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Originally Posted by Mickey76
I think sometimes we underestimate the role of just plain old luck, not just in sports but life in general. We usually assume we are responsible for the good that happens, and no doubt our efforts and ability factor on the course of our life but that doesn’t explain it all.
Why bring this up in this thread? I can’t help but look at this first post and notice just how horrible this team has been in game 7’s. I don’t care what any hockey person says when a series comes down to a game 7 anything can happen, and I feel luck plays a large role in that. Think if the flames had 4 more game 7’s wins. We beat the oilers in 84 we beat the oilers in 91 we win a cup, in 04, and we beat Anaheim in 06. That is 4 lousy hockey games in 35! years and I think we look at this team totally differently.
On flip side think of the accolades that Messier gets as the “greatest leader, greatest everything blah blah blah Edmonton is no good.” He loses in 84 to Calgary, 87 to Philly, 90 to Winnipeg, and 94 to Vancouver and all those games were close enough to easily lose, and he is remembered as a great player for sure but nothing like he is thought of now. All because of 4 hockey games in a 25 year career.
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if you're attributing things to often just being luck, you have to go the other way, too. cuts both ways. maybe if flames didn't have luck they'd have never made it to the cup finals.
lets take 2004. what if the flames lost in the 7th game to Vancouver in the first round?
what if they lost in game seven against the oilers in 86 (the smith own goal game)
what if Vancouver won in round one in '89 and the flames didn't win the cup?
you're better off saying luck may have a small part but it often equals out in the end.