Quote Originally Posted by OV Argo View Post
Yeah, well - Gretzky & Lemieux were certainly an awesome 1-2 punch for the offence on that team; BUT - i have to disagree - the 76 team just had wayyyyy more overall talent/depth; and especially on defence - Orr, Potvin, plus the Montreal big 3 (Robinson, Savard, Lapointe).

I was around to watch (live on TV) all 3 of those teams (72, 767, 87) play every game in those series'. Great hockey; I wonder if the upcoming tournament can produce some comparable great hockey ?
I am not old enough to remember '72 but I agree with OV that the '76 teams was the best one ever for the reasons he has provided. Rogie Vachon was phenomenal in goal too and two Maple Leafs, Darryl Sittler and Lanny McDonald played pivotal roles.