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Wow was that team ever stacked. Definitely a top 5 team of all time.
With that collection of players it is amazing the Flames only had the one cup from the late 80s/early 90s. Looking back the 86, 88, 90, 91, and 93 teams were all good enough to win if not for a bit of bad luck and choking under pressure.
It's a shame the Oilers were a dominant team also. We could have won more than one Cup.
Wow was that team ever stacked. Definitely a top 5 team of all time.
With that collection of players it is amazing the Flames only had the one cup from the late 80s/early 90s. Looking back the 86, 88, 90, 91, and 93 teams were all good enough to win if not for a bit of bad luck and choking under pressure.
I honestly believe the '86 Flames would have won the Cup if Steve Smith hadn't used his stick to perform an amateur splenectomy on Carey Wilson, and Mark Messier hadn't wrecked Gary Suter's knee. The team suffered a lot of injuries in that year's playoffs, but Wilson and Suter could have made a big difference in the last two rounds.
I remember the lineup in the Cup finals featured genu-wyne Hall of Famers like Yves Courteau and Robin Bartel. (Also some fat, out-of-shape kid called Hull, who clearly wasn't ready for the show yet.) They were all heart, but too many talented players were putting ice on their bodies and not vice versa.
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It's a shame the Oilers were a dominant team also. We could have won more than one Cup.
Yeah but the Flames dropped winnable series against the kings, sharks, Canucks and jets
I view the Oilers thing largely as an excuse as they often chocked against other teams not the Oil
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I honestly believe the '86 Flames would have won the Cup if Steve Smith hadn't used his stick to perform an amateur splenectomy on Carey Wilson, and Mark Messier hadn't wrecked Gary Suter's knee. The team suffered a lot of injuries in that year's playoffs, but Wilson and Suter could have made a big difference in the last two rounds.
I remember the lineup in the Cup finals featured genu-wyne Hall of Famers like Yves Courteau and Robin Bartel. (Also some fat, out-of-shape kid called Hull, who clearly wasn't ready for the show yet.) They were all heart, but too many talented players were putting ice on their bodies and not vice versa.
yeah by the last few games of the finals injured bodies were piling up. Patterson missed a few, Mullen missed one, Loob I think was day to day but played through it...Mike Eaves came out of retirement by the middle of the playoffs IIRC, I remember a teenaged Gary Roberts interviewed before one of the games, if Loob couldn't play he was next to come in.
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Yeah but the Flames dropped winnable series against the kings, sharks, Canucks and jets
I view the Oilers thing largely as an excuse as they often chocked against other teams not the Oil
Losing 4 times to the Oilers in 1983, 1984, 1988, and 1991 playoffs is hardly an excuse. Especialy when the Oilers won the Cup in those years.
For those of us old enough to have watched the flames win the cup, where were you? We weren't 18 yet and watched a lot of games that year at Crystal Palace pool hall on Electric Ave. What a crazy place to be that night.
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Two of those were when the flames weren’t really ready to contend
They may not have been ready at the time, but once you got past the Oilers, the road to the Cup finals was a lot easier where anything could happen. The 86 Flames are a great example.
For those of us old enough to have watched the flames win the cup, where were you? We weren't 18 yet and watched a lot of games that year at Crystal Palace pool hall on Electric Ave. What a crazy place to be that night.
We watched it at home with friends and family and then went downtown to Electric Ave. That was one of the greatest nights of my life.
They may not have been ready at the time, but once you got past the Oilers, the road to the Cup finals was a lot easier where anything could happen. The 86 Flames are a great example.
In '83 and '84, that wasn't remotely true. There was a solid brick wall at the other end of the road, called the New York Islanders. The Flames wouldn't have stood a chance against them.
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For those of us old enough to have watched the flames win the cup, where were you?
The Point and Feather in Oakridge, back when it was a small place with about six tables. After the win, the owner personally gave out champagne and cigars to every table, gratis.
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If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
For those of us old enough to have watched the flames win the cup, where were you? We weren't 18 yet and watched a lot of games that year at Crystal Palace pool hall on Electric Ave. What a crazy place to be that night.
Watched the game at home with family and then went cruising around the city afterwards with my dad. Good memories!
