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Old 04-06-2021, 09:59 AM   #212
Makarov
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina View Post
In terms of disappointments I would argue the 91/92 season has to be considered. Just a couple years removed from the championship, and didn't even make the playoffs. And smack in the middle was the infamous Gilmour deal.
The only good thing was Roberts getting 53 goals.
But the team boasted Roberts, Macinnis, Fleury, Makarov, Nieuwendyk, Suter, Reichel, Otto, etc and still managed to miss the playoffs.
How is that even possible? That is a legendary failure by a legendary franchise.
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