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Amazin69 · 06-18-2025, 02:19 PM

Yes, Gretzky only scored two goals in the 1993 Finals. Yes, one of them was the ENG to seal game 1, and he'd had an own goal off of Ed Ronan's pass earlier to account for Montreal's only tally in that game. And yes, he was held without a shot on goal in Game 5.

But his actual goal was pretty crucial, as it capped the Kings' comeback from a 3-0 deficit in game 3, after Mark Hardy woke the Kings up by checking Mike Keane into Anaheim. And Wayne did completely eat Toronto's lunch in Game 7 of the Campbell Conference finals, scoring 4 goals in Toronto, to shut up Don "Xenophobia" Cherry and his pet goon Doug Gilmour, so I'm okay if he didn't have the best Finals.

He also was only, I think, the 7th-best goal-scorer on that team, having missed half the season. (His 16 goals were waaaaaay behind Robitaille's 63, and not that far ahead of Jim Hiller's 6.) So while we would have liked more Greatness from Gretz, he wasn't only 1 of 2 on our offense, the way that McDirty was supposed to be carrying his club.

Also, while we went down in 5, as compared to Edmonton's 6, the series was tighter than this one, with the middle three games going to overtime, and Montreal only outscoring us by 15-12 over the course of the series, as opposed to the Panthers completely hosing Edmonster 10-3 in these last two.

I'm not saying that Montreal's historic 11-0 record in OT that year was entirely due to bogus calls (like McSorley's curved stick) and non-calls (like Guy Carbonneau covering the puck in the crease in the dying seconds of Game 3 with no penalty shot being called)…but the refs/League weren't exactly a thorn in the Habs' side, let's just say.

So yeah, I think Gretzky ending up 4-2 in SCFs might be a bit more of an accomplishment than McDickless* going 0-2, one low-goal stretch aside. And I'll still take 2 goals in 5 games over 1 goal in 6.

*-remember, all three of the times Conor has taken cheap-shot runs to injure Mikey Anderson have been in the safety of Alberta; he doesn't try that stuff in L.A. I guess his balls don't make it through customs?

06-18-2025, 02:19 PM	#184
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,712 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Yes, Gretzky only scored two goals in the 1993 Finals. Yes, one of them was the ENG to seal game 1, and he'd had an own goal off of Ed Ronan's pass earlier to account for Montreal's only tally in that game. And yes, he was held without a shot on goal in Game 5. But his actual goal was pretty crucial, as it capped the Kings' comeback from a 3-0 deficit in game 3, after Mark Hardy woke the Kings up by checking Mike Keane into Anaheim. And Wayne did completely eat Toronto's lunch in Game 7 of the Campbell Conference finals, scoring 4 goals in Toronto, to shut up Don "Xenophobia" Cherry and his pet goon Doug Gilmour, so I'm okay if he didn't have the best Finals. He also was only, I think, the 7th-best goal-scorer on that team, having missed half the season. (His 16 goals were waaaaaay behind Robitaille's 63, and not that far ahead of Jim Hiller's 6.) So while we would have liked more Greatness from Gretz, he wasn't only 1 of 2 on our offense, the way that McDirty was supposed to be carrying his club. Also, while we went down in 5, as compared to Edmonton's 6, the series was tighter than this one, with the middle three games going to overtime, and Montreal only outscoring us by 15-12 over the course of the series, as opposed to the Panthers completely hosing Edmonster 10-3 in these last two. I'm not saying that Montreal's historic 11-0 record in OT that year was entirely due to bogus calls (like McSorley's curved stick) and non-calls (like Guy Carbonneau covering the puck in the crease in the dying seconds of Game 3 with no penalty shot being called)…but the refs/League weren't exactly a thorn in the Habs' side, let's just say. So yeah, I think Gretzky ending up 4-2 in SCFs might be a bit more of an accomplishment than McDickless* going 0-2, one low-goal stretch aside. And I'll still take 2 goals in 5 games over 1 goal in 6. -remember, all three* of the times Conor has taken cheap-shot runs to injure Mikey Anderson have been in the safety of Alberta; he doesn't try that stuff in L.A. I guess his balls don't make it through customs? Last edited by Amazin69; 06-18-2025 at 02:31 PM.