I probably would have put this series higher on the list. It's the absolute best hockey I have ever seen in my lifetime. My dad watched the 1972 series and said that this series was just plain better hockey. The only thing I can imagine coming close to this in the future is the 2010 Olympics, and that's only because the collection of young talent in the NHL and internationally has probably never been better than it is right now.
posted by grum@work at 11:32 AM on May 19, 2008
I was there (for real) that afternoon and I agree that this was the 4th most memorable event of my life and that the day after was the most memorable hang- -over ever because what the press didn't report was that the main street* of Lake Placid and Lake Saranac itself (frozen solid of course) was an insane baccanal till about 3am. What a day for the USA. *the only street
posted by thatch at 09:45 AM on May 19, 2008