05-22-2017, 09:05 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Did Nashville touch the trophy?
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05-22-2017, 09:07 PM
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#22
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Nope. Sid will touch it tomorrow and Pittsburgh will win the Cup.
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05-22-2017, 09:12 PM
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#23
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: VanCity
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ToewsFan
Before anyone mentions what happened in 2004, I think I would like to point out that the Gelinas goal crossed the line in Game 6. The Flames were robbed in 2004.
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Robbed or not, we didn't win the cup. Iggy touched the trophy and screwed us.
Don't touch it.
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05-22-2017, 09:14 PM
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#24
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Franchise Player
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Don't touch it. It's not why you're there
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05-22-2017, 09:15 PM
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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According to Ron it was the 97 Flyers who first didn't touch the conference championship trophy.
And the last team to touch the Campbell Bowl was the Flames.
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05-22-2017, 09:33 PM
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#26
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
According to Ron it was the 97 Flyers who first didn't touch the conference championship trophy.
And the last team to touch the Campbell Bowl was the Flames.
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Kind of funny considering they lost, how did that turn into a superstition!?
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05-26-2017, 09:15 AM
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#27
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Lifetime Suspension
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Crosby not only touched the Prince of Wales Trophy, he grabbed it, then skated away with the trophy, and entered the dressing room with it.
So there you have it.
Pittsburgh: TOUCH
Nashville: NO TOUCH
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05-26-2017, 09:29 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary
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That's the way it should be! Be proud of your accomplishments rather than act like they're icky
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05-26-2017, 09:33 AM
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#29
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Calgary, AB
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05-26-2017, 09:46 AM
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#30
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flamescat
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They touched the trophy in 2009 as well.
Does anyone know if Crosby touched it in 2008 when they lost the Finals to Detroit?
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05-26-2017, 09:52 AM
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
They touched the trophy in 2009 as well.
Does anyone know if Crosby touched it in 2008 when they lost the Finals to Detroit?
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It is my understanding that they did not touch it in 2008. I think that is what prompted them to break that superstition and touch it in '09.
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05-26-2017, 09:52 AM
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#32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
They touched the trophy in 2009 as well.
Does anyone know if Crosby touched it in 2008 when they lost the Finals to Detroit?
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Crosby did NOT touch the Trophy in 2008.
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05-26-2017, 09:53 AM
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#33
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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It's so silly to think touching a trophy may influence the outcome of a series in any way. I get that players are superstitious and habitual so I can understand why a team may do it but as a fan there's really nothing to debate or discuss seeing it has no more relevance than sunny weather vs a cloudy weather influencing the outcome of a game or series.
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05-26-2017, 10:00 AM
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#34
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Franchise Player
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Yeah then it makes sense.
2008 - No touch, lost final
2009 - Touch, won final
2016 - Touch, won final
Obviously he's going to touch it this year again. Even if you only have a teeny little bit of superstition in you you're going to take the trophy with those past results.
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05-26-2017, 10:11 AM
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Franchise Player
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I like when players touch it. While the Cup is the ultimate goal, it's kind of offensive to the fans to say ''well this trophy is nice, but it means nothing''. Of course it means something. If it truly meant nothing, then there's no point in hanging division/conference champion banners in every arena. If a team doesn't care about winning the conference trophy, then it sure as #### shouldn't matter about trying to win your division during a ''meaningless'' regular season, right? No point in having a President's trophy either since it doesn't matter. Hell, might as well cancel all the player awards since they don't matter, since I guess the Cup in the only goal.
Of course it matters. I wish more teams lifted the conference trophy and paraded it around the ice. It's a huge accomplishment to win the conference, fans feel pride over it, and it's an objective that has been reached. I think it's dumb when teams act like it's nothing.
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05-26-2017, 10:14 AM
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Franchise Player
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I wonder if the current Prince of Wales knows about this trophy.
They should actually fly him in every year and have him hand it to the Captain of the Eastern conference champions
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05-26-2017, 10:15 AM
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#37
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Franchise Player
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Also, I feel like playoff beards of the 90s were way gnarlier than today's beards. Are men these days not able to grow a beard like previous generations? Or is that all in my mind.
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05-26-2017, 10:31 AM
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#38
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Retired
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Back in Guelph
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CroFlames
I wonder if the current Prince of Wales knows about this trophy.
They should actually fly him in every year and have him hand it to the Captain of the Eastern conference champions
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And have Papa Doc hand out the Western conference trophy.
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05-26-2017, 10:39 AM
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#39
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheFlamesVan
And have Papa Doc hand out the Western conference trophy.
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Who is Papa Doc?
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05-26-2017, 10:41 AM
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#40
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Retired
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Back in Guelph
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ToewsFan
Who is Papa Doc?
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His real name is Clarence.
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