Gelinas - Conroy - Iginla
Nilson - Saprykin - Donovan
Nieminen - Lombardi - Clark
Simon - Yelle - Kobasew
Regehr - Leopold
Warrener - Ference
Gauthier - Montador/Lydman/Commodore
Something along those lines. Reinprecht and McAmmond were injured for the playoffs, sadly. I think I may have mixed up the 3rd and 4th line a bit, but the top 6 should be accurate.
As for the Conne Smythe, it would have been Kipper or Iggy. Probably Kipper. He was really the only reason this team made the playoffs, let alone go to the finals.
Gelinas - Conroy - Iginla
Nilson - Saprykin - Donovan
Nieminen - Lombardi - Clark
Simon - Yelle - Kobasew
Regehr - Leopold
Warrener - Ference
Gauthier - Montador/Lydman/Commodore
Something along those lines. Reinprecht and McAmmond were injured for the playoffs, sadly. I think I may have mixed up the 3rd and 4th line a bit, but the top 6 should be accurate.
As for the Conne Smythe, it would have been Kipper or Iggy. Probably Kipper. He was really the only reason this team made the playoffs, let alone go to the finals.
On paper that team was awful. I always forget. hahaha. Shocking.
They played great hockey though, the forecheck was something to behold
In the Finals (at least at the start, I recall Lydman returning midway), the lineup was looking like this:
Gelinas - Conroy - Iginla
Simon - Yelle - Donovan
Saprykin - Nilson - Clark
Nieminen - Lowry - Kobasew
Regehr - Leopold
Warrener - Ference
Montador - Commodore
When you think about it, that lineup has no business participating in the SCF, let alone taking it to seven games (with a questionable call that could have been six games...) Injuries played a significant role, to be sure.
In the Finals (at least at the start, I recall Lydman returning midway), the lineup was looking like this:
Gelinas - Conroy - Iginla
Simon - Yelle - Donovan
Saprykin - Nilson - Clark
Nieminen - Lowry - Kobasew
Regehr - Leopold
Warrener - Ference
Montador - Commodore
When you think about it, that lineup has no business participating in the SCF, let alone taking it to seven games (with a questionable call that could have been six games...) Injuries played a significant role, to be sure.
I love the Flames but on paper this team sucked. Sutter's coaching and Kipper's play was the only reason we got so far. There are only about 4 players on that team that could score at the time and yet the Sutter mentality managed to win out in the almost every time.
I love the Flames but on paper this team sucked. Sutter's coaching and Kipper's play was the only reason we got so far. There are only about 4 players on that team that could score at the time and yet the Sutter mentality managed to win out in the almost every time.
I will never love another team again the way I loved this one.
Grit and Goaltending.
Say what you want about the roster, but they were quick, feisty, and worked their ***** off. Probably the hardest working/hardest to play against teams of the last 15 years.
I wouldn't say it was a certain. My pick would actually be Iggy. His performance that playoffs was legendary and among the best I've seen in a long time. There were many games he put the Flames on his back and willed the team to victory. Inspiring would be a massive understatement if I was trying to think of a word to describe his play.
I wouldn't say it was a certain. My pick would actually be Iggy. His performance that playoffs was legendary and among the best I've seen in a long time. There were many games he put the Flames on his back and willed the team to victory. Inspiring would be a massive understatement if I was trying to think of a word to describe his play.
I concur. I too am pretty tender about the 04 playoff run. At first my hopes weren't high because they didn't have a talented team, but when they just kept finding ways to win games I thought it was fate.
And then Tampa Bay goes and picks up Stamkos and Hedman. It's like they couldn't take the Championship and run with it to turn around their franchise. They became bums afterwards.
