The Islanders ran them out of the rink with virtually the same roster the year before. The Oilers got their due then next season as the Isles were in their 20th straight playoff round. 5 long seasons and 5 straight finals will do that to you.

​@@jofess15 The oilers were a bunch of 18-19 yr Olds at that time. Don't forget they were voted best team of all time. 8 Hall of Fame players that shattered just about every NHL record.

Denis Potvin once said something to the effect 'It took that kind of a team to beat us.'

I think you can make an argument for that. Even with his years with the Bruins which was probably his better years. The Campbell Conference is a run n gun style of play while the Prince of Wales is hit hard and block shots.

@@NYFanatic I thought he had a few decent years with the stars too. He was a steady tender. Never too high or too low, which is incredible in itself.

@@andyc9979 thats so forgotten. He came in when the Stars came to Dallas. That's when the dead puck era was coming into play. Me personally I want to see a balance of the live puck era make a comeback. They're trying, but the fighting has gone way down with it.

Percy Jackson go back to school lol

Shame on Mark,never finished high school.

Messier,from St.Albert,along with Iggy,I'm sure Iggy finished high school.mark you dunderhead you never finished high school sheesh.

​@@martinpatrick9915 Mark got his B.S in physics from MIT 1993 and his PhD from Boston university 1999.

I think you forgot to mention Messier who was a better player than Yzerman for sure.

NY Rangers It's not even close,Yzerman posted 65 goals and 90 assist one year playing with a bunch of nobodies.Messier never came close to that,plus Yzerman was much better defensively and wasn't a dirty player like Messier was!

Ahhh so you're a Messier hater. Gotcha. No wonder you have Yzerman ranked higher lol. Look kid, Yzerman was a great player but he was no Messier. That takes nothing away from Yzerman, but you're comparing him to a guy who is out of his league (Messier). Messier's numbers, especially in the playoffs, destroy Yzerman's. Messier also won 2 Hart trophies (almost 3, came in 2nd in 1996) to Yzerman's zero. The only thing you got right was "it's not even close" as Messier had the far more distinguished and better career than Yzerman. We're not talking Orr vs. Lemieux here. If you want to compare Yzerman to someone don't pick a guy like Messier, who is up there with Gretzky and Howe in the top 5 all-time. You won't win too many of those arguments, bud.

NY Rangers if Gretzky and Lemieux never existed Yzerman would be known as the greatest center in NHL history!Plus he played for 1 organization his whole career and was the best and longest serving Captain in all of sports!Yzerman didn't care about individual awards like Messier did which makes him a better teammate also!

You know Gretzky could’ve been traded to the Red Wings, but that never happened because he wouldn’t put the Red Wings in the position to draft Konstantinov, Federov and Lidstrom after the 1988-89 season. Had Gretzky been dealt to the Red Wings, Yzerman would end up wanting out. The Red Wings won 4 more cups than Gretzky since he left the Oilers.

Nahhh, that's the NY Islanders!

DAMN RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@@thegamersgalaxy2855 Islanders weren't as good as the Oilers. They won 4 cups in a row but the Oilers won 5 in 7 and their guys went on and continued winning after the Oilers were broken up. Messier won in NY, Gretzky and Kurri almost won in 93 etc. After the Islanders 4 cups they were pretty much done.

think you met no one could beat them. yes they good team but not as good as the 79-84 islanders

@@bb-gc2tx you got yours from 80 till 83 . They got there’s 84 , 85, 87, 88 & 90

@@simonmarshall19 they could only Win 2 in a row. Another reason why islanders were the better team. They beat them 10 games in a row in regular season. And 2 to 1 in playoff series. Islanders won 19 straight playoff series no other team has ever or will ever do that again

@@bb-gc2tx I’m glad they didn’t shattered Montreal’s record

​@@simonmarshall19 What difference would it make. Montreal had a 74 yrs head start. Playing only with six team's.

He was induced in the hockey hall of Fame 2020.

@@erickouniakis5722yes . Ty

Definitely the best playoff record. But if you were forced to have to include both regular and playoffs, which would be #1? Scotty Bowman picks 83-84.

@@September2004 Flames finished first overall in reg season of 87-88, and then got swept by the Oilers 4-0 in the playoffs. Hmm.. Which is the better team I wonder?) Bowman thinks what he thinks, Gretzky thinks it was the 86-87 team. I think what I think. Who's right then?

@@Ace96x10 No need to be a jerk. It's just a question. Is there anything in my original statement that suggests antagonism? Really, like I can't ask a question out of curiosity to see what people think without all that attitude? "Bowman thinks what he thinks?... Who's right then?" Did I say anything about right or wrong? All I asked was your opinion on which was the best team overall. Anyway, the 84 Oilers had a better regular season record *and* they defeated a 4-time defending champion in 5 games with scores such as 7-2, 7-2 and 5-2. Is that more or less impressive than sweeping a President's Trophy winner who had not yet won the Cup and may have only gotten there 2 years earlier because of Steve Smiths' goal. Hmmm.... hmmm... I also think it's funny that you don't want to include regular season in your equation (even if it's just a fun question) but you quote the Flames winning the President's Trophy as if that meant something. Which is it? Does regular season count or not count? And your point about the Flames being #1 also proves my point. I'm looking for the best team when combining regular season and playoffs which you don't want to do, fine. Just say you don't want to do it.

@@September2004 Interesting.. Lol. You seem to need to pretend that my answer to you was insulting. That's as wrong as thinking what I said means I think the regular season means anything towards what is the best Oiler team, when in reality what I said is it mean nothing to me that overrides the facts I've already stated. So think whatever you like. Bye.

True but but every era has it's greats.

OVI-Wan Kenobi Do you steal all your material from Urinating Tree?

Al is the greatest of all time

The Oilers old boys club love to brag about their 4 Stanley Cups back in the 80's, just like how Married With Children's Al Bundy loves to brag about his 4 touchdowns in a single championship game back in his Polk High School days LOL! Just like Al Bundy, past glory years is all what the Oilers have left.

You wrote the same comment 3 times man. I don't know what team you like, but atleast the Oilers have something to brag about, unlike most teams in the league.