@Mansini77 For all of Scotty Bowman's glory, 1993-1996, was, totally, indefensible, losing in the, Second Round, to the Islanders, becoming the first, One, to lose to an, Eight, to the Sharks, getting swept in the, Final, by the Devils, and, finally, losing the, Conference Final, to the Avs, just truly terrible.
@@Icemann383He's played for five teams, the Flames made the dumbest trade in, NHL, history, (they only won the, Cup, because the Oilers, choked), the Blues, (who were perpetually mediocre), the Stars, the, Red Wings, and, finally, the Coyotes, too depressing.
I was at the game, and I was so sure the Blues would lose because of missed opportunities. I figured there would be some weird bounce. Instead, the bounce went their way.
2014 WCF was easily the best series ive ever been fully invested in. Was obviously painful in the moment but looking back that series was something special.
Shannon, I know you're a Bruins fan and you probably don't like thinking about it, but the Flyers coming back from 3-0 in the 2010 run is Philly legend
game 1 of columbus and tbl in 2019 and 2020 set the tone for the entire series. that blown game 1 where they were up 3-0 kind of killed their confidence. then the next year where tampa won in 5 OT’s.
Not a Bolts fan, but seeing Point's celebration after scoring in 5OT in Game 1 of the 2020 bubble was electric, and felt like a huge monkey off their backs. I honesty believe that energy is what propelled them to win the next 2 Cups and make the Finals the 3rd year.
@@LSA30The most impressive thing was that, Tampa Bay, would become the first team, since, 1984, to win, double-digit, Playoff, Series, in a row, it is, unlikely, ever to happen again.
@@matthewdaley746 Unlikely, yes, but I wouldn’t rule it out. The CRAZIER thing to me was that they did those 3 Finals runs in less than 24 months. Now THAT won’t happen again!
2014 Blackhawks Kings series was the best series of 2010's I believe, has a Hawks fan I really believe when they won game 1 they were going back to back, losing game 7 at home being up 2-0 still stings
Those 16/17 runs from the Penguins were just crazy. Seemed like the Penguins really had to work for those cups compared to some other runs from other teams. That game 7 against Ottawa was the most insane game as a fan I’ve ever seen.
@@Zazzaro703 in my opinion all 3 years the Pens Caps series was basically the Stanley Cup final. Whichever team made it through wasn’t going to lose they were just too determined once they got past each other.
As a Caps fan, FINALLY beating The Penguins in 2018 was so huge. The Capitals' bogeyman since for almost 30 years to that point. So much tear and frustration to that point. 3-1 series lead blown. Capitals did it 3 times against The Penguins. Game 4 1996 playoffs. Capitals lose a 4 OT game to The Penguins that ends at 2:30 am. I watched the whole thing. So yeah, The Capitals winnning in game 6 in Pittsburgh in 2018 was pretty big. If it had gone 7...oh dear. In 2017, it looked like The Caps would have to break up the team after getting shut out in Game 7 by The Pens AGAIN!! Then, as an afterthought in 2018, The Caps win Stanley. You can't make that up. John Walton's radio call of the Kutznetzov series clinching goal will live with me for a long time. The Cup? I never thought The Caps would win it. Then they did. I sat in shock when it happened and then cried. Pure catharsis.
In 2004, I was living in Lister Hall residence at University of Alberta. The vast majority of people in the tower were either from Calgary or from the Lower Mainland (with huge numbers of other Albertan and BC raised students). Calgary vs Vancouver for Round 1. Just in time for finals week. The building shook after every goal. Didn't matter who scored. That was when I fell in love with Hockey.
Rangers-Capitals in 14-15 was insane and way better than Rangers-Lightning. All 7 games were 1 goal games. Rangers came back from down 3-1 and won 2 of those games in OT. Caps scored the winning goal with 2 seconds remaining in Game 1. It was low scoring but mainly because Holtby and Lundqvist played out of their minds. Game 7 was one of the best goalie duals of all time. Docs call of the Game 7 OT winner by Stepan is one of his best ever.
2008 was by FAR Stars vs. Sharks for me (biased Stars fan). 4 out of 6 games go to OT, with only one multi-goal difference game. Boy howdy, that Game 6 was the greatest goalie battle I've ever see and still remains the top. 4OT 2-1 victory for Stars to clinch the series at home and Nabokov and Turco owned the show. Turco with 61 saves on 62 shots and Nabokov with 53 on 55. You've got the start of the Thornton, Marleau, Pavelski Sharks dynasty trio; Stars with a crazy roster as well and their old stars in their last chance to win another Cup (I still think Stars should've beat Detroit...still mad about that series). Surprised that one wasn't a series you'd immediately jump to as favorite 2008 series, but I get the drama and excitement of the back-to-back final rivals and the Cup changing hands, so I can see that for sure.
as a preds fan you guys broke my heart that year, but it was a hell of a series. cause you know when you see your team go down like that in the year post scf, and president trophy year... you just knew you'd never get a chance as good as that one.
That 2002 western conference final was amazing. I though Colorado had it as a Wings fan, but then the Statue of Liberty goal in game six and the fans at the Joe chanting “na na na na” at Roy when he got pulled in game seven was fantastic.
As a Lightning fan, I have to go with the 2004 ECF - TB vs Philadelphia. Keith Primeau almost singlehandedly won that series for Philadelphia. One of the hardest fought series I've ever seen. TB and Philly absolutely hated each other at this time, as it was less than two years after Ronde Barber shut down the Vet. The "Orange Crush" shirts given out in Philly's arena were replaced by "Crush Tampa" shirts in the ECF. *TB vs NYI 2021 is my #1, but that wasn't in the timeframe you're covering.
2017 confrence finals Predators- Ducks. It was one of the most memorable Series for me. It had everything what you wanted to see from a playof series. (Eventhough Im Panthers fan since 1996).
Honorable mention to the 2018 2nd round match between Presidents trophy winning Nashville against Winnipeg. Nashville 117pts #1 overall in the league playing Winnipeg, who finished right behind them 2nd overall in the league at 114pts. It was a clash of the titans with the 2 top teams that should have been a conference final, had they gone back to the better 1vs8 2vs7 brackets. Jets took games 1 3 5 and Preds took 2 4 and 6 leading up to a highly anticipated game 7 in Smashville where the Jets dominated and went to the West final for the first time in franchise history. Very rare do the 2 top teams in the league meet in the Playoffs, especially only the 2nd round.
Sabres had another good run in 07 with the President's Cup, but Ottawa had our number most of that season. As soon as they made it to the CF we were done
I had a feeling about the series you would pick for 2017. It is the playoff run that fully converted me to becoming a Sens fan (and a fan of hockey in general). Fond memories of living in Ottawa during that run.
As a lifelong Michigander, that 2009 Stanley Cup final loss by Detroit was the last hurrah for them in the postseason up to the present day, and I still have a lot of pent-up bitterness toward the Penguins and Crosby in particular because of it. But at least Pittsburgh got to be a "city of champions" briefly, since the Steelers also won the Super Bowl that calendar year. (It's kind of like 1979-80, when the Steelers won two straight Super Bowls and the Pirates won the World Series, but that was before my time. However, it's worth mentioning that the Penguins changed their colors after that to match both the Pirates and Steelers, as well as the city flag of Pittsburgh.)
Wow, this video surely helped me to recall the past playoffs that I've watched. So many memorable series! The Kings' reverse sweep on the Sharks would be 2nd behind the Kings-Hawks series. I picked rhe Kings to win the Cup that year, so i was super happy. Likewise, i picked the Caps in 2018, and the aeries vs. Pit and TB were both awesome. 2019: Sjs-Vgk rd 1 Any Bos-Mtl series would get my vote too
mildly surprised you didn't choose Anaheim and Detroit in 2009. that was quite a series. i'll never forget the Kings twitter account asking the Blackhawks twitter account about just skipping straight to Game 7 in 2014 🤣
"People will not be surprised that Chicago- Vancouver was not my favorite series for either of those years. No shame in getting beat by those Hawks teams, they were a machine.
These are all great picks, 2018 specifically my fav non Stanley cup series ever I got a noise complaint for cheering too loud after the Caps finally slayed the Pens. Good times!!!
Among my favorites of this era would be as follows: 2003 - agree with the Hockey Guy (Devils prevent Stanley Cup from going to Disneyland) 2004 - 1st round - Calgary over Vancouver 4-3 (looked good on Marc Crawford, and any Canucks fan who condoned the actions of Todd Bertuzzi) 2010 - 1st round - Montreal over Washington 4-3 (Jaroslav Halak stands on his head and the Canadiens rally from 3-1 down to take down the President's Trophy-winning Caps) 2013 - 1st round - Boston over Toronto 4-3 (Ah, that heartwarming 3rd period of game 7 choke job) Just beyond this era: 2021 - 1st round - Montreal over Toronto 4-3 (Another series lead blown by the Maple Leafs) Before this era, here are some of my all-time favorite series: 1971 - 1st round - Montreal over Boston 4-3 1974 - Final - Philadelphia over Boston 4-2 1975 - Semi-final - Philadelphia over NY Islanders 4-3 1978 - Semi-final - Toronto over NY Islanders 4-3 (Lanny and the Leafs stun the rising power) 1979 - Semi-final - Montreal over Boston 4-3 (The game that launched Coach's Corner) 1980 - Quarter-final - Minnesota over Montreal 4-3 (the end of both disco and the dynasty) 1982 - 1st round - Los Angeles over Edmonton 3-2 1984 - Quarter-final - Montreal over Quebec 4-2 (Defining moment in the War of Quebec!) 1986 - Quarter-final - Calgary over Edmonton 4-3 (Perry Berezan 'scores' his most famous goal!) 1989 - 1st round - Calgary over Vancouver 4-3 (Best remembered for the save instead of the goal!) 1991 - 1st round - Edmonton over Calgary 4-3 1997 - 1st round - Edmonton over Dallas 4-3 1999 - 1st round - St. Louis over Phoenix 4-3 (Curse of the Jets lives on in the Arizona desert) 2000 - 3rd round - New Jersey over Philadelphia 4-3 (LINDROS!...is belted by Stevens!)
1980: Dynasty, would have ended the year before, but, Don Cherry just can't count. 1982: Grant Fuhr's offense covers up a lot of holes. 1986: Grant Fuhr lost three home Games, and, the offense collapsed, period. 1991: Grant Fuhr almost redeemed himself, but, the North Stars ruined it.
@@matthewdaley746 1980 - Retirements finally caught up with the Canadiens, while Pat Boutette caught Guy Lafleur by the knee! 1982 - A total of 50 goals were scored in those 5 games! Surprisingly, it was the Kings, and not the Oilers, who won all the high-scoring contests! 1986 - In 1984, my brother, who found himself an Oilers' fan at the time, advised me of something in the wake of the Battle of Alberta: 'Calgary just MIGHT BE the second-best team in the League!'. Perhaps he should've told the Oilers that in '86! 1991 - The Oilers were eroding as a powerhouse.
@FischerFan All true, but, let's be real, here, the Oilers only won the, Cup, in 1990 because Grant Fuhr got injured, there's a reason he kept getting moved around, oh, and, 1989 was his masterpiece, with an assist from Glen Sather, btw, an even worse team would reach the, Conference Final, in 1992 before the Blackhawks, Hammered, The, Final Nail In Their Coffin, and, for some extra bite, Steve Smith played for them.
Saw the title and a thumbnail of my Penguins losing and said "that's it. I'm dumping Penguins-hating Shannon once and for all ha ha ha." Then I click on it and he's wearing a Pens jersey. All is well. Life as a Penguins fan has meant the biggest wins and the biggest losses. Honestly I wouldn't have it any other way. Great video. I agree with a lot of these, even some of the non-Pens (I remember really being into the 2006 Carolina - Buffalo series).
It’s hard because there are so many good series from now and back then it’s a really tough choice. My top 3 would be bruins vs rangers 2013, kings vs ducks 2014, and flyers vs canadiens 2020 playoffs. For me the 2020 playoffs was so underrated. There was so many exciting games I get it was during Covid but there was so many battles to just get in the playoffs. It was amazing.
im a caps fan and i loved knocking out pittsburgh but that tampa series was incredible game 6 might have been the best game in franchise history like the best played
I was at the Game7 in 2001. It was so fun. Crowd was in a good mood because early on it just didn't feel like the Devils were going to do it. Avs just buzzing.
Yeah, and, Scott Stevens finally ran into a team that he couldn't scare off, if Peter Forsberg doesn't go down, the Avs win in, Six Games, but, make no mistake, the better team won, and, Karma, definitely did too, absolutely, really did.
@@matthewdaley746 not really karma, just two brilliant teams playing against each other in the finals. I give everyone respect on both teams except Stevens. Remember Aves almost blew it in the second round against a very stingy LA Kings team.
I mean I get why the Blues aren't on the board, but that Dallas/St. Louis series in Round 2 in 2019 was pretty damn good. Though my favorite series is the SCF in 2019, for obvious reasons.
Bruins sweeping the Penguins in 2013 was so cathartic, especially after Iginla chose Pittsburgh over them at the trade deadline. Still wish he didn’t because I think him over Jagr could have gotten them over the edge against the Blackhawks.
The NHL will flag videos with some obvious BS copyright claims. This year one of my videos that was made in 2016 talking about the Islanders of the 70’s and 80’s was flagged with a claim that I used footage from an Islanders game from 2020! Don’t know how I could have used footage from a game four years before the game ever took place, but that’s how things can work on RUclips… 🤷🏻♂️
@@Mansini77 Yeah I couldn’t imagine being a fan watching it. As a neutral fan, that was one of my favourite series. Only reason it isn’t mentioned in the same light as 2014 is because game 7 was anti-climactic compared to the previous 6 games, whereas 2014 got good in games 5-7.
2013 rd 2 Chi over Det 4-3 Detroit played absolute psychological warfare and almost destroyed Toews, but he managed to buckle down and lead his team to a game 7 OT win. Even as a Det fan, it was awesome to watch Toews grow and stop letting the head games knock him off his game, despite having my heart ripped out. Plus, if Det won after that OT goal was cleaply called off, I would have felt guilty... Nah, no I wouldn't have.😂
Obviously a huge amount of bias here cause I’m a rangers fan, but 2015 round 2 vs Washington was a better series than tampa. Hank vs holtby is still the best goalie duel I’ve seen in the playoffs and against tampa, really only game 3 was very exciting. Games 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were relatively boring. Not to mention round 2 had an OT game 7
Sabres fan. After deciding to go with co-captains over the season, they proceeded to sign neither Danny Briere or Chris Drury by july first where both left. Not saying we deserved ALL the crap that's come our way, but the organization deserved some of it for that gaffe.
I feel like Shannon hates St. Louis lol. 2019 had the Stars vs Blues go to game 7 2OT in the second round and obviously the finals went to 7 against Boston
@@TheHockeyGuy I'm just giving you shit lol. I watched your channel in 2019 and you were great about it. As someone who lives in St. Louis it's hard not seeing a 2OT game 7 not on the board, regardless of who wins it. I remember how shocking that sweep of the Lightning, just didn't expect to see it.
@@paolorossi8470Sarcasm, that's all, really, understanding that he has the identical gripes as everybody else is refreshingly humanizing, really, really, absolutely, just good.
Detroit would've won that Game 7 in 2009 if Brad Stuart didn't carelessly turn the puck over in front of his own net to open the scoring as well as getting caught at the offensive blue line leading to the 2 on 1 for the second Pittsburgh goal. Wings fans will never forget the pain of that night.
It was less painful than 1999, when they, Threw In, The, Psychological Towel, after they didn't win, Game Three, against the Avs, that, Series, was infamously highlighted by, "The, Ping Heard Around, The, World."
The lightning have beaten the New York Islanders on their path to winning each of their 3 stanley cups. The lightning have also beaten the New York Rangers on their paths to losing their 2 other cup appearances. Coincidence, I think not.
I have to be a homer and say the "other" 2019 first round series in which the Canes, after the Seasons in the Abyss, knocked out the defending champions in Washington.
In that 2002 Western Conference Finals between Detroit and Colorado; there were at least 17 hall of famers combined from both teams.
I put an asterisk on this one because game 7 was...
Aw, man.😬
Hmm…Sakic, Forsberg, Roy, Blake, Yzerman, Shanahan, Lindstrom, Hasek, Chelios, Datsyuk, Luc Robitille*(sp), Federov, and Larionov. That’s my count, I think I’m missing one or two….and Scotty Bowman.
@Mansini77 For all of Scotty Bowman's glory, 1993-1996, was, totally, indefensible, losing in the, Second Round, to the Islanders, becoming the first, One, to lose to an, Eight, to the Sharks, getting swept in the, Final, by the Devils, and, finally, losing the, Conference Final, to the Avs, just truly terrible.
@@Mansini77Brett Hull was on that Red Wings team as well.
@@Icemann383He's played for five teams, the Flames made the dumbest trade in, NHL, history, (they only won the, Cup, because the Oilers, choked), the Blues, (who were perpetually mediocre), the Stars, the, Red Wings, and, finally, the Coyotes, too depressing.
The St. Louis - Dallas 7 game series in 2019 was incredible. Double OT in game 7.
Too bad he's a Stars fan lol
Big Rig!
@@nathansimpson5721 OR game 7 SC final vs Bruins at TD Garden, Marchand: T ear D rops?
you mean ben bishop's back finally shattering under the weight of carrying that joke of a team for two rounds.
I was at the game, and I was so sure the Blues would lose because of missed opportunities. I figured there would be some weird bounce. Instead, the bounce went their way.
2014 WCF was easily the best series ive ever been fully invested in. Was obviously painful in the moment but looking back that series was something special.
Amazing series but also extremely defensive.
Shannon, I know you're a Bruins fan and you probably don't like thinking about it, but the Flyers coming back from 3-0 in the 2010 run is Philly legend
game 1 of columbus and tbl in 2019 and 2020 set the tone for the entire series. that blown game 1 where they were up 3-0 kind of killed their confidence. then the next year where tampa won in 5 OT’s.
Not a Bolts fan, but seeing Point's celebration after scoring in 5OT in Game 1 of the 2020 bubble was electric, and felt like a huge monkey off their backs. I honesty believe that energy is what propelled them to win the next 2 Cups and make the Finals the 3rd year.
History changes on, cracks.
@@LSA30The most impressive thing was that, Tampa Bay, would become the first team, since, 1984, to win, double-digit, Playoff, Series, in a row, it is, unlikely, ever to happen again.
@@matthewdaley746 Unlikely, yes, but I wouldn’t rule it out.
The CRAZIER thing to me was that they did those 3 Finals runs in less than 24 months. Now THAT won’t happen again!
@@LSA30Possible, very, unlikely, absolutely.
2014 Blackhawks Kings series was the best series of 2010's I believe, has a Hawks fan I really believe when they won game 1 they were going back to back, losing game 7 at home being up 2-0 still stings
2019 Sharks vs Knights is my favourite series of all time.
I liked that series, just not the result. Still disagree with the major penalty.
@@johnl6277 Ya but no one talks about how the refs helped Vegas win game 2. Game 7 shouldn’t have even existed, but I’m glad it did.
Those 16/17 runs from the Penguins were just crazy. Seemed like the Penguins really had to work for those cups compared to some other runs from other teams. That game 7 against Ottawa was the most insane game as a fan I’ve ever seen.
That pens team was an absolute buzzsaw with young guentzle and phill the thrill that team was insane
Caps/Pens those two years were cup finals level play. Caps probably have another cup from one of those years if not for the Pens winning it instead.
@@Zazzaro703 lightning would have another cup in 2016 if not for Pitt. 2017 probably Nashville
@@Zazzaro703 in my opinion all 3 years the Pens Caps series was basically the Stanley Cup final. Whichever team made it through wasn’t going to lose they were just too determined once they got past each other.
As a Caps fan, FINALLY beating The Penguins in 2018 was so huge. The Capitals' bogeyman since for almost 30 years to that point. So much tear and frustration to that point. 3-1 series lead blown. Capitals did it 3 times against The Penguins. Game 4 1996 playoffs. Capitals lose a 4 OT game to The Penguins that ends at 2:30 am. I watched the whole thing.
So yeah, The Capitals winnning in game 6 in Pittsburgh in 2018 was pretty big. If it had gone 7...oh dear. In 2017, it looked like The Caps would have to break up the team after getting shut out in Game 7 by The Pens AGAIN!!
Then, as an afterthought in 2018, The Caps win Stanley. You can't make that up.
John Walton's radio call of the Kutznetzov series clinching goal will live with me for a long time.
The Cup? I never thought The Caps would win it. Then they did. I sat in shock when it happened and then cried. Pure catharsis.
Yeah, that, Series, also, ended the Penguins as we knew them, they haven't won a, Round, plus, they missed, twice.
@@matthewdaley746 The Caps are not far behind.
@@edalder2000That's, OK, the Penguins losing puts a smile on my face wider than, The, Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, simple as that.
@@matthewdaley746 Ovi should get the goals record. Then let the rebuild begin in earnest.
@edalder2000 It's, probably, an, itinerary.
2011 round 1 Montreal vs Boston was epic. with claude julien job on the line. game 7 OT. my habs lost and we saw boston lift the cup sadly.
That was a great series.
Imagine if the Habs won that one.... Oh how I would love that
14 Kings first 3 rounds were nuts. 3 road game 7 wins tested the blood pressure
Obviously, 2012 was incredible as the Kings finally claimed their crown, but 2014 will probably be the most exhilarating hockey I ever see. GKG
In 2004, I was living in Lister Hall residence at University of Alberta. The vast majority of people in the tower were either from Calgary or from the Lower Mainland (with huge numbers of other Albertan and BC raised students). Calgary vs Vancouver for Round 1. Just in time for finals week. The building shook after every goal. Didn't matter who scored.
That was when I fell in love with Hockey.
Rangers-Capitals in 14-15 was insane and way better than Rangers-Lightning. All 7 games were 1 goal games. Rangers came back from down 3-1 and won 2 of those games in OT. Caps scored the winning goal with 2 seconds remaining in Game 1. It was low scoring but mainly because Holtby and Lundqvist played out of their minds. Game 7 was one of the best goalie duals of all time. Docs call of the Game 7 OT winner by Stepan is one of his best ever.
2008 was by FAR Stars vs. Sharks for me (biased Stars fan). 4 out of 6 games go to OT, with only one multi-goal difference game. Boy howdy, that Game 6 was the greatest goalie battle I've ever see and still remains the top. 4OT 2-1 victory for Stars to clinch the series at home and Nabokov and Turco owned the show. Turco with 61 saves on 62 shots and Nabokov with 53 on 55. You've got the start of the Thornton, Marleau, Pavelski Sharks dynasty trio; Stars with a crazy roster as well and their old stars in their last chance to win another Cup (I still think Stars should've beat Detroit...still mad about that series).
Surprised that one wasn't a series you'd immediately jump to as favorite 2008 series, but I get the drama and excitement of the back-to-back final rivals and the Cup changing hands, so I can see that for sure.
Legendary series. Giguere in 2003 was by far the best goalie performance I've ever seen and I don't think second is close.
2018 series between Winnipeg and Nashville.
I mentioned the same series. Such a back and forth nailbiter between the 2 top teams that year
as a preds fan you guys broke my heart that year, but it was a hell of a series. cause you know when you see your team go down like that in the year post scf, and president trophy year... you just knew you'd never get a chance as good as that one.
@@nickh4354 yea... Jets and Preds both started to decline after that year and haven't had much success in the postseason since.
New Jersey and Florida in 1st round 2012 was as heartbreaking as it was thrilling as a Panthers fan.
You'll get your cup soon! I just hope detrot can pull it together in the next 5 years
2014 kings vs Blackhawk’s was an amazing series!
I loved the Devils/Rangers series in 2012. The opening round with the Devils and Panthers was a great one too.
That 2002 western conference final was amazing. I though Colorado had it as a Wings fan, but then the Statue of Liberty goal in game six and the fans at the Joe chanting “na na na na” at Roy when he got pulled in game seven was fantastic.
2015 was absolutely Ducks Blackhawks, arguably the best series in a decade
Absolutely was hoping he was going to put that one ip
I can't wait for your next video of favourite series from 2020 through 2040
As a Tampa fan when he said ‘off the top of my head I know there’s one sweep’ I already knew what series it was and what year 😭😭Curse you Bobrovsky.
2011 Cup Final was the best, most entertaining playoff series this millennium. Pure hatred.
dallas v st louis 2019. i’ll never forget it
As a Lightning fan, I have to go with the 2004 ECF - TB vs Philadelphia. Keith Primeau almost singlehandedly won that series for Philadelphia. One of the hardest fought series I've ever seen.
TB and Philly absolutely hated each other at this time, as it was less than two years after Ronde Barber shut down the Vet. The "Orange Crush" shirts given out in Philly's arena were replaced by "Crush Tampa" shirts in the ECF.
*TB vs NYI 2021 is my #1, but that wasn't in the timeframe you're covering.
2017 confrence finals Predators- Ducks. It was one of the most memorable Series for me. It had everything what you wanted to see from a playof series. (Eventhough Im Panthers fan since 1996).
The fact that he has a favorite series from each season shows what a devoted fan he is… I can’t even remember what I did yesterday lol
Honorable mention to the 2018 2nd round match between Presidents trophy winning Nashville against Winnipeg. Nashville 117pts #1 overall in the league playing Winnipeg, who finished right behind them 2nd overall in the league at 114pts. It was a clash of the titans with the 2 top teams that should have been a conference final, had they gone back to the better 1vs8 2vs7 brackets. Jets took games 1 3 5 and Preds took 2 4 and 6 leading up to a highly anticipated game 7 in Smashville where the Jets dominated and went to the West final for the first time in franchise history. Very rare do the 2 top teams in the league meet in the Playoffs, especially only the 2nd round.
Sabres had another good run in 07 with the President's Cup, but Ottawa had our number most of that season. As soon as they made it to the CF we were done
I had a feeling about the series you would pick for 2017. It is the playoff run that fully converted me to becoming a Sens fan (and a fan of hockey in general). Fond memories of living in Ottawa during that run.
Loved the Philly/Boston series from 2010.
"The Capitals losing a series that they should have won, not that unusual" Truer words have never been spoken.
How to give Caps fans (myself included) PTSD with one word: "Halak"
Jaroslov freaking halak
As a lifelong Michigander, that 2009 Stanley Cup final loss by Detroit was the last hurrah for them in the postseason up to the present day, and I still have a lot of pent-up bitterness toward the Penguins and Crosby in particular because of it. But at least Pittsburgh got to be a "city of champions" briefly, since the Steelers also won the Super Bowl that calendar year. (It's kind of like 1979-80, when the Steelers won two straight Super Bowls and the Pirates won the World Series, but that was before my time. However, it's worth mentioning that the Penguins changed their colors after that to match both the Pirates and Steelers, as well as the city flag of Pittsburgh.)
Isles Leafs series from 01-02 was insane.
Wow, this video surely helped me to recall the past playoffs that I've watched. So many memorable series! The Kings' reverse sweep on the Sharks would be 2nd behind the Kings-Hawks series. I picked rhe Kings to win the Cup that year, so i was super happy. Likewise, i picked the Caps in 2018, and the aeries vs. Pit and TB were both awesome.
2019: Sjs-Vgk rd 1
Any Bos-Mtl series would get my vote too
mildly surprised you didn't choose Anaheim and Detroit in 2009. that was quite a series.
i'll never forget the Kings twitter account asking the Blackhawks twitter account about just skipping straight to Game 7 in 2014 🤣
"People will not be surprised that Chicago- Vancouver was not my favorite series for either of those years.
No shame in getting beat by those Hawks teams, they were a machine.
These are all great picks, 2018 specifically my fav non Stanley cup series ever I got a noise complaint for cheering too loud after the Caps finally slayed the Pens. Good times!!!
Winning the, Cup, was a bonus, to say nothing, of the fact that the Penguins never recovered from that loss.
Among my favorites of this era would be as follows:
2003 - agree with the Hockey Guy (Devils prevent Stanley Cup from going to Disneyland)
2004 - 1st round - Calgary over Vancouver 4-3 (looked good on Marc Crawford, and any Canucks fan who condoned the actions of Todd Bertuzzi)
2010 - 1st round - Montreal over Washington 4-3 (Jaroslav Halak stands on his head and the Canadiens rally from 3-1 down to take down the President's Trophy-winning Caps)
2013 - 1st round - Boston over Toronto 4-3 (Ah, that heartwarming 3rd period of game 7 choke job)
Just beyond this era:
2021 - 1st round - Montreal over Toronto 4-3 (Another series lead blown by the Maple Leafs)
Before this era, here are some of my all-time favorite series:
1971 - 1st round - Montreal over Boston 4-3
1974 - Final - Philadelphia over Boston 4-2
1975 - Semi-final - Philadelphia over NY Islanders 4-3
1978 - Semi-final - Toronto over NY Islanders 4-3 (Lanny and the Leafs stun the rising power)
1979 - Semi-final - Montreal over Boston 4-3 (The game that launched Coach's Corner)
1980 - Quarter-final - Minnesota over Montreal 4-3 (the end of both disco and the dynasty)
1982 - 1st round - Los Angeles over Edmonton 3-2
1984 - Quarter-final - Montreal over Quebec 4-2 (Defining moment in the War of Quebec!)
1986 - Quarter-final - Calgary over Edmonton 4-3 (Perry Berezan 'scores' his most famous goal!)
1989 - 1st round - Calgary over Vancouver 4-3 (Best remembered for the save instead of the goal!)
1991 - 1st round - Edmonton over Calgary 4-3
1997 - 1st round - Edmonton over Dallas 4-3
1999 - 1st round - St. Louis over Phoenix 4-3 (Curse of the Jets lives on in the Arizona desert)
2000 - 3rd round - New Jersey over Philadelphia 4-3 (LINDROS!...is belted by Stevens!)
1980: Dynasty, would have ended the year before, but, Don Cherry just can't count.
1982: Grant Fuhr's offense covers up a lot of holes.
1986: Grant Fuhr lost three home Games, and, the offense collapsed, period.
1991: Grant Fuhr almost redeemed himself, but, the North Stars ruined it.
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1980 - Retirements finally caught up with the Canadiens, while Pat Boutette caught Guy Lafleur by the knee!
1982 - A total of 50 goals were scored in those 5 games! Surprisingly, it was the Kings, and not the Oilers, who won all the high-scoring contests!
1986 - In 1984, my brother, who found himself an Oilers' fan at the time, advised me of something in the wake of the Battle of Alberta: 'Calgary just MIGHT BE the second-best team in the League!'.
Perhaps he should've told the Oilers that in '86!
1991 - The Oilers were eroding as a powerhouse.
@FischerFan All true, but, let's be real, here, the Oilers only won the, Cup, in 1990 because Grant Fuhr got injured, there's a reason he kept getting moved around, oh, and, 1989 was his masterpiece, with an assist from Glen Sather, btw, an even worse team would reach the, Conference Final, in 1992 before the Blackhawks, Hammered, The, Final Nail In Their Coffin, and, for some extra bite, Steve Smith played for them.
Starting off with a bang. The 2001 cup final is my all time favorite
Mine, too, and, watching Scott Stevens lose, was way better than watching Raymond Bourque win, period.
Saw the title and a thumbnail of my Penguins losing and said "that's it. I'm dumping Penguins-hating Shannon once and for all ha ha ha."
Then I click on it and he's wearing a Pens jersey. All is well.
Life as a Penguins fan has meant the biggest wins and the biggest losses. Honestly I wouldn't have it any other way.
Great video. I agree with a lot of these, even some of the non-Pens (I remember really being into the 2006 Carolina - Buffalo series).
Penguins absolutely earned, "heartbreak."
In ‘04, I’d say the ECF and SCF were both great. Might be biased as a bolts fan, but both series were absolutely nail biting to a 5 year old me.
It’s hard because there are so many good series from now and back then it’s a really tough choice. My top 3 would be bruins vs rangers 2013, kings vs ducks 2014, and flyers vs canadiens 2020 playoffs. For me the 2020 playoffs was so underrated. There was so many exciting games I get it was during Covid but there was so many battles to just get in the playoffs. It was amazing.
The 2010 Canadiens/Penguins series was a classic.
The 2015 western conference final may be my favorite ever
That robo penguin is sharp
im a caps fan and i loved knocking out pittsburgh but that tampa series was incredible game 6 might have been the best game in franchise history like the best played
as a penguins fan that conference final sweep by Boston is one we choose to forget and leave in the past
2007-2008 Dallas vs San Jose. Most went to OT and there were some amazing saves
The Ottawa Pittsburg playoff not only went 7 games; it was decided in sudden death overtime.
I'm biased as a Nashville fan but that Nashville- Anaheim series in the 2017 WCF was nuts.
Cool checklist
How wicked was Marian hossa run in those cup finals with Pittsburgh Detroit and Chicago 😂
2012 Penguins Flyers was a glorious trainwreck.
Was that the fiasco of goals, penalties, and hate?
Time to set a reminder for 17 years from now, when THG does "My Favorite Series, One Per Year, From 2020 - 2040"
I think the 2009 pens Vs capitals matchup is the greatest hockey I've ever seen from Crosby and ovechkin
it was shark and canucks in 2011 for me too I was at game 5
I was at the Game7 in 2001. It was so fun. Crowd was in a good mood because early on it just didn't feel like the Devils were going to do it. Avs just buzzing.
Yeah, and, Scott Stevens finally ran into a team that he couldn't scare off, if Peter Forsberg doesn't go down, the Avs win in, Six Games, but, make no mistake, the better team won, and, Karma, definitely did too, absolutely, really did.
@@matthewdaley746 I can neither confirm nor deny that as a Flyers fan I was giving him the finger on a regular basis in that series.
@joeb2151 Why deny one's, mandatory-responsibility.
Halak'd was brilliant. My top three in no order were 2001 Aves vs Devils, 2004 Flames vs Lightning, and 2013 Leafs va Bruins.
Loved the first one, Karma, stopped complete insanity, it did, real good.
@@matthewdaley746 not really karma, just two brilliant teams playing against each other in the finals. I give everyone respect on both teams except Stevens. Remember Aves almost blew it in the second round against a very stingy LA Kings team.
@Shadow12aven Scott Stevens just needed to lose the, Final, luckily, for all involved, he did.
The 2017 series stings but the fact that we were able to contend with a team as good as Pittsburg was just crazy
For me in 2019: Western Conf. 1st round: SJS 4 - 3 VGK
Wow what a memory…. I probably watched a lot of those but have no memories lol
The Hossa saga in 08 09 was interesting couldn't win it with Pittsburgh so he went to Detroit then he lost to Pittsburgh I enjoyed those series
I mean I get why the Blues aren't on the board, but that Dallas/St. Louis series in Round 2 in 2019 was pretty damn good. Though my favorite series is the SCF in 2019, for obvious reasons.
Bruins sweeping the Penguins in 2013 was so cathartic, especially after Iginla chose Pittsburgh over them at the trade deadline. Still wish he didn’t because I think him over Jagr could have gotten them over the edge against the Blackhawks.
Here's mine, I started watching in 2006:
2006-Canes/Oilers
2007-Ducks/Red Wings
2008-Sharks/Flames
2009-Pens/Red Wings
2010-Sharks/Red Wings
2011-Sharks/Red Wings
2012-Devils/Rangers
2013-Blackhawks/Red Wings
2014-Habs/Bruins
2015-Lightning/Red Wings
2016-Sharks/Kings
2017-Preds/Ducks
2018-Caps/Knights
2019-Sharks/Knights
2020-Stars/Knights
2021-Habs/Knights
2022-Avs/Blues
2023-Stars/Kraken
2024-TBD, but Stars/Knights so far
The NHL will flag videos with some obvious BS copyright claims. This year one of my videos that was made in 2016 talking about the Islanders of the 70’s and 80’s was flagged with a claim that I used footage from an Islanders game from 2020! Don’t know how I could have used footage from a game four years before the game ever took place, but that’s how things can work on RUclips… 🤷🏻♂️
The Pittsburgh Ottawa series was the best and worst time as a Sens fan. Can't wait to get back into the playoffs
Canucks were so close to getting Dallas in 2020 too... damn
Next time Gary calls, you should ask him to let you play highlights, and to remove the two strikes
Everyone talks about the 2014 WCF, but I think the next WCF with the Hawks and Ducks was even better.
As a Hawks fan, watching that series aged me significantly.
The Andrew Shaw header!
@@Mansini77 Yeah I couldn’t imagine being a fan watching it. As a neutral fan, that was one of my favourite series. Only reason it isn’t mentioned in the same light as 2014 is because game 7 was anti-climactic compared to the previous 6 games, whereas 2014 got good in games 5-7.
@@Aaaeendrew Still remember that like it was yesterday.
2013 rd 2 Chi over Det 4-3
Detroit played absolute psychological warfare and almost destroyed Toews, but he managed to buckle down and lead his team to a game 7 OT win. Even as a Det fan, it was awesome to watch Toews grow and stop letting the head games knock him off his game, despite having my heart ripped out. Plus, if Det won after that OT goal was cleaply called off, I would have felt guilty...
Nah, no I wouldn't have.😂
Pittsburgh is listed 7 times on your list covering 11 years. Is there something about them that makes them your 4th favorite team?
Obviously a huge amount of bias here cause I’m a rangers fan, but 2015 round 2 vs Washington was a better series than tampa. Hank vs holtby is still the best goalie duel I’ve seen in the playoffs and against tampa, really only game 3 was very exciting. Games 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were relatively boring. Not to mention round 2 had an OT game 7
I'm surprised you didn't mention Ray Bourque in the 2001 series.
2002 Detroit Colorado is my all time favorite.
I remember saying Columbus was gonna upset Tampa really bad before the series as a joke.
Sabres fan. After deciding to go with co-captains over the season, they proceeded to sign neither Danny Briere or Chris Drury by july first where both left.
Not saying we deserved ALL the crap that's come our way, but the organization deserved some of it for that gaffe.
Sorry Shannon, but Halak's run in 2010 began a few months earlier when he stole the show at the 2010 Olympics carrying Slovakia to a medal game.
I wonder what 2005 series you will pick...
Shannon is a silent Penguins fan
Wow, you REALLY like watching Pittsburgh!?! I only like those series when they lose (from a Bs fan).
As a Columbus fan, I look forward to the day the "Tampa Sweep" is no longer the high point in our franchise history.
Who was Buffalo's goalie vs Carolina?
I feel like Shannon hates St. Louis lol. 2019 had the Stars vs Blues go to game 7 2OT in the second round and obviously the finals went to 7 against Boston
So I picked Columbus' shocking upset because I hate the Blues? Anyone who followed the channel in 2019 should know I don't hate the Blues.
@@TheHockeyGuy I'm just giving you shit lol. I watched your channel in 2019 and you were great about it. As someone who lives in St. Louis it's hard not seeing a 2OT game 7 not on the board, regardless of who wins it. I remember how shocking that sweep of the Lightning, just didn't expect to see it.
@@paolorossi8470Sarcasm, that's all, really, understanding that he has the identical gripes as everybody else is refreshingly humanizing, really, really, absolutely, just good.
@nathansimpson5721 Absolutely, fun-exhilarating, channel, unquestionably.
tampa mentioned go bolts
2011 for me is either Boston/Montreal or Boston/Vancouver
Oh nice, 2008. Oh no, 2009...
Detroit would've won that Game 7 in 2009 if Brad Stuart didn't carelessly turn the puck over in front of his own net to open the scoring as well as getting caught at the offensive blue line leading to the 2 on 1 for the second Pittsburgh goal. Wings fans will never forget the pain of that night.
It was less painful than 1999, when they, Threw In, The, Psychological Towel, after they didn't win, Game Three, against the Avs, that, Series, was infamously highlighted by, "The, Ping Heard Around, The, World."
Crosby dominates the board.
I’m beyond baffled Boston is on here only 1 time!
2019 should have been the Vegas - SJ series. Way better than the CBJ - TBL series.
2019 SCF (moderate bias)
2006 typical Buffalo luck. I believe 5 of their starting defense were injured. Jay McKee with the staphylococcus infection before game 7.😔
That game 7 between Montreal and my Penguins was a huge heartbreak cause that was the final game at the Civic Arena.
2006 Edmonton vs San Jose was great too
The Sharks blew, Game Three, otherwise, the, Series, is, likely, a sweep.
@@matthewdaley746 fr, some epic overtime games, tho
@@Dim_WittyThe Sharks blew it, the Oilers were a quality opponent away from being done, they finally got one in the, Final, period.
The lightning have beaten the New York Islanders on their path to winning each of their 3 stanley cups. The lightning have also beaten the New York Rangers on their paths to losing their 2 other cup appearances. Coincidence, I think not.
I have to be a homer and say the "other" 2019 first round series in which the Canes, after the Seasons in the Abyss, knocked out the defending champions in Washington.
No jets series😢
Change that thumbnail immediately, sir.
Sincerely, a Pens fan.
Five, Cups, zero right to complain, seriously, simple as that.
@@matthewdaley746 Perhaps they could complain that none of their Cup wins came on home ice, but that's about it.
@@boltinabottle6307Absolutely, ridiculous, "complaint," period.