I'm not sure what the number is, but I know that the Canadiens had a much bigger differential than that when they played in the Norris Division.
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I'm not sure what the number is, but I know that the Canadiens had a much bigger differential than that when they played in the Norris Division.
That division was such a joke.
It was the Canadiens and 4 midgets, with the Habs clinching the division practically by Thanksgiving.
I just looked up the 1977-78 season.
The Canadiens won the division by- ready for this- 49 points over the second place Kings!
The Canadiens record that year was 60-8-12!!!!!
Here's the Norris Division standings that season:
1. Montreal.....................132 points
2. Los Angeles.................83 points
3. Pittsburgh...................81 points
4. Washington................62 points
5. Detroit........................41 points
I just looked up the 1977-78 season.
The Canadiens won the division by- ready for this- 49 points over the second place Kings!
The Canadiens record that year was 60-8-12!!!!!
Here's the Norris Division standings that season:
1. Montreal.....................132 points
2. Los Angeles.................83 points
3. Pittsburgh...................81 points
4. Washington................62 points
5. Detroit........................41 points
Were the Habs that good, or were they the product of a laughably bad division?
They were THAT good.
Best team, BY FAR, that I have ever seen.
Don't forget, the rest of the NHL had some very solid teams in the late '70's.
The Islanders, Bruins, Sabres and Flyers were all very good to great teams. They were just not good enough to stand up to the juggernaut that was the Montreal Canadiens.
Of course, the Islanders took over in the early '80's, but that team couldn't hold a candle to those late '70's Habs teams.
Believe it or not, Boston doesn't have the biggest division lead this year- the Sharks have a 30-point lead in the Pacific!
San Jose has a 30 point lead over the next team in thier division this year.
(Anaheim)
Detroit is 18 ahead of Chicago this year.
So 21 points is not that big a deal really.
How about these Ducks? Just when I had them cooked and done they turn around and win three in a row and are now just a point out of 8th place in the West. They could still very well make the playoffs.
We don't talk about that decade here in Detroit. The "darkness with Harkness" years.
We don't talk about that decade here in Detroit. The "darkness with Harkness" years.
Were they worse than the "Millen-error" Lie-ons?
I would call them similar errors. Look up Ned Harkness, this guy was the king of collegiate hockey. Couldn't buy a clue in the NHL.
Thr Flyers definitely handled Big Bad Marty & the Devils ! If they can do that on a more regular basis we'd see the light at the end of the tunnel ome June !
I caught that act ! Was that the old PxP guy from Pittsburgh who used to make all those weird sayings ?
