because stats just don't tell the full story.
He was a bit before my time but I've gone back and watched him some. What Tampa just did to Florida, Smith & the '83 Isles did to the likes of Gretz, Mess, Kurri, and Coffey.
Someone with endless time should def look back at all the THG past videos talking about teams and players (still playing or recently retired) and cross the cats licking butt vs licking head (heads vs tails) and see if the cats can forecast the future.
I haven’t watched video yet, but I want to make it abundantly clear that you could never in any era I have followed the NHL win the cup without goaltending. Billy Smith was a winner. I cried so hard one playoff series (1983) against my team the Rangers when only Smith kept the isles in the series at a vital point. Eventually they won the series and their fourth straight cup. I cried like a baby at 11 years old. My mother had to hug and try to make me feel better before going to my school filled with islander bandwagon ‘fans’ in Connecticut. I hated Smith so hard. Wanted him dead. True playoff performer. Huge part of the four straight 80s islanders Stanley cups. Easy to say now at 50. Back then I only hated him hard.
Smith would cause so many meltdowns if he played today. No one hacked and dove like Battlin Billy.
Billy the Stick!
This was my favorite goalie growing up til I saw nabby
The most nonchalant HOF goaltender in history. The MOST average G in the regular season that turned into a brick wall in the playoffs. I actually wanted to keep Chico over Smitty when Chico was traded. Resch was the reason they came back from being down 3 games to none TWICE in a row in the 1975 playoffs. That was almost as thrilling for a young kid as winning in 1980. Hindsight... I think Torrey made the right decision.
“Playing the isles tonight, everyone have their ankle protectors??”
make a jacques plante video for him for hall of fame career
Islander hofers always fall through the cracks. Mainly because they were not even most popular team in location they played. Nhl would much preferred rangers to succeed.
A career of Ed Belfour video would be really cool
Spittin Chiclets #337 interviews Billy Smith, really interesting to hear his perspective.
There's been numerous examples of teams that looked top tier and made deep runs but never figured out how to win the cup. The rangers of the mid 2010's were a great example of this. What about the St. Louis blues of the 2010's? They ran into the Kings and Blackhawk runs. I remember the Predators having several deep runs as well. They were built to win for awhile and still do. The caps were the ultimate example of this for about 10 years straight. They finally got the monkey off their back a few years ago but I sure do remember them being the ultimate failures come playoff time. Toronto Maple Leafs and Colorado Avalanche are the two biggest currently. They have all the talent in the world but always find a way to fk it up. Colorado just shed their 2nd round luck finally, Leafs havent though lol
Smith then Hextall. The 2 Goalies that you love to hate.
Hehe.. forgot about Billy. He makes Hextall look tame.
do the career of Anton Belov goat Oiler
I don't think he referred to it as a mask so much as a muzzle...😹😹😹
How about an argument fot Chris Osgood, whose stats are as good as or better than many HOFers. Don't give me that good team baloney, that would disqualify Dryden, Parent, Broda, Sawchuck and many others.
Do Simon Gagne or Erik Cole 👍🏻
Hey that’s my brother in law you’re talking about 🥅🏒
I did a top 50 greatest goalie of all-time list a few months back and I had him ranked at #23. Solid goaltender :)
How is he not in your Top 10?!
@@fearlessleader8623 Where you'd rank him?
@@imgriffm4426 who is your top 10?
@@fearlessleader8623 Hasek, Roy, Brodeur, Plante, Hall, Dryden, Sawchuk, Belfour, Lundqvist, Esposito
@@imgriffm4426 billy smith isnt better than lundqvist?! Thats blasphemy!!!
He was a Big Time Money Player but , also a Big time Jerk .
funny thing is goalies who a few years ago that had some of the best save% just had a 80s year of scoring on them..... were goalies that bad or was it the game? cuz goalies this year looked at times worse then 80s goalies.
Not popular in my household. When his name was mentioned my second son, born in '75, would drop to his knees and snort like a pig.
His Cups don't lie, though.
Forget that 1980 goalies weren't good. Nowhere near the light padding of today
Swing batter batter!