In May of 1987 at the impressionable age of 16, I was privileged enough to have witnessed what, in my opinion and estimation, is the best NHL playoff series ever played between the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Of course, I will never pretend to have watched every Stanley Cup playoff series ever played before or since. Who has? So how can I say with any certainty which was the "best playoff series ever played"? I can't really.
But what I can do is tell you about it and explain why I believe it is. If there is a series that has everything that this one had, I would love to hear about it.
I have watched an awful lot of teams and Stanley Cup playoff series in the 23 years since. No matter how great a series may wind up being, they just don't seem to hold a candle to the 1987 Final.
For example, last year's Cup Final between the Penguins and Red Wings was a great series no doubt. After all, it featured two great teams, some of the best players in the world, and also went seven games. So why isn't that one as great?
In my opinion it just did not have the same underdog drama, offen ...
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1987 Stanley Cup Finals: Was It the Best Playoff Series In NHL History?
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