I love ur channel so much, thanks for existing! The pace, the editing, the music, everything is amazing. I won't name any, but I feel like most hockey channels are just reading eliteprospect and hockeydb stats, which is fine for casuals and newbies, but Im so glad a channel like yours exist, it's nice to have videos for die-hard hockey fan and it shows you put a lot of times in ur research and all. Plus they're my favorite video to watch while cleaning dishes lmao keep it up you're amazing

I still get sad thinking about the 2016 Sharks, finally got over the western finals hump only to run into that buzzsaw of a Penguins team

The 2008 Penguins went up 3-0 in their first 3 series. The only team that did that was the 2012 Kings who did it in all 4 series

The funniest thing about that 2010 Patrick Kane goal that nobody saw is the fact that the puck disappeared after the game and it was never found again. Even FBI tried to search for it, but to no avail.

That 2019 run as a CBJ fan was like winning the cup. I'll hold that until the day I die.

How the hell are you a small channel? These videos are legit some of the best video essays on the platform.

That ending with the 2010 Flyers had me rolling 😂 Great video man, keep up the great content!

That 2016 Sharks team is up there with the 2019 and 2010 teams in how deep we were and how close we were to winning it. Now, we’re spinning the tires for the next generation.

As a Canucks fan, that 7 game series against Chicago in 2011 had so much emotional variance. Up 3-0 I was humble but confident, because we finally had bounces go our way AND found a way to win a close game in Chicago. But after we blew the 3 game lead, I was livid. In game 7 I didn’t even cheer when Burrows made it 1-0 early. I was tense and saying “how are they gonna throw it away this time”. Got more hopeful as the game went on, but when Toews tied it on a short handed goal with less than 2 minutes I was screaming “I knew it!” I was so broken from past heartbreak. In OT when Patrick Sharp had the puck I totally expected the series to be over, 9 out of 10 times he buries it and we lose. But the puck was slightly too shaky, and we got away with it. That moment with Sharp still scares the hell out of me even when I see it today. But when Campoli turned over the puck to Burrows, and Burrows buried it…it was first me exhaling, followed by massive celebration. The next two series, I had zero tension, I knew we were gonna win. I tried to be humble against Boston, but when up 2-0 I believed they had it also. But of course, Aaron Rome had to hit Nathan Horton and wake up the Bruins, and the team failed again, leading to heartbreak and riots. The franchise really hasn’t recovered since thanks to ownership and management, so despite the loss I miss that run.

Even though we ended up losing (stupid kiviranta) that dallas and colorado 2020 series was the most exciting, wildest series ive ever watched. Neither team could stop the other and scoring chances were constant

The renowned Avalanche Darren Helm comment made me laugh. Great video PHG.

As a Penguins fan I still remember how anxious I was to see them match up against the Sharks. San Jose had a great team with tons of talent and the classic “old veterans that have never won a cup” storylines to boot

2014 was so damn frustrating. Henrik was god tier but they couldn't score when needed. They had no business getting extended to any long series until the final. Those 3 overtime games broke me in the end.

Thank you for reminding me of my love for the 2010 Flyers. I love that team and their run so much. Even as a Flames fan, I wanted them to win so bad and cried when they lost in OT. Especially with some recent news, I wish they had pulled it off. I was honestly expecting them to be #1 on here. The best way I could describe the 2010 Flyers for years was absurd. But now, it is WHAT.

The 2013 ECF reminds me of the 2002 ECQF between Ottawa and Philadelphia. Everyone blames Roman Cechmanek for the loss, but he could've had the combined abilities of Roy, Brodeur and Hasek and they still would've lost. Why? The Flyers scored 2 goals in 5 games. 2. Look at the Flyers roster that year and be amazed how none of the big offensive guys managed to put one in the back of the net

This man could upload four times a year, and I’d be happy to just keep rewatching all his videos over. And thankfully, we get a bit more spoiled than four

That Anaheim/Detroit series in 2009 was insane… almost like I’ve been begging you for a video on it 🤣🤣🤣

As a Stars fan from Houston, I do remember vividly of that overtime Game 7 winner against the Colorado Avalanche and that series clincher against the Golden Knights. I was screaming around my apartment in pure joy.

2014 was there for the blue shirts win one game in the city of angels and the 20 year drought is done

Just wanted to say (as many others do) I love your channel and the effort you put in for ur content. Really aren’t that many great hockey KZfaqrs out there like u

I am literally shocked at the numbers of the Bruins sweeping the Pens. I do not remember anything about that series except the Bruins absolutely crushing them and yet the play was handily in favor of the Pens? It has to be score effects, right? That's craziness to me.

Finally! The Jon Bois of hockey. Now we just need the Jon Bois of Basketball and the Jon Bois of soccer

Some amazing videos, I look forward to everything to come!

Another awesome video. Brilliant work!

neat, very nice video. Can't wait for the next one. We shall see what Boston does in the playoffs this year.

Awesome content. Fantastic!!!

I love this channel because you focus on quality > quantity. Also, you don’t have clickbait video titles. These newer hockey channels by young fans just pump out clickbait videos with safe, but highly exaggerated ‘hot takes’. Your content is superb and speaks for itself without gimmicky and misleading video titles. I respect your approach and encourage you to stick with it. It’ll take longer to get really big, but it’ll be sustainable for sure.

i love the awards at the end, awesome video as always

First off wanna say awesome job on the new vid i'm becoming a big fan of this channel. I do want to say as a life long sharks fan it wasn't necessarily heartbreaking that they came up short in 2016 it's the fact that core deserved another shot at the cup and they couldn't make it back. I honestly found the entire run surreal and was super happy with the results even though they only had the campbell trophy and bragging rights over the kings. My heart didn't really break until the 2019 conference finals against the Blues, they were such a sludgy heavy hitting team you could feel how deflating it was through a TV screen. To this day I think if we got Bruins and Sharks it'd be one of the best finals of all time. What a story-line with jumbo facing the team it all started in his last chance at a cup. Hurts to think about what we missed :'(

Why are the habs so low. Nobody thought they had a chance against Toronto yet they came back from a 3-1 series lead with two overtime wins to completely upset them. The same thing happened against Vegas and other than that Vegas-Colorado series and maybe the Tampa-Isles series that was probably the best series of the playoffs. And they ended up winning it in dramatic fashion in overtime.

Love the music from “Civilization”!

Incredible video. You are severly underrated

I love that you put the stars at a 1st in fun. That playoffs were one of a few bright spots in 2020 for me and watching all the games during that run was a gift. Especially the overtime game 7 thriller

Great video, I love the Jon Bois influence. Very tough to watch as a Sharks fan though.

Most underrated chanel on KZfaq, keep it up :)

The 2021 Habs was one of the wackiest time and places of my entire life. The whole experience was uncanny, a team winning games they really shouldn't in a wacky format without fans in the building deep into summer, but by god will I never forget it. It won't be anytime soon, but I hope one day I'll be able to see Les Boys mount a more sustainable challenge, but we will never, ever see anything like that ever again, and I'm glad I got to witness it firsthand. Selfish request for a Playoffs Past for the MTL/VGK series? That was just phenomenal. (I maintain that the only series that we stole was vs TOR, which i don't feel bad about because pointing and laughing at the Leafs never stops being funny. Sorry, Toronto fans, no hard feelings, it just is.)

LOVE HOW you gave the Stars a fair shake. Best hockey channel on YT

great vid, subbed!

You Deserve a Ton of Subscribers bro. This is the best Hockey content on KZfaq. Very upset I've watched every video at this point. Give me more damn it.

12:22 It wasn’t only Tyler Johnson (who broke his wrist in that series). All the Lightning’s scorers were playing hurt by the end of that run. Plus Ben Bishop tore his groin something fierce. By Game 5 they just couldn’t score goals anymore.

Secret base needs to hire you, love the content dude

You should definitely do a whole video on that entire Stars run to the finals,

I remember watching the sharks vs knights series and I couldn’t believe how good fleury was just on a different level

By the way, I'm not trying to pick on you lol. The amount of work you put into this is insane. It's a hell of a video series

lovely stuff per usual

The Angry Yami award made me spit out my drink. I wasn't expecting that at all. I'm curious: Did you get in trouble again for using footage in your last video, and that's why you didn't use any here?

the Canucks were one game away damnit!! great video dude 👍🏻

22:24 as a bruins fan, that put a smile on my face

hell yeah! cant wait to watch this later

2012 NJD on this list hurts :( hopefully they can win one soon

Yep. That's definitely a great way to describe the Flyers' run haha

Low key best sports channel on YT

can’t lie pinhole just puts out banger videos most underrated NHL youtuber

Thanks so much for these vids! Just curious, as a Sens fan, where would the ‘07 Cup run rank for both the Sens and Ducks?

YES!! I LOVE U

St. Louis fan. I'll be honest, the way I see our cup run is that we weren't supposed to win that year. But we did anyway. I don't know why, we really didn't have the kind of star power that wins cups. It was just a miracle. I don't want to call it a fluke, because the Blues have been one of the most consistently good teams for the last eleven years, but that's really what it felt like. Boston's destiny that year was to win the cup, but we said no and rewrote fate. Icing on the cake was the tears streaming down Brad Marchand's incredibly punchable face And I remember that Devils run. It was a fun one, and Parise was my favourite player at the time. I still remember the massive number of penalties they took in the last game that may as well have sealed their fate. I never went back and watched the game but there was a 2 minute followed by a 2 minute and then a 5 minute (I believe) and that sealed our fate.

Fantastic

As a Lightning fan, I'll always be just a little sore over not winning in 2022. We coulda had a 3-peat !!

Apparently beating the Leafs in the first round gives teams a good shot at losing in the finals. Happened 4 times and the Leafs only made the playoffs like 6 or 7 times in this span.

Canucks fan and one part thats never mentioned is the tension for games 4 through 7 against Chicago. We got killed for 7 goals and its one of about 5 games I remeber where I was for that playoffs, then the 5-0 game and it looked like the Canucks were just out of gas then game 6... it honestly felt like it was completely over. I remember my dad was trying to quit smoking at the time and I remember he went outside for a smoke after that game. Game 7 of that series had to be the most tense game I have ever had the pleasure of watching, Canucks took the lead early and held it all the way down until the the final few minutes when Toews drove a dagger into our hearts and forced OT. Every moment leading up to the Dragon Slayer goal made Canucks fans aware of just how much a Dragon Chicago was at the time for us (Additional note I remember Edler playing like ass in those 2 blowout games, definitely remember a really bad give away in our zone that lead to either a chance or goal and another behind our net that lead to the same thing)

This channel is so underrated

"That could very easily change this year though." Florida: lmao

Just have a video of Corey Perry😂

Awesome video. I will say, if you’re a Central Division team, it’s very understandable to see Nashville’s “fun” being so low. Crowd is electric, but the style of play is brutal. Stand the opponent up at the blue line and pray Pekka bails them out

Babe wake up new pinholes Graham video

Also in '21, the Leafs blew their chance of running away in the North playoffs to make a run to the Semifinals and Final. They have the talent but they somehow find a way to screw it up.

Man. We were so fuckin close. I’ll never for as long as I live forget that inaugural season . I’d give anything to see the original misfits lift a cup. Anything .

I'd love to see a video at some point on President's Trophy winners at some point, maybe ranking them? If only to laugh at Boston and Tampa for their gross ineptitude.

Can you do a documentry on the 2006 oilers run

If Brad Stuart didn't make that egregious turnover in front of Chris Osgood in Game 7 against Pittsburgh, the Red Wings would've won that 2009 Cup. Even after rewatching that opening goal, I still have no idea why he didn't just play it along the boards instead of shooting it right into Malkin who was right in front of his face.

Love the civ3 music

2009 Still upsets me. Should have won that series. Great video, really enjoyed the music at the beginning. Can't wait for the next video, hoping it's the Chris Osgood story we all need to hear! LGRW 🐙 🏒 🤘

2019 Game 7 vs the Blues will haunt me for YEARS.

Surprised the 2021 Habs didn't end up in the "Nothing you could've done" category at the end. We should've been out to Toronto in Games 5 and 6 after blowing multi-goal 3rd period leads in both, and to be dominated in chances in OT in both on top of that. The Jets dominated us in the regular season and just swept Connor McDavid and the Oilers (bad goaltending sunk them), but then Scheifele hits Jake Evans like a freight train "trying to prevent an empty net goal" which took both of them out of the series. With Mark gone, it was solving Hellebuck the next 3 games. We went to War with Vegas in Round 3 and benefited from Fleury's mishaps once or twice. What's funny is that the obvious non-call high stick that cut Corey Perry in OT lead to goal soon after sending the Habs home with a chance to punch their ticket to the Final for the first time since '93. Sadly, virtually everyone was playing through injuries, including our Captain Shea Weber, and Goalie Carey Price, going into the defending champions of Tampa Bay. Going into game 4 down 3-0, only 7 teams won a game in the finals. The Habs made it 8, the first win in a Stanley Cup Final game since we beat Gretzky, and done on home ice in front of fans (albeit at 15% capacity in the Bell Centre as lockdown was in early stages of being lifted). It gave us hope of things to come, before that off-season brought about the end of an era for Montreal. Perry to Tampa, Kotkeneimi to Carolina via offer sheet, Weber career ending injury, Price also likely career ending injury (played the final 6 games of 2022 regular season, only beat President's trophy winning Panthers in Final game, hasn't played since). The Cup Tax hit us hard, and we became the first team to finish 32nd overall. Now 2 weeks away from the end of the 22-23 season, we look to finish 28th. With young talent in the works we could be 2 seasons from being competitive and 4 from contenders. If we miraculously win the Bedard lottery, maybe sooner.

Im gonna be honest. The Panthers this past year always reminded me of the Sharks of 2014 and 16. In 2014, the Sharks look to be dominant cup contenders, even going up 3-0, only for ... that... to happen. In 2016 they're moreso an afterthought, and make a great run to the cup Where they run into the Buzzsaws of (In pinholes graham's opinion) the best of the 3 penguins teams. In 2022, the Panthers were supposed to be contenders, but slipped and fell on a banana peel conviniently placed by tampa. One year later, they make the craziest run to the cup. Causing meltdowns in Boston, general sadness in toronto, and nothing in carolina, which was destroyed by a nuke. Only to crap themselves in the finals. 🤷

I can’t help but tear up whenever I see the 2018 one. That was the Jets year, man. All due respect to Washington but just given the personnel, age gap, they would have just bowled them over

Again 2009 still pains me as a wings fan lol they were dominate as hell. And I sometimes forget Datsyuk missed a few games in that final smh

Alternative title for Angry Yami Award: Dolph "It Should Have Been Me" Ziggler Award.

I think Montreal should’ve been in the one man show part. We had 0 business making it past Toronto and Price dragged our corpse to the finals.

15:39 that OT cup winner was a bummer. The lack of reaction from the crowd was especially anticlimactic

My team is the flyers n I loved that 2010 team so much. Even though Boston would so call get the last laugh and win next year, the world will never forget yu blew a 3-0 lead (twice) 😂😂

Where do you get these stats? It'll be interesting to see in the next playoffs to follow the stats and kinda guess the winner.

This hurt

The biggest "what if" for me from 2017 isn't the game 6 controversial call, it's the P.K. Subban opening goal in game 1 that got taken away on an offside challenge for being offside two possession changes prior to the goal. Series goes different if that counts, that goal was so fucking hype. Edit: Went and watched the early whistle again, holy hell I forgot how egregious that was... yeah you're correct that's still the worst part.

Did you just overlay the civilization III OST?

Yeah, 2015 is the black sheep of the cup run. Cuz it was the best one! (definitely no bias lol)

14:19 I mean, they were down 3-2 against the Panthers

Greatest duo of all time: Rick Nash 🤝 Hitting the post

The stars % against the lightning being so low is .. interesting

It's aggravating that the team who has to be among the least rootable as an underdog (Montreal) has had this uncanny ability to win as underdogs for decades.

Still sad thinking about that '19 B's team. Such a disappointing effort with the cup in Boston.

2014 Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 will haunt my memories for the rest of my life.

The 2013 Pens what could've been...

I wonder how Florida would compare? The ECF was very close for a sweep.

Can’t wait to relive the Bruins losses that I will never get over 😒

Canadians 21/(penguins08)(golden knights 18),(predators 17),(Lightnings 22),(Rangers 14)(Stars 20),(Lightning 15),(Canancks 11)

22:34 Oof… that aged poorly

Would love to know where the 2023 Florida Panthers land on this list.

Thank god the 2013 Red Sox won it

2012 devils would've been their best run ever. Beating 2 bitter rivals in the semi and conference finals, lead by 40 year old Brodeur to cap off his career with a 4th cup and 1st conn smythe? It would have been amazing. It's a shame it didn't go down that way.