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From: rick@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Here Come the Finals
Message-ID: <5491@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 17-May-85 14:20:31 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 17 14:20:31 1985
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Reply-To: rick@ucla-cs.UUCP (Richard Gillespie)
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In article <5484@ucla-cs.ARPA> lor@ucla-cs.UUCP (Kar-Wing Lor) writes:
>	Your EXPECTATIONS? The predictions you've made about this year's
>playoffs are all wishful thinkings. An Islanders vs Hawks Final? Better 
>wait till next century.

Geez, it has gotten to the point where I can't even admit I was wrong
without getting flamed.

>> No matter, the Oilers have an awesome offensive team (that never stops,
>> but then we have beaten that horse to death :-) ) and will probably set
>> all kinds of records on the way to a 2nd consecutive (and last) Cup.
>
>	Your major problem as a hockey fan is you are still living
>in 1983. Granted, the Oilers had a flashy but not tough-enough
>offense, or even immature teams in 1982 and 1983. That's why they busted 
>in the playoffs, buried by the islanders in 4 straight.  
>But this is 1985. An immature offense a couple years ago
>does not mean an immature offense now.

What do you people want? I admit the Oilers are good, so you proceed to
tell me again that they are good. Just wait until the Oilers win the Cup,
then I have to pay off a bet to Rob Lake (in Edmonton) with full praise
for the Oilers. It WILL be painful :-).

>	Well, you should have known a team ALWAYS needs luck to win 
>championships. The most important favor from Lady Luck is to stay 
>healthy.

My point was not that the Oilers are healthy, I'm sure they have some
nagging injuries. But they keep playing teams that are crippled by
injuries to key personnel.

>         Didn't the Isles get the smile from Lady Luck because
>Smith, Potvin, Bossy, and Trottier were available during 1980-83
>playoffs?

You mean, for instance, 1982 when Bossy played the entire playoffs with
a knee brace because of a vicious attack by a Pittsburgh player in the
last regular season game (Bossy was not expected to play for a couple of
weeks). He went on to win the Conn Smythe trophy despite playing each
game in pain, and having Tiger Williams "shadow" him (in the finals).

>-- A diehard Capital fan and a diehard Islander hater!
>					Eddy Lor

No accounting for taste I suppose :-).

*** A diehard Oiler HATER, and true-blue Islander fan.
-- 
   Rick Gillespie
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