After missing a last-second shot vs. the Flames, Russ Courtnall is hoping to help extend the series back to Calgary for a chance to win the Stanley Cup
Russ Courtnall was a really good plater, a great skater and was a lot of fun to watch. But he also served as an example of the genius of Serge Savard. Savard recognized that he had a club that could win another cup after the surprise win of 1986. But he had to tweak that roster and bring in players that, together created a more dangerous team and that included trading Courtnall for Brian Bellows. Bellows was also a scorer but he was a bit more physical than Courtnall and put more pucks in the net and that was what the '89 team just didn't do enough of.
Russ Courtnall was a really good plater, a great skater and was a lot of fun to watch. But he also served as an example of the genius of Serge Savard. Savard recognized that he had a club that could win another cup after the surprise win of 1986. But he had to tweak that roster and bring in players that, together created a more dangerous team and that included trading Courtnall for Brian Bellows. Bellows was also a scorer but he was a bit more physical than Courtnall and put more pucks in the net and that was what the '89 team just didn't do enough of.
Do you have the whole game for Rangers v Canadians 1996 Playoffs Game 1?