1996 Sees Leafs, Canucks Fading, Rangers Adding More Vets

[@memomelaza]

This season was also the debut of an NHL staple for years to come. The world famous and renowned "This season we will start to crack down on (insert penalty or flaw in the game here)" which last to about January/February, when they just kind of get tired of calling the penalties again. This season saw an up kick in scoring that hasn't been seen since, but could have been at around 1992/93 levels, had they actually stuck to their guns, which at the time was to crack down on obstruction/holding/hooking etc. Scoring was up in part due to the increase in power plays in the first half, and the presence of a historically bad team for teams to feast on when they played which was the senators (just like in 93). But alas, the league decided to stop calling penalties in the same fashion as they had earlier in the season, and obstruction in its various forms shot up and the amount of 50 goal scorers and 100 point men was still rather high, but not quite enough.

[@matthewdaley746]

Fake progressiveness, the best kind.

[@philippelra]

I'm from Quebec... i remember the first hockey match my father bring me to, a playoff game of the Nordique against the NYR. (The first game is always special and i remember how my father told me to love french speaking player but i was in love with Sakic and Kamensky ( don't ask me why i think it was only for the name ) And the next year happend and .... i was chearing for colorado, but i was sad to not be there... my father hated the avalange because of the Patrick Roy deal. So in 1996, i was young, happy and sad ... since i just love hockey, i have some emotional team, but in general i just wanna see a good game :) thank you for your channel it's really nice i woke up each morning and watch your research and your opinon.

[@matthewdaley746]

The irony is he played for Colorado, but, I'm fairly sure Quebec is one team he would never have played for.

[@philippelra]

@@matthewdaley746 Montreal would never trade Roy to Quebec it's a no brainer ! I think today it would be like Pittsbourg trade Crosby to Philly.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@philippelra They might have just sat him, who knows?

[@theresas14]

@@matthewdaley746 They would never have been able to have Roy if still in Quebec. Not ever.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@theresas14 That team was just doomed from all sides.

[@XBLCRueLest]

If I had this kind of history class in high school, I'd be more motivated.

[@matthewdaley746]

Motivation is critical.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@111highgh Great place to start.

[@gocanuckurself1]

Shannon, Dan Russell was amazing. I used to listen to CKNW after all the games as a kid haha. Those were the days. I remember speaking with Brendan Morrison one time haha.

[@matthewdaley746]

Sounds awesome.

[@marcuswolin4454]

Super ambitious perhaps, but could you talk about SHL, Liiga, NLA, AHL and the Russian league for the 04/05 season? Maybe, what player benefitted playing, what league got stacked etc?

[@matthewdaley746]

Maybe he will in another video.

[@matthewdaley746]

@Mr. Man Sounds like something more for the deeper-context fans.

[@mikelynch7271]

🤣🤣🤣 that’s ridiculous bru . 🛑 that 🤙🏿

[@c_hanley]

I love the extended history breakdowns man. Thank you for all your hard work

[@matthewdaley746]

We are all grateful.

[@Anthony-GoAvsGo]

96 is the year I found hockey and became an Avs fan

[@matthewdaley746]

Same for me as well.

[@LivinLifeLifeless]

Haha, I was going like "Why is he talking about TiVo? Oooh, he probably is talking about Thibault!" I love hearing all these names I grew up with in the 90s..!

[@matthewdaley746]

All of these names similar to terms we hear later.

[@Mansini77]

A Colorado vs Pittsburg finals would have been amazing. Sakic Forsberg and Roy vs Lemieux Jagr and Barraso. And throw in Mario’s third cousin fifteen times removed, Claude, and we have a 7 game series??? Okay...I’ll show myself out now...

[@bryangatto1334]

E Mansini you forgot other Hall of Famers Ron Francis & Zubov, this would have been one of the most star-studded finals if it had happened

[@matthewdaley746]

@@bryangatto1334 I don't think the result would have been different, the Penguins looked gassed.

[@bryangatto1334]

Matthew Daley I agree that the Penguins probably lose the series (Francis hurt, team top-heavy) but I really don’t think they get swept like FLA did

[@matthewdaley746]

@@bryangatto1334 Five games, they weren't nearly as good as their run indicated.

[@BrodieBr0]

I remember thinking Daige was going to light it up for the Sens and there was a lot of hype about him in the league and it just didn't pan out.

[@matthewdaley746]

His career would have been considered less disappointing had he not been drafted first overall.

[@Aaronschinaguide]

I remember in the 90s Corey Hirsch playing standup and letting in some terrible goals and also in net for Vancouver during some of their playoff games.

[@matthewdaley746]

The was the beginning of the end of this phase of their existence.

[@lonelycake4114]

Forsberg was a beast Fishstick jersey is my favourite logo, dont understand the hate

[@matthewdaley746]

He was, they just looked weird.

[@Loopholez91]

Mike Keenan single handedly sabotaged the Blues.

[@sdgakatbk]

Shannon, that's not true about Jim Carey being the first goaltender to being a Vezina winner or runner up in his first two seasons. There's at least the great Canadiens netminder Bill Durnan, who was a rookie during the 1943-1944 NHL season and won the Vezina, actually in his first 4 seasons, (he played 7 years and won the Vezina 6 times).

[@matthewdaley746]

I was unaware of any of that.

[@Adam202]

This was a really special time for me as a young Red Wings fan. I remember the song "I want Stanley" that came out that year in 1996: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWabl2ltqK15l8U Good lord was that a corny jingle! but it spoke to how hyped Detroit fans really were in the mid-late 90's for our hockey team. The 40+ year drought was soon to come to an end and we all truly believed that in our hearts. The Red Wings lifted the spirits of the whole city, and it was such a fun time to watch hockey and be a part of the huge spectacle that it was.

[@matthewdaley746]

You had to go through Hell before you got to Heaven.

[@PancakesAndHammers2426]

It was bitter sweet to see the Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup.

[@matthewdaley746]

At least the Red Wings had to wait a little longer.

[@PancakesAndHammers2426]

@@matthewdaley746 A lot of people happy to see the Red Wings lose to Colorado Avalanche in the Western conference finals. A of people I knew anyway.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@PancakesAndHammers2426 I was ecstatic to see them fail again.

[@koreygeren2677]

As a Nordiques/Av's fan, this was MY year. Where's the Av's jersey?

[@wilnerolivier7971]

Sather had the Rangers budget when he took over as general manager!! But instead of rebuilding the roster with young players, he instead decided to spend like drunken sailor on ineffective veterans. What people tend to forget was that the Rangers was so putrid during the early parts of Sather's tenure that fans at the Garden was chanting "Fire Sather" over & over again. The only reason that the Rangers got themselves back on track had a lot to do with the salary cap that was implemented after the cancellation of the 2004-05 season, which forced Sather to focus more on development & less on spending.

[@matthewdaley746]

His Oiler days have made him seem far better than he actually was.

[@honestyprofessorcaesarreal5091]

Trading Roy and Keane (who combine for 4 Stanley cups after leaving the Montreal) really sets the Habs' franchise back for the next decade, the return became nearly worthless.

[@matthewdaley746]

Mike Keane was a really underrated player on three Cup winners.

[@CMartMatross]

Honesty Professor Caesar Reality remember that came after the Wings beat down of Montreal 11-1. I think that was the final nail in the coffin for Roy wanting to stay.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@CMartMatross A Cup-winning team that was torn to pieces within three years, staggering.

[@gymrat2647]

Not a Penguins fan but that Penguins jersey is nice

[@matthewdaley746]

Not as nice as the older ones.

[@cristianof812]

Devils missed the playoffs with 86 points. They would’ve been 4th in the Western Conference! The East was still a strong conference at this point. No surprise that the Avalanche rolled through the West that year, they were an Eastern Conference team in spirit that first season, especially with the help of East transplants in Claude Lemieux and Patrick Roy.

[@matthewdaley746]

The Devils were too clever by half.

[@slapshotnation6285]

I’m Starting up a jersey collection any websites you recommend?🙂

[@adamwest8131]

Ben H Sports on ebay

[@PancakesAndHammers2426]

Ben H Sports ebay Fullmoonjerseys on ebay Have fun building your collection. Also here is a link to a video where Shannon explains where he gets his jerseys. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/emPUkoGfqtR6rq8

[@matthewdaley746]

@@PancakesAndHammers2426 I never collected jerseys.

[@PancakesAndHammers2426]

@@matthewdaley746 I really didn't either when I was young. I had a Minnesota North Stars jersey and a Golden Seals jersey early on in life. When the Capitals came around I got one, but that was about it for a long time. Now I have a decent amount.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@PancakesAndHammers2426 They were great, just too expensive.

[@rachel5273]

Can u do 2019-20 NHL SCHEDULE news and notes soon?

[@rashawnreese7995]

The 95-96 season buffalo missed the playoffs and that year there was injury that season

[@matthewdaley746]

That franchise has lots of twists and turns throughout its history.

[@slynger]

No Flyers and Legion of Doom? 🙂

[@matthewdaley746]

That would be the next year.

[@SverigeiSverige]

Matthew Daley more the year before...

[@matthewdaley746]

@@SverigeiSverige Another underachieving group.

[@FunBoxBoards]

Flyers?

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Teams that have won a cup never move.

[@matthewdaley746]

Money, not success, is the deciding factor.

[@VBGamer]

This was the year we Blues fans can finally forget Hull and Gretzky whiffing on Yzerman when he scored from outside the blue line vs Jon Casey..... i just hope we don't see it 30 times every GD year anymore....

[@trentthurow5696]

Gretzky had it, lost it. Yzerman SCORES!!!.

[@Adam202]

It sure was a beautiful shot...

[@matthewdaley746]

@@Adam202 Not as beautiful as Draper shaking Lemieux's hand.

[@Adam202]

@@matthewdaley746 Nor as beautiful as Lemieux turtling at center ice and being helped off the ice as he staggered into the lockeroom bloody.

[@VBGamer]

@@matthewdaley746 Draper "LOOK AT MY FACE" quote of the year.... lol

[@juho243]

Anaheim?

[@matthewdaley746]

Anaheim's jerseys used to look really bad.

[@watersensei1]

only thing holding florida back now is that logo

[@matthewdaley746]

Luckily no fans there to see it.

[@shardhoney]

​@@matthewdaley746 wow so original bud. were you even a regretful thought in your parents minds in '96? you probably want them to move to Quebec too, dumbass. gfy

[@matthewdaley746]

@@shardhoney I was 17, in 1996, you're the dumbass.

[@adamwest8131]

Loved seeing Detroit get there collectives butts kicked by Sackic, Forsberg, and the boys!

[@ryguy6577]

I agree, but then Detroit made up for it the next two years

[@matthewdaley746]

Their time was soon to come, though.

[@mistmomo]

Montréal got 68 wins in 76-77

[@matthewdaley746]

That team was unstoppable.

[@mistmomo]

hahaha yeah my mistake sorry shannon was right

[@mistmomo]

111highgh i was sure it was 68 idk why

[@mistmomo]

111highgh it’s insane how the canadiens went from a dynasty in the 70’ to being mediocre in the 90’ and 2000’ so far, hope the kids can go a good run

[@matthewdaley746]

@@mistmomo Maybe they used up all of their good fortune, and, then some.

[@bryangatto1334]

Worst part of this video is when Shannon said the “gritty” trap-heavy & lucky Panthers were a better story than the ‘96 Penguins... You bet a PIT v. COL final with all of those stars would have been way better than the blow out sweep we ended up getting smh

[@TheHockeyGuy]

The Panthers run to the Finals was the story of the year. I don't think the Pens had a chance against the Avs either. They got better with every series. There wasn't luck in that Finals run, just a LOT of hard work.

[@matthewdaley746]

@@TheHockeyGuy No question, that series was a battle of overachievers.

[@DARK24-7]

Go Joe Sakic!!!I was so happy till he mentioned the Quebec thing...

[@matthewdaley746]

Give him a break, several of his friends were killed in a bus crash.

[@tonttaana8930]

Oh man.... im still mad about that Penguins vs Avs should have been the stanley cup final in this season!!. Stupid panthers!.

[@matthewdaley746]

I'm not sure the Penguins would have beaten them either, they seemed to have finally reached the end of their own magical run.

[@tonttaana8930]

@@matthewdaley746 maybe youre righ but i would have been likely to see more starpower against Aws!. Alltough losin Ron Francis hurt penguins a little

[@matthewdaley746]

@@tonttaana8930 With him they might have lost in six instead of five.

[@Comryft]

Islanders 22-50-12, Islanders playing 84 games and still miss playoff. That's how bad they were back in the day. (Just kidding of course I know you wrote 12 instead of 10, easy misstake).

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Lol. They were godawful though. (isles fan)

[@matthewdaley746]

@@allsystemsgo8678 They were still being punished for their dominance.

[@boomerdwayne5427]

It would have been awesome if bob pulford knew what he was fuckin doing.

[@matthewdaley746]

The Blackhawks had plenty of confused people.

[@sdgakatbk]

If we hit the iceberg again I think we can fix the problem. Bwahahaha!

[@matthewdaley746]

That is just too hilarious.

[@daledemanchuk7920]

the money didnt help Joe Murphy....ending up with mental issues/broke/homeless....sad

[@philly5-014]

Leafs always sucked