Islanders legend Mike Bossy dead at 65

[Tuesday]

"Winning five Stanley Cup championships in seven seasons was an incredible run; one that earned them acknowledgement by The Hockey News as the greatest NHL dynasty of all time."

HHOF | Edmonton Oilers: 1983‐84 to 1989‐90

Winning five Stanley Cup championships in seven seasons was an incredible run; one that earned them acknowledgement by The Hockey News as the greatest NHL dynasty of all time.

www.hhof.com

Acknowledgments from the hockey news is not the same as acknowledgement from the Hockey Hall of Fame, I think we can all agree getting an award/acknowledgment from The Hockey Hall of Fame means alot more than from newspapers/reporters such as The Hockey News.

Either way, as good as Edmonton is, they never were the champions for any longer than 2 years - which is not an extended period of time.

Having 2 years of rule being called dynasties is just lowering the bar and lowering the standard it takes to be called a dynasty.

 

[brendanjack]

Acknowledgments from the hockey news is not the same as acknowledgement from the Hockey Hall of Fame, I think we can all agree getting an award/acknowledgment from The Hockey Hall of Fame means alot more than from newspapers/reporters such as The Hockey News.

Either way, as good as Edmonton is, they never were the champions for any longer than 2 years - which is not an extended period of time.

Having 2 years of rule being called dynasties is just lowering the bar and lowering the standard it takes to be called a dynasty.

does this apply to other sports because I think a lot of people would make a case for the New England patriots who never won 3 in a row so the only nfl dynasty would be the packers winning 3 nfl championships in a row. Do the Buffalo bills get a constellation prize . Edmonton was lights out for a decade . I am a islander fan but love the game grew up playing hockey and
Edmonton dominated the 80s. They only got better after first cup in 84 that team was sick.

 

[Dr.Love]

Do the Buffalo bills get a constellation prize .

Constellation prize. They sure do.

 

[carlspackler]

Acknowledgments from the hockey news is not the same as acknowledgement from the Hockey Hall of Fame, I think we can all agree getting an award/acknowledgment from The Hockey Hall of Fame means alot more than from newspapers/reporters such as The Hockey News.

Either way, as good as Edmonton is, they never were the champions for any longer than 2 years - which is not an extended period of time.

Having 2 years of rule being called dynasties is just lowering the bar and lowering the standard it takes to be called a dynasty.

LOL. You are totally lost. I took that quote from the hall of fame website that you posted.

 

[carlspackler]

Acknowledgments from the hockey news is not the same as acknowledgement from the Hockey Hall of Fame, I think we can all agree getting an award/acknowledgment from The Hockey Hall of Fame means alot more than from newspapers/reporters such as The Hockey News.

Either way, as good as Edmonton is, they never were the champions for any longer than 2 years - which is not an extended period of time.

Having 2 years of rule being called dynasties is just lowering the bar and lowering the standard it takes to be called a dynasty.

And by the way there are media members who make up part of the HOF selection committee. Michael Farber, Marc de Foy, Pierre McGuire, and Bon McKenzie.

 

[Tuesday]

LOL. You are totally lost. I took that quote from the hall of fame website that you posted.

You can lol all you want but that quote you took from the Hockey Hall of Fame website says that the magazine called Hockey News calls Edmonton a dynasty - The Hockey Hall of Fame does not, they obviously have different opinions as do we, lowering the bar just to sell more magazines is what publications do and part of the reason why the hockey news decided to lower the standards of a dynasty to include Edmonton.

If you want to call 2 years of winning championships a dynasty go ahead, doesn't make it right.

Whether or not The Hockey Hall of Fame agreed with what I said, which they did by the way, most people with common sense will agree that a repeat is not a dynasty - whether 3 years should be the minimum for dynasties I don't know, but for sure 3 years in a row is harder to achieve and more worthy of the term dynasty than 2.

 

[Tuesday]

And by the way there are media members who make up part of the HOF selection committee. Michael Farber, Marc de Foy, Pierre McGuire, and Bon McKenzie.

The Hall of Fame purpose is not to sell stories/magazines like purpose of The Hockey News is, whether or not selection committees have media personalities doesn't change the fact that The Hockey News purpose is profit so of course they want to exaggerate anything to produce profit and sell publications.

For you to keep trying to twist this shows that you are totally lost.

 

[Tuesday]

does this apply to other sports because I think a lot of people would make a case for the New England patriots who never won 3 in a row so the only nfl dynasty would be the packers winning 3 nfl championships in a row. Do the Buffalo bills get a constellation prize . Edmonton was lights out for a decade . I am a islander fan but love the game grew up playing hockey and
Edmonton dominated the 80s. They only got better after first cup in 84 that team was sick.

I didn't know that the Hockey Hall of Fame standard was also minimum 3 years until I checked and posted the link, but personally I do agree that any sports team to be a dynasty should be minimum 3 years. Teams like New England and Edmonton etc that dominate for decades etc are indeed great teams and perhaps the greatest teams ever - but can't be called dynasties when they lose after 2 years of winning, in my opinion.

The term for 2 years of winning is repeat champions. The term threepeat is a slang and not a real word, after 3 years of winning it's natural to wonder how long will their reign last, therefore to use the term dynasty is more appropriate.

 

[MAGAking1]

 

[Tuesday]

If that show won Best TV Show of the year for 3 or more consecutive years it could also qualify as some sort of dynasty as well.

 

[phdinsports]

Crazy to think that the Islanders could have been just another great team and not an all-timer if it weren't for a huge lucky bounce! They tied game five with just over 2 minutes left (best of 5 series) on a casual dump in, that Norris trophy winner Carlyle went to go retrieve. The puck bounced over his stick on to Tonelli's stick and it caught Dion by surprise and the dynasty continued. Bullard was also robbed by the tip of Smith's stick, in OT, just before Tonelli would score the series winner. Sometime even the greats need a little luck. Ah the beauty of Sports.

 

[Ricboff]

Crazy to think that the Islanders could have been just another great team and not an all-timer if it weren't for a huge lucky bounce! They tied game five with just over 2 minutes left (best of 5 series) on a casual dump in, that Norris trophy winner Carlyle went to go retrieve. The puck bounced over his stick on to Tonelli's stick and it caught Dion by surprise and the dynasty continued. Bullard was also robbed by the tip of Smith's stick, in OT, just before Tonelli would score the series winner. Sometime even the greats need a little luck. Ah the beauty of Sports.

no doubt. How about The Rangers series during the 'drive for five'? That game could have gone either way and how appropriate that the Ranger's nearly end it-- In alone and Smith with the save then goes the other way and here's Bob Cole to call the decisive Game 5 OT winner :

7:10 mark

fuckin Cole was awesome

 

[Tuesday]

Crazy to think that the Islanders could have been just another great team and not an all-timer if it weren't for a huge lucky bounce! They tied game five with just over 2 minutes left (best of 5 series) on a casual dump in, that Norris trophy winner Carlyle went to go retrieve. The puck bounced over his stick on to Tonelli's stick and it caught Dion by surprise and the dynasty continued. Bullard was also robbed by the tip of Smith's stick, in OT, just before Tonelli would score the series winner. Sometime even the greats need a little luck. Ah the beauty of Sports.

no doubt. How about The Rangers series during the 'drive for five'? That game could have gone either way and how appropriate that the Ranger's nearly end it-- In alone and Smith with the save then goes the other way and here's Bob Cole to call the decisive Game 5 OT winner :

7:10 mark

fuckin Cole was awesome

Totally agree. Gotta be good to be lucky and lucky to be good.