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lawrence97 · 04-11-2026, 04:07 PM

1989/1990 Season

Disaster as Cloutier out for 4 months just before the season starts. Brind'Amour promoted to the team. Cam Neely will have to step up
Andreychuk/Steen/Neely topline, Richer/Nieuwendyk/Bondra 2nd line, and Damphousse-Modano-Kamensky 3rd line. This season is not going to be easy now.

14 games in and Steen is picking up the slack, Neely only a point a game. nieuwendyk playing well. Gretkzy and Lemieux on pace for 200, Gretzky started season on fire 36 pts in 12 games! Rangers 3rd with an 8-3-3 records, Washington 1st with a 10-1-1.

Half Way through, Lemieux is on pace to win the art ross, is 5 clear of Gretzky with game in hand. Detroit are joint top with us. Washington 6 back of us. We've had 3 major injuries, Racine, Cloutier and RIcher all injured for 4 months or more. But our team is playing well. Since Richer and we put Olausson in for Patrick, we've been best team in the NHL, and on pace for over 500 goals again. Cam Neely is on pass for 70 goals and has finally found his touch now having proper 1st line minutes. 10 players on course for 80+ points for us. Patrick will be traded at some point as he's 26 and doesn't fit our style of play. Cloutier will come back to 3rd line with Modano and Kamensky.

With the last quarter of game to go, we have a 4 game winless slide and drop 2 points behind Detroit, but 9 ahead of Washington. NHL is really now us verses Gretzky Detroit. Lemieux still has edge on Gretzky.
Nelly still on pace for 70 points, and we have 9 players at a point per game., Kamensky has stopped scoring since Cloutier came back, if he can start firing we can win the league.

We smash Hartford 14-3 just before all star break but Detroit drop a couple and we continue with a series of 10 big wins. Canucks finally put an end to that run, but we suddenly have daylight between us and Detroit and we end up winning the Presidents trophy. Cam Neely 80 goals, but finishes second to Brett Hull who has 83. Gretzky almost hunted down Lemieux, but lost out 204-202 in the Art Ross race. We finished top by 14 points hitting 130, our best season in a while. 22 50 GOAL SCORERS IS A NEW RECORD! 37 get 100 points. Steen is superb, getting 170 points. For us Bondra is a 50 goal scorer on the second line, he made the difference. 8 players get 80 points or more, Nieuwendyk and Damphousse stepping up. Think Andreychuk will have to go to third line next year to accomodate Modano.

With regards to my predictions

Calgary were the worst team in the league, i was well off them being a suprise.
Washington finished 3rd and Winnipeg 4th, i was right to expect them up there, and they'll be a threat in the final. However most signs point to a 3rd straight Red Wingers Rangers final

04-11-2026, 04:07 PM	#5
lawrence97 All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: England Posts: 514	1989/1990 Season Disaster as Cloutier out for 4 months just before the season starts. Brind'Amour promoted to the team. Cam Neely will have to step up Andreychuk/Steen/Neely topline, Richer/Nieuwendyk/Bondra 2nd line, and Damphousse-Modano-Kamensky 3rd line. This season is not going to be easy now. 14 games in and Steen is picking up the slack, Neely only a point a game. nieuwendyk playing well. Gretkzy and Lemieux on pace for 200, Gretzky started season on fire 36 pts in 12 games! Rangers 3rd with an 8-3-3 records, Washington 1st with a 10-1-1. Half Way through, Lemieux is on pace to win the art ross, is 5 clear of Gretzky with game in hand. Detroit are joint top with us. Washington 6 back of us. We've had 3 major injuries, Racine, Cloutier and RIcher all injured for 4 months or more. But our team is playing well. Since Richer and we put Olausson in for Patrick, we've been best team in the NHL, and on pace for over 500 goals again. Cam Neely is on pass for 70 goals and has finally found his touch now having proper 1st line minutes. 10 players on course for 80+ points for us. Patrick will be traded at some point as he's 26 and doesn't fit our style of play. Cloutier will come back to 3rd line with Modano and Kamensky. With the last quarter of game to go, we have a 4 game winless slide and drop 2 points behind Detroit, but 9 ahead of Washington. NHL is really now us verses Gretzky Detroit. Lemieux still has edge on Gretzky. Nelly still on pace for 70 points, and we have 9 players at a point per game., Kamensky has stopped scoring since Cloutier came back, if he can start firing we can win the league. We smash Hartford 14-3 just before all star break but Detroit drop a couple and we continue with a series of 10 big wins. Canucks finally put an end to that run, but we suddenly have daylight between us and Detroit and we end up winning the Presidents trophy. Cam Neely 80 goals, but finishes second to Brett Hull who has 83. Gretzky almost hunted down Lemieux, but lost out 204-202 in the Art Ross race. We finished top by 14 points hitting 130, our best season in a while. 22 50 GOAL SCORERS IS A NEW RECORD! 37 get 100 points. Steen is superb, getting 170 points. For us Bondra is a 50 goal scorer on the second line, he made the difference. 8 players get 80 points or more, Nieuwendyk and Damphousse stepping up. Think Andreychuk will have to go to third line next year to accomodate Modano. With regards to my predictions Calgary were the worst team in the league, i was well off them being a suprise. Washington finished 3rd and Winnipeg 4th, i was right to expect them up there, and they'll be a threat in the final. However most signs point to a 3rd straight Red Wingers Rangers final Attached Images Last edited by lawrence97; 04-11-2026 at 07:20 PM.