Many hockey experts consider the Montreal Canadiens of 1976-77 the greatest NHL team of all-time. This is hard to argue against. They only lost one home game during the regular season. This loss was to the Boston Bruins, the team they would end up beating in four straight games, and win their second Stanley Cup in a row. Their overall record for that season was an amazing 60 wins, 8 loses and 12 ties. They amassed 132 points and score a team total of 387 goals and only surrendered 171. No other team in NHL history has ever had fewer loses during the regular season. The team was lead by Guy Lafleur and "The Big Three". Guy, nicknamed "the flower" by english fans and "le Démon Blond" by the french, amassed 56 goals and 80 assists for a grand total of 136 points. He lead the league in scoring that season. The Big Three consisted of defensemen Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe and Larry Robinson.
No other team had three such quality defensemen as these on their team, at the same time, during the seventies. Larry Robinson had his highest season point total that year. But his most impressive stat was his plus/minus record. That year he recorded a plus/minus of plus 120, second only to Bobby Orr's plus 124 in the 1970/1971 NHL season. Other noteable players on the 1976-77 Montreal squad were Ken Dryden, Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire, Jacques Lemaire, Peter Mahovlich, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Yvon Lambert, Bill Nyrop and Doug Risebrough.
Most of these players continued on with the Canadiens for the next two years, winning two most Stanley Cups. Players such as Bob Gainey and Jacques Lemaire went on to be successful NHL head coaches or General Managers. Overall the Canadiens of the 1976-77 season dominated any team they played. Their fire-wagon brand of hockey, combined with steller defensive play and puck movement of "The Big Three" made them a force that the rest of the NHL could very rarely overcome. This teamed caused many NHL players and coaches to hit the golf course to practice their golf swing mechanics way earlier then they should have. Visit egolfswingmechancs.info to find out more about proper golf swing mechanics. Best Regards
No other team had three such quality defensemen as these on their team, at the same time, during the seventies. Larry Robinson had his highest season point total that year. But his most impressive stat was his plus/minus record. That year he recorded a plus/minus of plus 120, second only to Bobby Orr's plus 124 in the 1970/1971 NHL season. Other noteable players on the 1976-77 Montreal squad were Ken Dryden, Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire, Jacques Lemaire, Peter Mahovlich, Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis, Yvon Lambert, Bill Nyrop and Doug Risebrough.Most of these players continued on with the Canadiens for the next two years, winning two most Stanley Cups. Players such as Bob Gainey and Jacques Lemaire went on to be successful NHL head coaches or General Managers. Overall the Canadiens of the 1976-77 season dominated any team they played. Their fire-wagon brand of hockey, combined with steller defensive play and puck movement of "The Big Three" made them a force that the rest of the NHL could very rarely overcome. This teamed caused many NHL players and coaches to hit the golf course to practice their golf swing mechanics way earlier then they should have. Visit egolfswingmechancs.info to find out more about proper golf swing mechanics. Best Regards
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