This Moment Changed NHL Hockey Forever.

[@maekoh]

This is why I love this sport. One single goal in the 2nd to last game of the season ends up shifting the entire league in different directions.

[@hockeypsychology]

Me too!

[@monsieurmac25]

You forgot to mention that this one loss changed the Habs outcome as well. They went from having pick #13 to pick #31 since they owned Florida’s 1st.

[@malatour27]

in which this pick ( along with the second round pick ) probably wouldn't be traded for Alex Newhook.

[@Ebbs-ez2fs]

@malatour27 and if Newhook wasn't aquired via trade, then the Avalanche wouldn't have traded for Ross Colton. P.s. (prediction) watch Ross Colton or Alex Newhook get the game winning goal in next years cup final or something wild 💀🤣

[@Beast777Mode]

doesn't change the Habs outcome for next year though. Still gonna finish dead last

[@Durahan82]

The Habs woes will never end

[@modernwarfaremaniac12]

I can’t believe a guy named Buddy Robinson may have scored the most influential goal in the last 10 years 😂

[@icewyre]

It all comes down to Buddy Robinson. Love it haha

[@hockeypsychology]

The GOAT

[@geoffroi-le-Hook]

On the one hand, Buddy. But on the other hand, Robinson. A baseball writer once said an All-Robinson team could probably beat any other team of players with the same last name.

[@randoir1863]

It's always interesting to find those "what if " moments in any sports league . The fact that it was game 81 for both teams makes it even more interesting. When people say they can't have an impact on the world around them , I always tell them they never know what their interactions with others will really do and you may never really know . A journey man nhl player scores a goal and the penguins fell apart . Who would have thought that would have lead to the Bruins losing in the first round after the season they had . It's a weird, weird world and time we live in .

[@Jukeboksi]

Now I’m seriously contemplating that Bergeron would have played another season had the Bruins went on a run…

[@twintimeproductions8700]

Buddy Robinson fan, here. I met him at a Binghamton Senators Kids Club event because I was a child when he was playing there. I have some pictures with other guys like Nick Paul and Ryan Dzingel. So happy to see this guy again!

[@hockeypsychology]

Awesome to hear that!

[@mspcityboy]

It's crazy how an entire season can come down to one play. I never could figure out why Chicago tried so hard to win that game vs Pittsburgh but guess it all turned out ok for them anyway. 😕

[@Blackhawkenjoyer]

Because Chicago wasn’t actually tanking. The players tried hard all year because of coach Luke Richardson. The players wanted to win every game and players didn’t actually wanna lose. We coulda taken guys out that were actually playing well like toews, athanasiou, raddysh, mrazek but Chicago didn’t unlike the ducks taking guys like zegras and Mictavish out of the lineup completely. Others were tanking, Chicago simply just sucked.

[@MrMelick]

The players want to win games, get good stats and show some talent in order tho be noticed, have bonus, have some pride, etc etc

[@mattfisher5402]

@@Blackhawkenjoyer Zegras (81GP) and McTavish (80GP) missed a combined three games last year. The Blackhawks absolutely, unquestionably tanked on purpose. Trading away young stars like Debrincat for three draft picks, trading away Kane, trading Dach, icing what was effectively an AHL team, etc. Like they tanked hard and purpose and got rewarded for it, just fucking own it. The fact that they are getting 1OA despite that fact and all the off-ice stuff with the Beach situation is absolutely fucked. And I say this as a Sens who had no strong feelings about the Hawks or even skin in the game for the Bedard lottery.

[@Blackhawkenjoyer]

@@mattfisher5402 trading players away is how you rebuild its not called tanking. At the end of the season those players were taken outta the lineup to lose on purpose weather it was 1 or 30 they still tried to lose. You must not know how rebuilding works. Trade away the older players to get good picks. And tanking is players and coaches legit losing on purpose. Huge difference. And stop acting like you care about Kyle beach because nobody said anything about 3 first rounders last year I went back and checked all the posts from than and nobody said shit.

[@wyattleonard7618]

@@Blackhawkenjoyer only from a blackhawks fan... I watched multiple games of your team's. It was some of the worst hockey I've ever seen in the NHL. Your team has multiple players with no image on the nhl site. Your team iced an AHL team while trading away your good players for no reason, and you got rewarded for it. Also, if you were to lose picks, it would've been this year. The three last year were traded to you do the league couldn't take them away. Also, sorry that Zegras and McTavish missed a combined 3 games, I'm sure that's really on purpose. Are you gonna attack Terry next for missing away games because his wife gave birth?

[@mkxwc]

I was at this Pens game and honestly you could not believe the frustration after that goal especially after the huge tie. After the game looking at the box score I was shocked at how good Chicago played. Then watching this postseason unfold was crazy. It’s really crazy watching this video because I was thinking all this SAME STUFF since that night.

[@Poxell91]

Before I dive into this video, I'm from Binghamton NY, where Buddy began his pro career. I am deeply honored to have watched and met this guy from his humble beginnings. Very underrated journeyman who was a class act and a great player.

[@YT-Scott]

Isn’t it crazy how this single moment LITERALLY changed the ENTIRE future of the NHL. No one will ever know the other chain of events that would happen if the Penguins won that game

[@georgial6398]

yes we do. the Hawks were getting the #1 pick wherever they ended up.

[@coltoncarson_UKR-RUS]

I am a DIE HARD Pens fan this loss was the first in a while that genuinely made me cry, idc what people say, I think the Pens could have beat Boston in Round 1, not to mention that the next 2 years might be it for Crosby.

[@cqpzg]

No shot they would have beaten Boston.

[@coltoncarson_UKR-RUS]

@@cqpzg And Florida.... in 7, We got an AMAZING Top 6. Sid Geno Letang, Guentzel, Rakell, Zucker, Rust

[@0After30]

@@coltoncarson_UKR-RUS Yeah but I don't think they had the goaltending, Bobrovsky stoled the series.

[@cqpzg]

@@coltoncarson_UKR-RUS And terrible goaltending. Jarry would not have performed like Bobrovsky.

[@coltoncarson_UKR-RUS]

@@cqpzg He was a VESINA nominee in 2019

[@samcarrier821]

Man that's a great sponsor right there I've used the hockey training programs and training schedules for the past 3 years and I've never before seen so much improvement in my game!

[@-phenom-]

Nice breakdown, well done!

[@hockeypsychology]

Thank you!

[@D0VES0AP]

i think this says a lot about the hawks tho they never gave up the whole season even when losing was in their best interests they played hard until the end i love that as a fan

[@YT0091]

I'm a Pens fan and this game made me mad as hell. But after watching this, I realize that loss might be what we really needed. No way were the Pens going to beat the Bruins in the first round. That would have opened the door to the Bruins winning the Cup and I hate the Bruins. But more so than that, we cleaned house of our garbage management and got arguably one of the best management options out there. Had we won that game, we might still have our old garbage management.

[@sergeant_salty]

This is an excellent hockey video. Great subject matter, great analysis, great data and context provided. Keep up the good work my man

[@peterolbrisch8970]

Great video. To be able to tie this all together is really some Sherlock Holmes stuff. This video will end up being timeless in the history of the game. Very impressive.

[@Ben-bb7mi]

That infamous missed ENG in the Dallas-Edmonton game in 2007 created the butterfly effect that allowed Chicago to win the Kane lottery as well

[@Nikkerman]

I watched this game while it was happening, and I had a weird feeling it was gonna be very impactful because I knew it would kill the pens if they lost, and I knew florida could be dangerous in the playoffs, But EVEN STILL it went well past even my expectations. The NHL's newest cannon event.

[@a7sinatra385]

This goal came with pure shock. It’s crazy to think how all this panned out, and this is just the beginning.

[@compationatecummings]

This is why its the best sport, one event can spark a chain reaction!

[@Eagle-kp7fx]

As a hawks fan, I was pissed when buddy scored, and now its the best thing since 2010, 2013, 2015 and ofc 2007.

[@samwansbone2790]

And Florida have won the Stanley Cup now. This butterfly effect keeps expanding (and it isn't close to finished).

[@legendstarghost]

YES

[@Ebbs-ez2fs]

As a Blackhawks fan, I think we should sign Buddy Robinson to the "Cory Perry" deal 🤣 ONE Million Dollars per each of his HISTORIC 4 career goals!

[@aqn1976]

I love stuff like this!!! Great job guy!!! All I know for sure is that Boston Bruins fans will NEVER get over be the highest Presidents trophy award winner to lose in the 1st round and not to say Pittsburgh couldn't have done it but it took a truly David & Goliath hot team to oust Boston and as we all saw Florida was that once in a lifetime 8th seed got hot team this year!!!

[@hockeypsychology]

Thanks for watching!

[@MountR]

Man, you are one of the best Hockey Channels out there. I love all your videos. Love from a Panthers fan.

[@hockeypsychology]

Thank you for supporting!

[@L0v3_Murd3r_0n3]

I still say the greatest upset in NHL history is Columbus sweeping Tampa. Boston might have dropped the last 3 games but Tampa didn't even show up.

[@DaveSpringerDev]

As coaches have told kids since they were 4: "Get to the net, Buddy. Good things happen there."

[@andriodman1]

Your videos are crazy deep. Like scary deep. Great job!

[@tracymoon4437]

Perhaps none of you knew it, but I’ve always known that Buddy Robinson was the single most important player in the modern era. This goes all the way back to the first time that I ever noticed him…like three minutes ago.

[@iastormtrooper]

I was there at my first pens game cheering them on while my boyfriend was cheering on Chicago. I was devastated. We just saw bedard return after his fractured jaw two weeks ago, and I finally got to see my penguins win!

[@spinuck9180]

interesting video, thanks for making. Glad it worked out the way it did.

[@jfkst1]

I'd credit Hextall for being so extraordinarily incompetent at the TDL and making PIT worse despite trading away some futures.

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

My team wasn't even mentioned in the video, yet I suspect that this butterfly effect will affect them. If the Penguins had won, then they would have been the worst-record playoff team, and thus in line for the 17th pick in the draft, pending the question of which teams make it to the conference finals (and thus automatically get the last four draft positions). If Pittsburgh was that fragile, then they probably would have lost to Boston in the first round, and stayed in 17th place in the lottery, unlike the Panthers who made the final four (and ultimately the final two), thus causing all twelve playoff teams that did not make the conference finals to move up a position in the draft. My team is not one of those twelve teams, but the New York Islanders are. They had the second-worst playoff record among playoff teams, and were eliminated in the first round by Carolina. So they started with the 18th pick, but moved up to 17th because of this Panthers run which presumably wouldn't have happened if Pittsburgh had won against Chicago. Why does this affect my team? Because the Islanders traded their first round draft pick to Vancouver, who later traded it to my team, the Detroit Red Wings. Assuming that we ultimately select a player with the 17th pick (instead of trading it away yet again), then we will have to remember this game with respect to whatever success that drafted player has as a Red Wing, because if Pittsburgh had won then we would presumably be picking 18th instead, and that player might very well have been gone before our pick.

[@jonah.donohue]

This was actually a entertaining game, for both Penguins and Blackhawks

[@MarkD699]

Very well thought out masterpiece.

[@kiriyamathelama1809]

Make more videos in this format.... this is your best video and id love to see more butterfly effects. Maybe the lead up to ovi being deafted or crosby being drafted..

[@hockeypsychology]

Love hearing that. As the off season goes on.. we will definitely get more of this.

[@kiriyamathelama1809]

@@hockeypsychology there was an old sports chalnnel forget the name of it but they did somthing similar if your looking for inspiration it was essentially "a moment in sports history" the beginning of of the video sets the moment up and goes over whats at stake but doesnt quite show the resolution of the "moment" then the rest of the video was the build up of storylines, trades, injuries victories losses whatevr that lead up to that moment. Then the video closes out with the "moment"

[@shawnpodlesak2498]

1st time on this channel. Great video and analysis, I was almost sure I was watching a SB Nation video at some point. Keep up the good work, you just earned yourself a new sub.

[@sirsenior1861]

This was like watching a SB Nation 'rewind' video. Perfectly produced

[@legendstarghost]

This game made the Panthers the cup champs.

[@pittsburghtodd9]

As a lifelong Pens fan, I can attest to the number of times some guy who should be selling marble countertops at Home Depot gets into the opposing crease and plays like Patrick Roy against Pittsburgh. I don't know if that happens a lot to other teams, but it happens to the Pens a lot, especially in the last few years.

[@nicolascoppola6927]

Not to mention the last time the ducks we’re supposed to have the number one pick they missed out on Crosby

[@tylergervais3207]

florida's first round pick owned by the habs would be 16 tops instead of 31

[@iamnewfie1]

lol

[@craigjones8666]

Great video the entire 2022-2023 season came down to a last game moment! Awesome Bruins fan

[@Blackhawkenjoyer]

GO HAWKS!! I’m never rooting for my own team to lose ever again. Celebrated every goal all year because I couldn’t help it but actually felt pain when we won. Never again. Celebrate EVERY WIN GO CHICAGO FOR LIFE!!❤️🖤🤍

[@Yo_Adrienne]

I have been a fan of this team for over 50 years, and I couldn't bring myself to root for them to lose. But, I wasn't upset when they did lose. I went into the season with the attitude that as they tried their best, I am okay with it. Most nights they did not disappoint me, even when they got their butts kicked.

[@darylbenson9682]

What you're touching on here, with the vision of hindsight, is the true unpredictability of reality. Some things are more likely to happen than others but no human can predict anything.

[@gsdtdeaux7]

Seeing,what looks like, penguins #16 fall out in the open by the goal is cracking me up 😂

[@Phil-kessel-lover]

You deserve at the least a million subs you make incredible videos

[@wenisinvietnam]

A much more to-the-point version of the Deep Rewind series. Nice

[@Supe063]

Fun video ... with one flaw. Buddy's goal put the Hawks in third place and they drew the lucky lottery odds. BUT, the odds wouldn't have been affected by that goal. Say they lost. That doesn't mean Anaheim might have got the third best odds. So, while the goal ended up causing Pittsburgh to miss the playoffs, the goal had nothing to do with Chicago getting Bedard. The rest though, is fun to speculate on.

[@pensavspatsfandom98]

Yes it did. In a good way though. This game cause the firing of Hextall and Burke and actually hired a component front office decision to get Kyle Dubas involved. I asked myself this question: if the Penguins made the playoffs, they would get crushed by Boston and the organization would have been okay with Hextall and that would been bad decision right now. yes, it would’ve been a good Stanley cup final between Boston and Vegas, but once again, there’s no point of keeping the incredible playoff consecutive streak alive. Go ask Red Wings fans how they feel about playoff streak in their last couple of years in the 2010’s.

[@L_E_L_0_U_P]

I wonder if having all those electronics in the puck has something to do with all the f ups

[@jessm89]

This earned a subscribe from a Pens fan.

[@philipmann5317]

I like that description of hockey; " a collection of mistakes."

[@BVen18]

Similar situation happened to the hawks in 2007 to get Kane when Patrik Stefan had that iconic empty net miss for Dallas, and Edmonton went back the other way to score and eventually win the game. Edmonton ended up passing Chicago in the standings and Chicago dropped to 3rd last place and won the lottery

[@bjaireid1]

Insightful, informative and entertaining. Well done sir!

[@Skrangles]

Players and coaches will never ever be “desperate to lose”

[@hrd2imagin]

I think "The Butterfly Effect" should forever be renamed to "The Buddy Robinson Effect"

[@JethroTClampet]

This up there when a player for the Buffalo Bills in the 1970s where a playing dropped an easy touchdown pass in the last game of the season. This put the Bills in last place where they drafted OJ Simpson the next year. OJ met Nicole in Buffalo, OJ of course didn't do it, Rob Kardashian defended OJ, and today, all from the dropped touchdown pass, the Kardashians exist and "literally" doesn't mean literally anymore.

[@QDP24]

Crazy how one game can change all of hockey history. If Pittsburgh won this game as they should’ve, either the Panthers or Islanders miss the playoffs. There’s probably no way the Penguins pull off the upset against the Bruins. If the Leafs lost in the second round to the historic Bruins instead, they would not have fired Dubas rather than how they reacted by getting smoked by the eighth seeded Panthers. Lastly, who knows where Bedard ends up. Lastly, if the Panthers win that last season game, then they make the playoffs and the Devils win the division and play them while the Canes play the Rangers. Incredible

[@EvilBillz]

Great call! Mrazek played like an All Star that game. Stopping Crosby one on one was incredible. But Buddy the true Hero for the Hawks. Do they retire his jersey in thanks? lol. 🤣 Great video.

[@TheBEARofHIGHWAY1]

Buddy Robinson for the All Star game.

[@sashaozerov3827]

I still sometimes miss buddy in Calgary, he was fun to watch some nights

[@MickPsyphon]

I fail to see what it changed for NHL hockey? While it seems to be the catalyst that spurred the Blackhawks to win the game, it didn't change anything vis-a-vis the rules, or style of play, moving forward. Not even close.

[@us-Bahn]

The only outcome that was hard to swallow was having to watch the odious Florida Panthers go deep in the playoffs.

[@MrBeenus]

Naw that was awesome. It was even more awesome to watch them hoist the cup this year. GO PANTHERS!!!!!

[@SenatorFeathers]

Well done. You and Buddy. Go hawks.

[@BobbyT.]

Even though my Pens lost I’m glad I was there knowing the implications of the game and wow even then I couldn’t predict the trickle down of this game with Bedard and Florida making the playoffs. And hey I got a bucket hat they gave away so that’s a win right there.

[@robertj5208]

I'm not the biggest hockey fan in the world, but this video was VERY well done!!!

[@stevensmith5160]

I thought that the 1971 Montreal beating the Bruins was the biggest upset ever . But it was quite the upset with Florida beating the 2023 Bruins

[@fpjrzman]

I've long said that the relocation of the Nordiques shifted NHL history. Assuming no other changes, there is an absolutely 0% chance that the Habs trade Roy to their hated provincial rivals.

[@nevarmaor]

Let's not get hysterical here. This changed the most recent NHL season forever. There have been a myriad other moments that changed NHL hockey. This is just the most recent.

[@Romanusmilus]

As I Pens fan, I guessed it. I even wrote it down. He was overdue for a good game. Statistically it was almost impossible for Chicago not to have a shut out this game... Amazing the pens scored.

[@keeeet_]

Wow this is crazy. Great video

[@drewsim_]

great take on this!!!

[@richardjanuszkowski5989]

The Rhystic Studies channel...same type of voice and wonderment it makes hockey seem mystical

[@dontrapani7778]

Great compilation of this domino-effect!!! At the time, I just thought that the Pens had blown their playoff hopes, but who could have forseen the multiple consequences??? Thanks for putting this all in the proper perspective!

[@sethcoma]

Damn, I love hockey analytics!!

[@nashclapp1864]

After all was done, it was great to see a great Canadian Captain hoist the Stanley Cup... Mark Stone!

[@serapeach6252]

weird that you specifically showed boston and toronto when mentioning the other teams were left to pick up the pieces? like what pieces are they picking up? there's no mess? if anyone is picking up pieces it's anaheim for losing the lotto or the penguins for being weirdly mid.

[@yl9698]

you have a very special talent for analysis...tremendous insight that i would have otherwise overlooked. thank you...

[@thakid691]

Best hockey channel on KZbin boss !

[@andersss145151]

Would be cool if these teams had someting to play for. Like a spot in the NHL.

[@rabby-u]

I'm as die hard Hawks fan as they come. I'm Canadian, military brat who has no hometown, but how when i was 10 i came to be a Hawks fan would be too long of a story. Why they became Stanley Cup champs, this confirms my superstition and i can't tell you why.

[@howie9751]

"Changing the NFL forever" is a bit of an overstatement, but the video is interesting for what it did tell us.

[@diehardmiamifan983]

as a Panthers fan, I officially now love Buddy Robinson

[@paydrough]

Who the hell would have guessed Petr would have done that?!?!!? I would have. He was a Red Wing.

[@thedarkhorse100]

Best name in Hockey, without even thinking Tiger Williams comes to mind

[@mrtbay2877]

What a great vid!

[@Fl0ridam4n]

Panthers going to the finals is the craziest thing to happen out of it all. Too bad injury’s and a powerhouse got them

[@michaelbodie8949]

Great work on this video. Well done! 🤙 Didn’t consider this particular butterfly effect.

[@ovi515]

love your videos man

[@johnsweet96]

Great video man

[@slickmechanical]

Imagine if the Blackhawks tanked the game, finished last, the Penguins lose to the Bruins in round 1 and then Chicago lost the draft lottery anyway to Anaheim.... let this be a lesson, always play hard for pride and let it play out as it will.

[@michaelmeehan9083]

Now we've got the Patrice Bergeron retirement kicking off a Bruins rebuild, the Leafs hiding cap hits in LTIR, and goodness knows what else..

[@Pariah_Larry]

I remember being so angry when they scored that goal. I wanted Bedard to be. Blackhawk so incredibly bad. I couldn’t watch any of his highlights or mock drafts. Then I got the notification on the toilet that the Hawks got the top pick and I just started screaming lol. My family was terrified. So was my dog. Thank you, Buddy. You may have saved the Blackhawks.

[@rh71el2]

Kind of how I felt the night when someone told me the Caps actually ended up with the Ovi pick. Ridiculous. And the irony of Chicago also being in that sweepstakes: "Nineteen years ago, the trajectory of the Caps was forever altered when, with a 14-percent chance of winning the lottery, they leapfrogged Pittsburgh and Chicago and earned the right to select Alex Ovechkin."

[@bryansette5053]

this plus the alex lyon tear in the last 7 games of the season causing maximum chaos

[@jeffe2267]

sick video, love the connections.

[@Semaj2326]

The Devils blowing a 3-1 lead in the last few minutes but then winning their final game of the season in the 2018-19 season in overtime. If they had lost that game they would have ended up picking 5th instead of 1st and Jack Hughes would be a LA King.

[@johndef5075]

The CBJ SWEEP of Tampa Bay was more impressive than Fla. beating Boston. Especially after being down 3-0 in game 1....

[@breakaway2x]

If Buddy didn't score, Chicago would finish last, and NOT win Bedard draft. Boston would have gone on to win the Stanley Cup and not VGK. Since he did score, FLA embarrassed Toronto, they fired Dubas, Dubas now GM of Pens, the Pens will go on to win a Stanley Cup during his tenure, Bedard will also win a Cup in Chicago down the road.

[@joshshultz1250]

how people think that boston would somehow beat vegas even though florida didn't is funny to me

[@tan-ne4zi]

buddy lived his purpose