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BostonAJ
They fucking won?
This is a tough one for me as so many great players overlap the decades. Each ten year span can claim great hockey from the likes of Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey, Mark Messier, Patrick Roy, Chris Chelios, Al MacInnis, and Cam Neely. Gretzky's greatness was clearly more 80's heavy, tho he did win two more Art Ross Trophies in the '90s (I'm counting 1989-90 as part of the '80s).
In addition, the '80s saw Mike Bossy, Brian Trottier, Jari Kurri, Michel Goulet, Dale Hawerchuk, Rod Langway, Ron Hextall, Billy Smith, Dino Ciccarelli, Peter Stastny, and Denis Savard.
The '90s gave us greats like Jaromir Jagr, Dominik Hasek, Pavel Bure, Brett Hull, Eric Lindros, Sergei Fedorov, Eddie Belfour, Brian Leetch, Paul Kariya, and Joe Sakic.
The '80s had two of the greatest teams of all time with Islanders and Oilers dynasties. The Habs and the Flames are the only two other teams to win a Cup in that decade.
The '90s had three repeat Cup winners with the Mario led Pens in the beginning of the decade, the Wings going back-to-back in the mid '90s, and the Devils in 94-95 and 99-00. Also the Stars, Avs, Rangers, and Habs each won a Cup.
The 80's had some great run-and-gun style offense allowing the players to be more creative. The 90's say the implentation of the modern defensive systems, creating a tighter, more cerebral style of play.
Which is your favorite?
In addition, the '80s saw Mike Bossy, Brian Trottier, Jari Kurri, Michel Goulet, Dale Hawerchuk, Rod Langway, Ron Hextall, Billy Smith, Dino Ciccarelli, Peter Stastny, and Denis Savard.
The '90s gave us greats like Jaromir Jagr, Dominik Hasek, Pavel Bure, Brett Hull, Eric Lindros, Sergei Fedorov, Eddie Belfour, Brian Leetch, Paul Kariya, and Joe Sakic.
The '80s had two of the greatest teams of all time with Islanders and Oilers dynasties. The Habs and the Flames are the only two other teams to win a Cup in that decade.
The '90s had three repeat Cup winners with the Mario led Pens in the beginning of the decade, the Wings going back-to-back in the mid '90s, and the Devils in 94-95 and 99-00. Also the Stars, Avs, Rangers, and Habs each won a Cup.
The 80's had some great run-and-gun style offense allowing the players to be more creative. The 90's say the implentation of the modern defensive systems, creating a tighter, more cerebral style of play.
Which is your favorite?