http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=409886&...4;NHL|Home

Goring to the Islanders (1980) – Coming off consecutive first-round failures with a star-studded team, New York Islanders GM Bill Torrey made the first of his many savvy deals by acquiring veteran center Butch Goring from the Los Angeles Kings for forward Billy Harris and defenseman Dave Lewis.

Goring not only went on to win a Conn Smythe Trophy during the Islanders' four-straight Stanley Cup triumphs, but he provided the immediate impact of convincing a young Islanders team that it was ready to win immediately. In many respects this is the prototypical trade at the deadline as it put a very good team over the top in its quest for the Cup.

Well, that is just an inaccurate article. The Isles lost in the semifinals in 1979 to the Rangers in 6 games. The Isles were not coming off "consecutive first round failures". Glad to see nhl.com has such a hard time looking it up in their archives.

YOU KNOW I4C YOU ARE JUST GRUMPY
WHEN YOU ARENT DEFENDING RICKY
:P

DONT LET FACTS GET IN THE WAY OF A NICE ARTICLE

1978
ISLES LOSE TO TORONTO IN THE QUARTER FINALS 4-3
LM'S GOAL IN OT

2ND ROUND BUT ISLES HAD BYE IN FIRST FOR BEING FIST IN NHL
48 - 17-15


1979
ISLES FINISH AGAIN FIRST IN NHL
LOSE TO rags IN THE QUARTER FINALS 4-2

2ND ROUND AGAIN ISLES HAD BYE IN FIRST FOR BEING FIST IN NHL
51-15-14

LOOK AT THOSE RECORDS
AND THE BEST ISLANDER TEAMS HAVE YET TO PLAY


NOW COMPARE THIS TO THE 2008 - 2009 ISLANDERS :goofy2:

Posted above the Isles had bye in 1st round for being 1st in NHL
False
They were 3rd in NHL
BUT
Had bye in first round for being first in the Clarence Campbell Conference



1977–78 NHL season

The Isles were 3rd in the NHL WITH 111 POINTS

BOSTON HAD 113
MONTREAL 129



:isles:

This is neat...Sportsnet's tribute to the best deadline deal ever.....



http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/03/03/...tsnet_magazine/

SAB

:cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: