Four years here should've been 40. Sid III knew nothing about hockey and fired Scotty. But to be fair, he was the one who talked his father into buying the Blues in the first place. Bob Broeg, sports historian and contributing sports editor at the Post-Dispatch, said Mr. Salomon had persuaded his father to pursue the franchise and The Arena. "They paid $4 million for The Arena at a time when it was very rundown," Broeg said. That purchase helped St. Louis beat out Baltimore to get the franchise that became the Blues. Sid III, born in 1937, died in Tampa FL at the young age of 51, in 1988.
9:08 Boston should’ve won many more Cups. 9:35 Swashbuckling. Unfortunate they only won 2 Cups. 10:56 Bowman firing. I’ve always wondered what would’ve happened if Bowman took over the Bruins for one season when Sinden left in 1970.
This could have been an interesting piece. But the questions suggest that producer(s) had little knowledge of Bowman's time with the original Blues. Even the editing left a lot to be desired. Consider the amount of time spent on Bobby Orr's famous goal, not exactly a high-water mark for the Blues. Shocking amount of time devoted to another lowlight, Bowman's acrimonious departure. Better luck next time.
The firing of Scotty Bowman by "Sid da Turd" from the Blues is one of the greatest blunders in the history of mankind! Another one was his later firing of Al Arbour.
Looking back, so many teams squandered great players and coaching talent. Guess that's why they lost year after year. Egos, incompetents and bone-headed moves.
1969-70...The previous year in the finals, vs Montreal, the Blues only scored 3 goals in the four game sweep on Vachon. Scotty went all out to add offense for 1969-70. Phil Goyette, Wayne Maki, Andre Boudrias. Goyette had a brilliant season, but Boudrias only scored 3 goals. What Ted Green did to Wayne Maki cannot be understated. Maki, whether he played on the line with Berenson, or completed the St. Marseille/Sabourin combination would have turbo-charged the Blues offense. Also of note...In the final, the Blues faced the Bruins for most of the series without their two best defensemen, Arbour and Barclay. In their place Bowman had to use two minor league defensemen, Ray Fortin and Billy Plager. This was a disaster against the high scoring Bruins.
