Was fortunate enough to see the man play in the OG Boston Garden..
And No.
Numerous-Substance66
Andreychuck made me smile in 2004
sledgehammer_77
Mark Messier looked pretty fucking satisfied.
butt_snorkelr
I would say Ovie because he finally did it with the team he will go into the HOF with.
Bourque isn’t an Avalanche.
The_DoBap
No, but if Jumbo Joe had won a cup within the last 3 seasons, then would’ve been yes.
Ovi comes closest.
BuyNo1219
Lanny
livelikesleep
Maybe Lanny, Ovi is up there (he was younger than both but did it without leaving his drafting team) but Ray’s also had the hand off which made it special and gave it more emotional weight
There’s also special cases mnatsakanov, plager that are quite emotional
robertraymer
As happy as I was when he was traded to Colorado pretty much specifically to have a chance at the cup and then succeeded, it is probably #3 in my book.
#2 would be Lanny MacDonald. I remember being a kid and watching that series, and when the Flames won the sheer joy on his mustachioed (and playoff bearded) face while he lifted the cup in his last year playing was the moment I knew how amazing hockey truly was.
#1 (obviously a bit biased) was Ovi. Not only because I have been a Caps fan since birth, but also because no one could use “but he hasn’t won a cup” as an excuse to dismiss his greatness as a player, and because he was another person who, like Lanny, you could see how much finally winning one with the only team he ever played for meant to him.
toomanyukes
If Bourque getting the Cup was a 10/10, then Ovechkin & Lanny were 9.5/10.
Stamkos gets an 8+.
ddddeadhead1979
Konstantinov after his accident was quite emotional.
Sphader
For me seeing Teemu weeping and getting the cup is up there.
Top_Stranger_8961
Yzerman
Hockeytown11
Yzerman passing to Konstantinov in 98′
rlb_714
Probably not since Sakic gave it to him right away
JonQDriveway
The Rod Brind’Amour lift is pretty classic
TheRitalinCommando
Stevie Y hoisting the cup for the first time. He’d been with the team since they were the Dead Wings and the team hadn’t won a cup in decades either. THEN they got to the finals and were swept.
I had literal tears when they finally won it.
FieldsToTheMoon
Marian Hossa
Dude went to finals in back to back years with the Pens and Red Wings, loses both to the other team, then goes to the Hawks and finally gets his win
Fausto_Alarcon
Iginla in 2004… in my dreams before I wake up bitter.
se7en41
This one is more personally biased for me, but when the Blackhawks won in 2015 and the first thing Toews did was skate it over to old man [Kimmo Timmonen](https://youtu.be/40jXIAmi7fs). That old bastard had the most gleeful look ever on his face, combined with “ok my wife will stop yelling at me to stop playing hockey now” relief.
psyopsono
Borque, Teemu, Rod, Hossa. I’m surprised no one has mentioned Chara, that’s one I regard pretty highly in spite of my feelings towards Boston.
trostol
i enjoyed seeing Brind’Amour lift it
kaajuu
Kimmo Timonen.
jabberwox
Vladimir Konstantinov
SprintAirlines
As a Devils fan and Ray Bourque fan, I have been telling myself it’s ok the Devils lost because Ray got to win the Cup. It’s almost 25 years later and I still say it, but I don’t think I ever truely believed it.
DionFW
Anyone else remember the commercial that went “The Stanley Cup weighs 35 pounds. Except when you’re lifting it”.
Only because it hasn’t been mentioned – Bowman lacing on the skates and coming out for a lap with Detroit
Geologybrent
Mike Modano for me
alottagames
Let’s not forget Konstantinov in 98 the year after his accident the night of the Wing’s cup win in a car accident – they brought him onto the ice and set the cup in his lap. That was a special moment.
Shartman88
1998 when the Wings went back to back. Vladdy was wheelchair bound and the team wore VK&SM patches for the two who were involved in the horrible accident the year prior. He was brought out to the ice and wheeled around with the cup. Super emotional for the team, fans and really anyone who knew what had happened. Pretty awesome that they were able to win it all again honoring those two guys.
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Was fortunate enough to see the man play in the OG Boston Garden..
And No.
Andreychuck made me smile in 2004
Mark Messier looked pretty fucking satisfied.
I would say Ovie because he finally did it with the team he will go into the HOF with.
Bourque isn’t an Avalanche.
No, but if Jumbo Joe had won a cup within the last 3 seasons, then would’ve been yes.
Ovi comes closest.
Lanny
Maybe Lanny, Ovi is up there (he was younger than both but did it without leaving his drafting team) but Ray’s also had the hand off which made it special and gave it more emotional weight
There’s also special cases mnatsakanov, plager that are quite emotional
As happy as I was when he was traded to Colorado pretty much specifically to have a chance at the cup and then succeeded, it is probably #3 in my book.
#2 would be Lanny MacDonald. I remember being a kid and watching that series, and when the Flames won the sheer joy on his mustachioed (and playoff bearded) face while he lifted the cup in his last year playing was the moment I knew how amazing hockey truly was.
#1 (obviously a bit biased) was Ovi. Not only because I have been a Caps fan since birth, but also because no one could use “but he hasn’t won a cup” as an excuse to dismiss his greatness as a player, and because he was another person who, like Lanny, you could see how much finally winning one with the only team he ever played for meant to him.
If Bourque getting the Cup was a 10/10, then Ovechkin & Lanny were 9.5/10.
Stamkos gets an 8+.
Konstantinov after his accident was quite emotional.
For me seeing Teemu weeping and getting the cup is up there.
Yzerman
Yzerman passing to Konstantinov in 98′
Probably not since Sakic gave it to him right away
The Rod Brind’Amour lift is pretty classic
Stevie Y hoisting the cup for the first time. He’d been with the team since they were the Dead Wings and the team hadn’t won a cup in decades either. THEN they got to the finals and were swept.
I had literal tears when they finally won it.
Marian Hossa
Dude went to finals in back to back years with the Pens and Red Wings, loses both to the other team, then goes to the Hawks and finally gets his win
Iginla in 2004… in my dreams before I wake up bitter.
This one is more personally biased for me, but when the Blackhawks won in 2015 and the first thing Toews did was skate it over to old man [Kimmo Timmonen](https://youtu.be/40jXIAmi7fs). That old bastard had the most gleeful look ever on his face, combined with “ok my wife will stop yelling at me to stop playing hockey now” relief.
Borque, Teemu, Rod, Hossa. I’m surprised no one has mentioned Chara, that’s one I regard pretty highly in spite of my feelings towards Boston.
i enjoyed seeing Brind’Amour lift it
Kimmo Timonen.
Vladimir Konstantinov
As a Devils fan and Ray Bourque fan, I have been telling myself it’s ok the Devils lost because Ray got to win the Cup. It’s almost 25 years later and I still say it, but I don’t think I ever truely believed it.
Anyone else remember the commercial that went “The Stanley Cup weighs 35 pounds. Except when you’re lifting it”.
https://youtu.be/VveCdLrkY1g
Only because it hasn’t been mentioned – Bowman lacing on the skates and coming out for a lap with Detroit
Mike Modano for me
Let’s not forget Konstantinov in 98 the year after his accident the night of the Wing’s cup win in a car accident – they brought him onto the ice and set the cup in his lap. That was a special moment.
1998 when the Wings went back to back. Vladdy was wheelchair bound and the team wore VK&SM patches for the two who were involved in the horrible accident the year prior. He was brought out to the ice and wheeled around with the cup. Super emotional for the team, fans and really anyone who knew what had happened. Pretty awesome that they were able to win it all again honoring those two guys.