One of the most underrated matchups people don’t talk about these days

I'm a Flyers fan but those back to back Pens and Wings Cup Finals each winning one where both amazing series. Two great teams too!!!

Remember watching it live both times. Felt so good for fluery to be the hero after always being the fall man. Definitely was a great rivalry

I'm a Pens fan but Ozzie deserves to be in the Hall. Idc what people say. He was HUGE in those 2 playoff runs plus winning a cup in 98 too.

Also kinda crazy that Lidstrom didn't get low enough in the zone to get that rebound in time and then a couple years later Martinez does get low enough for that rebound and scores the winner.

Agreed. I'm a Pens fan and everyone here was cheering for Vegas because of Fleury (even though those same people blamed Fleury for every loss while he was a Penguin lol) and I didn't get it. Ovi definitely deserved at least one (and an expansion team making the Final is just absurd).

@@mikeyt3784 you aren’t a real pens fan you a bandwagon “fan” no real fan would want the capitals to win.

@@kebabson3797 I mean, I didn't care that much but I would have much rather seen Ovi win one than an expansion team. This might blow your mind but I'm capable of respecting one of the greatest players ever while still not necessarily liking the team he plays for. Oh, and being a 'real' fan means supporting the logo, not the players. You're probably one of those people who wears a Vegas Fleury jersey around Pittsburgh.

@@kebabson3797 Once you try to tell someone what they are/aren't a fan of, you've lost the argument.

Ovenchicken greatest goal scorer of all time

The Imperial March would have been more fitting.

@@chefz2749 At least if you’re a Detroit fan lol

Devils played it when they hoisted the Cup in 2003. I actually find it kinda lame. I like Anaheim playing Rockys victory song when they won!

They were champs once again last year and I gotta say it was quite satisfying!! Thank you Arturi Lehkonnen for securing colorados 2nd title in the 21st century!!

That colorado team is one of my favorite all time. (As a leafs fan, we all need a backup favorite team)

Looking at the names Seattle could pick up, seems like a possibility.

Gotta go to a US team win a Cup :)

@@DoBap_ Seattle doesn’t even have a roster yet. You can’t call them cup contenders.

@@politicalbandwagon4989 didn't say they were, said theres a possibility they could build one.

As a habs fan, that cup run was the most exhilirating and heartbreaking thing i have seen in a long time

Yeah for real. Watching highlights of other teams gives me chills too lmao

I'm a Leafs fan. Look forward to the day when I can experience that.

As a Tampa fan it really does. Not necessarily physical tears, but metaphorical tears every single time for sure.

I'm not crying, just watering my beard.

I cried real tears when the Blues won. Having dealt with perennial disappointment, seeing all the fans in St. Louis celebrate after waiting for so long was overwhelming.

I'm a Kings fan. Went to my first game in 1969 so you know I suffered a long, long time. Then the Kings finally had the magic of 2012 and that fantastic run in 2014 ending with that overtime goal by Martinez. As wonderful as that was I still feel so bad for Henrik Lundqvist as my Kings celebrated near him. He and the Rangers fought so hard that series. I hoped that he would get a cup of his own one day but sadly it didn't happen.

@@1ouncebird after they lost in ‘14 you could tell Lundqvist was in pain 😬 he wouldn’t get off the ice, stared at the ceiling, then when his teammates tried to console him, he waved them off 😮‍💨 poor guy, but incredible goalie ukposts.info/have/v-deo/b4Srk3x-hWqck5s.html

It doesn't give me chills only because it's Jim Hughson lol

Yeah screw Jim. The way Bob says it is way better.

And now no more

@@julian3898 Gary Thorne is the GOAT.

Yeah, he's great...epic voice. Chris Cuthbert is pretty awesome too, though.

Two clutch series winners from Martinez that year. That's a lifetime of thrills for an NHL player.

*That was my first Stanley Cup game!* 😁 I’m from SoCal and I just started watching hockey that season. It was a crazy coincidence that the same year I started watching was the same year they win a Cup ❤️ *Coincidence? I think not!!!* This was all to get me addicted! 😉 #GoKingsGo

😆

As a Kings fan.. who halfway through the 2014 season didn't even think they'd make the playoffs.. ditto ❤

@@jaydenlyon4106 wrong year, Martinez scored to win the 2014 cup. In 12 we barely made it (I think we clinched with our second to last game, because someone else also lost that night), but we didn't have Martinez that year, if I recall.

@@edschramm6757 k fixed it lol

Sabres fan here and I get that same feeling

@@edschramm6757 Martinez was there that year. He was our third pairing with greene.

Gotta love how Sakic doesn't even lift it. He just sends it straight to Bourque.

@@boltinabottle6307 As an Avs fan, all I can say is for people to watch the documentary Names on the Cup. The segment called "The Wait" talks about Bourque's career building up to that moment, and Flames HOF'er Lanny McDonald gets really emotional talking about seeing that moment of Sakic passing the Cup. It's so awesome to hear moments like that of great players recognizing not just the skills of other great players, but the character of those players, and that would be Sakic's class.

Repent to Jesus Christ “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” ‭‭James‬ ‭4:7‬ ‭NIV‬‬ ht

That was the first cup final I watched. I was too young and too new to hockey to appreciate how special that moment was.

As a Bruins fan it's a shame we couldn't build a team to get him one. Was great to see him go out on top.

he never got one :(

Pretty sure he knew that the Rags would NEVER get that far again

No, it's fantastic. King Nothing

Not heartbreaking if you despise the Rangers more than any team in the league.

@@elitetrader5468 smart man

Absolutely not sad. Rangers suck and their fans are a plague.

@@flagtheoffense someone woke up on the wrong side lol

@@GoldCraft55 I hate them so much lol

@@flagtheoffense fair, everyone can't root for the same team. I know about opinions so I'm not mad cuz that's childish to get mad over opinions lol

2012 kings always was the best run I’ve ever witnessed, quick was on a whole different level

Oh man that 2015 war with the ducks was legendary, Toews was just unbelievable in that series, kept getting just crushed all series and just kept popping back up and coming at Anaheim even harder

2013* Kyle Beach remembers just fine too. Shitcago Dirtbags🖕😂🖕

​@@RIPJimmyA7X I will NEVER, EVER forget Toews scoring those 2 Goals at the end of the game, only to lose in OT... But then the Blackhawks winning in 7 was amazing!!!

How can you not admire that. So deserving

What??

Me too!!!

same

haha I was hoping they'd 3-peat, looking g doubtful down 3-1

Facts

He is great but hasnt shown his true colors yet sadly he isnt that great because he is on a great team but he is good

@@milanek1527 bro what?

@@milanek1527 It's okay, his important achievements are still in the future. If it makes you happy: Hashek was the coolest in the NHL. :)

I know he’s my favorite

Calgary flames goal horn is where its at

I’ll never forget as a wings fan how close they came to trying it up on that last rush against fleury in 09 😂 that back to back for 2nd time in only a decade would’ve been sweeeeet sweet. Interesting how similar our comments are

Yes...and seeing Luke Robitaille at the helm must've been extra special.

*I remember when I first got into hockey was the same season the Kings won the ’14 Cup!* 😆❤️ I got board one day, and it happened to be the Olympics, so I turned on hockey. I got addicted within a few minutes! 😃 I remember my cousin taking me to a Kings game when I was in middle school, so I started watching their games after the Olympics where over. When Martinez scored the OT goal, I was the only one awake in the house, but I started screaming and scared everyone. 🤣 *I could never miss a game after that season!* I even got married to my hubby from Washington, and he’s Kings fan now too! 😉❤️ #GoKingsGo

One of the best in the league!

3 in 5 years baby lets goooo, now its the bulls time to shine

Soo good.

As a Kings fan, your greatness is what made the 2014 West Finals so special. That was a clash of titans. Was fun passing the Cup around with you guys that four year run.

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 I'm a Chicago fan but the 2013 series with the Kings made me an LA fan too. My first authentic hockey jersey was a Kings one lol

As a canadiens fans the jonathan teows kane 2010 era was dangerous

I have to agree. I was fortunate enough to go to 2 of the games in that series and I was at game 7 when the Lightning won the cup. Absolutely amazing experience.

2008 was even crazier imo

Calgary was booming with pride, one of our big streets was shut down with tens of thousands of people drinking and partying and watching the games. Was beautiful

@@ookalar665 You call it The Red Mile, right? It certainly is a sight to behold.

@@ookalar665 that run by Calgary was remarkable in terms of passion I never watched it live, but I remember one video in the game #3 of the Vancouver series, in which a reporter of CBC was in the upper section of the Saddledome. He said some seats were even sold, but that was the grand reopening

wow its the other way around for me 2018 is my second and 2019 is my favorite but im a blues fan

GO BRUINS!!!!!!

2019 sucked, Bruins should have won that.

@@greysonG10 Bruins fan, huh?

@@Mickelraven Yes.. 😔

Same here I was 11 and I’ve hated Boston ever since

@@E-Mills LOL...ask a Leafs fan what Boston means to them.

@@szahmad2416Yup. Exactly. Seeing Boston loose in the cup final is the best feeling ever.

@@ostcyr 30 years without a cup, and we got ours in your building! 😀

i remember the 08 finals and i think game 5 that went triple OT and Petr Skykora ending it, god damn was that a late night but well well worth watching!

Covid warped time afterwards probably!

Pat Maroon is a 3 time champ with STL (2019)and TB twice(2020, 2021)-three in a row.

@@tellyourmomisaidhi5804 maroon had 17 points in his 3 cups…. Kessel had 45 points and ate 20 hot dogs. No comparison

Doesn't matter he still won 3 cups in a row man. The trainers don't do anything and there names are on the cup. It doesn't matter if you score zero goals or 100 if your part of that team all year and win it you deserve to win it. Both these players deserved it the same

The point is not that there is a comparison between two plugs (which neither are) even though that’s what the person who brought up Maroons name was implying. Kessel was pissed on the entire time he was in Toronto and haters like to joke about his physique but he just quietly went on to be one of the leagues deadliest snipers and won back to back cups. It’s a shame that he’s being wasted in Arizona as they try to tank for a draft pick.

Now three. How we in Toronto let him go is beyond me.

Ya and dont forget he was on Ottawa when the sens lost in 03.

Hank faces kills me everytime -rangers fan

@@dbrett2003 Sad that so many legendary players like Hank never win a Cup. Hoping that Marleau, Thornton, and Pavelski win one in the next few years.

@@sabertooth_shark5047 Pavelski needs to change team until it's too late

Life is always boring

@@Grassss Sorry to hear you're still a virgin.

@@kropking don't be

Are you and Chris Lee still an item?

it would be better if gary would retires and Canada will have a chance to win the cup

Hopefully

I feel you man even tho I’m a bruins fan

Yah man we had that bagged no excuses..... and still haven't won a championship in 52 years lol...I was there in the nosebleeds of gm place watching from the perfect angle when burrows knocked down the puck and hit that flutter shot to slay the dragon vs Chicago...just felt like that was the year

@@justacoyote7049 I bet that’s how it feels now. 😬 you guys were crazy this year, to get knocked out in the first round 😮‍💨

Though I was really glad when the Blues finally won. We had been waiting for so long.

Yessir

@@krishnayyar4173 Those Hawks teams were quite something. Their offense was incredible. Very hard to stop. 3 cups in 5 years is fantastic.

@@1ouncebird yes well said

6:38 *I remember when I first got into hockey was the same season the Kings won the ’14 Cup!* 😆❤️ I got board one day, and it happened to be the Olympics, so I turned on hockey. I got addicted within a few minutes! 😃 I remember my cousin taking me to a Kings game when I was in middle school, so I started watching their games after the Olympics where over. When Martinez scored the OT goal, I was the only one awake in the house, but I started screaming and scared everyone. 🤣 *I could never miss a game after that season!* I even got married to my hubby from Washington, and he’s Kings fan now too! 😉❤️ #GoKingsGo

Since when are you a hockey fan

@@aidanmccloskey05 since i was a kid lol, my grandpa got me into it when i was around 5 and as a kid i would do street hockey like every day. fun times

I agree

@@Timeworks that’s so cool

Canucks fans are still trying to forget about that nightmarish day.

Yeah

Debatable

Debatable

@@wsg1448 tell me how

@@wsg1448 I’ll wait

@@wsg1448 my beards getting gray

NHL is on ESPN again, and when did they take it off NBC? CBC yeah that’s sad I liked their broadcasts.

@@JosephDeStefano924 this summer the NHL decided that the next US tv deal would have 2 partners. ESPN took over the majority of those rights and Turner Sports (TNT) took the rest. Both signed a 7 year deal where ESPN will broadcast 4 Stanley Cup Finals and TNT 3. Also ESPN took the NHL TV app to their stream app ESPN+.

@@diegojuarez8041 luckily they’ve more or less figured out how to stream it on their app now, but the start of this season on ESPN+ was incredibly shaky. At least a very big difference from NBC

2:20 is cbc

Nhl still plays on cbc in MTL. It's always on for the habs on saturdays

You know your teams bad when you don’t even know if they will win a cup in the rest of your lifetime Coming from a devils fan😞

Dude same hockey is better when the devils are great

You may be in luck this year!

@@martinrosario4018 true

And Price is probably going to Seattle, guess you can’t get much from Montreal.

@@godbobo4088 I mean price is now getting old and his knee's are probably done so its not a drastic loss but he will be missed

@@isaacrice7165 yeah but what else does Montreal have at goaltender?

@@godbobo4088 jake Allen

@@godbobo4088 Allen he may not be a better goalie then price but he does have that playoff experience which is key

as a Rangers fan watching Lundqvist in 2014 makes your heart sink

6:38 *I remember when I first got into hockey was the same season the Kings won the ’14 Cup!* 😆❤️ I got board one day, and it happened to be the Olympics, so I turned on hockey. I got addicted within a few minutes! 😃 I remember my cousin taking me to a Kings game when I was in middle school, so I started watching their games after the Olympics were over. When Martinez scored the OT goal, I was the only one awake in the house, but I started screaming and scared everyone. 🤣 *I could never miss a game after that season!* I even got married to my hubby from Washington, and he’s Kings fan now too! 😉❤️ #GoKingsGo

Sorry man lol. That save by Fleury at the end will always be one of my all time favorite memories.

Same, I still can't believe we lost that series and the game 7. To be a biased homer I think the refs had a good decision of the outcome, there were some iffy calls and non calls that went Pittsburghs way

Even though I'm a Caps fan, I loved those Devils teams cause of some of those players. I watched that whole run. The series against Philly in the East finals was insane. So physical and intense.

Well, be prepared to be disappointed, the salary cap is going to gut your team

@@frederickglass1583 yeah, it sucks, but let us enjoy it while we can

@@frederickglass1583 We came out of it just fine. But I bet it felt nice thinking your team might actually beat us ;)

I didn’t. He left stating that he thought the Wings gave him a better chance to chase a cup. And then he lost to the team he quit on. Poetic justice. However I like him as a player and he went on to win cups with the Hawks.

It's Pittsburgh, but yeah I felt for him too lol. At least he got it with Chicago.

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