The 1990 Oilers | 30 Years Later: The Story Of The Unexpected Cup Run Narrated By Kevin Smith 

Exactly everyone that’s not a oilers fan they say.” They only won with Gretzky.Thank you

That was probably the tagline that pissed these guys off, then they went on a tear and the rest was history

I had them the whole way. In 87 too. I won 30 bucks from my douchbag Step dad... HA! Seven games OILERS WIN!. He believed in 90! Now They are his favorite Team LOL!

They was be done wrong

My Jets almost had em

On Wayne Gretzky himself! Also espn should but like obv won’t get hype. Wayne is the most dominant athlete probably ever better then MJ

There is a pretty good one on Netflix

@@colecalleri3234 ESPN could have hockey on the same level as other sports but they choose not to promote it as much.

Real Deal Prospecting: They were down 3-1 to Winnipeg - not 3-1. The Oilers won game two of that series. Edmonton lost games three, and four in Winnipeg. You know the rest. It was a great Cup run ...

Yes

If you're talking sheer grit to overcome a shortage of budget and skill, the '97 and '98 Oilers that beat the disgusting Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche have to given that title. Any team with Messier, Kurri, Anderson and Simpson can't be considered short on skill.

@@TheNathanScot As a neutral fan of hockey, in what way was Dallas and Colorado disgusting? I'm curious to know 😊

I would love this. You gotta respect and admire that run they had. As an Oilers fan, I have the upmost respect for those Islanders glory days. That team was absolutely insane.

As an Isles fan, I don’t think there was much of a rivalry as much as people think. I like that Oilers team. It was a changing of the guard in the 80s and they both respected each other’s team. I consider the Oilers Back then Isles west. Same colors and Oilers claimed they learned from them. That’s pretty cool

@@thegoodguywins1 The best 2 Dynasties put on ice. The Oilers were the most exciting team to ever play with the the greatest player ever. 7 Hall of famers and 5 Hall of famers on that great Islanders teams. Crazy. I'm so glad I lived it.

Islanders Dynasty has entered the chat

Agreed! They were the Best team and Dynasty ever. They would've won 2 or 3 more if Gretzky wasn't traded which would have given them 7 or 8 total. People forget the Oilers went to the Conference Finals in '91 and '92 and Gretzky's Kings with 7 ex Oilers in '93 Finals and Messier's Rangers with 7 ex Oilers winning in '94. As of 2022 5 Oilers are still in the top 10 in NHL playoff scoring of all time. It was sick how good they were and the longevity they had as players.

Unkle Salty As a Rangers fan, he is truly the Messiah. Without him, I don’t know if they win the Stanley Cup. A true leader. He should never have gone to Vancouver.

I don’t think that’s how Wayne feels at all. Gretzky was probably as high as a kite happy when Mark won it in New York.

Gretzky isn't bothered at all. He loves Messier. Gretzky is the greatest ever so why would he even care? I say that as Rangers and Messier fan.

@@ryanjones8622 On a personal level I have no doubt that they'll always be tight. But consider that as competitors, Mess will always have the edge. He won a fifth cup without Gretz in Edmonton, then carried the Rangers on his back to win his sixth. Gretz couldn't do the same in LA, and never got close when he went to the Rangers. Gretz was supposed to be the final piece when he was traded to St. Louis ... out in the second round. Sure Wayne has all the stats and records that will never be broken, but if your team is playing game 7 of the Finals who would you want captaining your team? For me that's a no-brainer.

@@ryanjones8622 at least he was until I came along

They got worse after Messier left, though.

@@ariccua6101 Messier kept that team glued together before he left. Love him or hate him he was an amazing leader. No way they win that last cup without him.

The Oilers were literally being gutted by this time. Coffey in ‘87 was just seen as a bump. But after the ‘88 cup and Gretzky was traded was really the beginning of the end. Not only did they trade away another core player, but the captain and the heart and soul. Kurri was gone after the ‘90 cup, and Messier, Anderson, and Fuhr were all gone within a couple seasons. The effects of the ‘80s recession was still being felt with high interest rates, low grain and oil prices, the Canadian dollar plummeted, an election with the unfriendly to the prairies Liberals winning, and NHL salaries climbing did not help the Oilers at all during those times.

We are off to a pretty decent start so far. I think the playoffs losses against Winnipeg and Chicago humbled the Oilers. I’m not saying they’ll win a cup this year or anything, but they are close. They are easily the best team in their division and in Canada. It’s early but the signs are definitely there.

@@oilersridersbluejays I hope you are right CB. I feel a sense of optimism too, so hopefully, they will do better in regular season and the playoffs.

@@Mo-ix4ov It starts tomorrow! 😮✌

@@jockejocke1 I am chumping at the bits...!!! Go OILERS!!!!!!

This the team for which I was hoping. I am a LOT more optimistic this year than in the past 33 years! And even if it doesn't work out this year, they will get VERY deep in the playoffs.

And winding down. Only one is wasn’t was Messier and you can clearly see that in the stats. That’s probably what they meant

It was awful lol

@Michael Markowsky I didn't feel like going to school one snowy morning and Mark Messier had shown up that day :(

Truth. Oilers wouldn’t have won the cup of not for those deals

Absolutely... Klima (pure goal scorer) and Oates (elite assist man) would've went down in history as one of the best duos in NHL history... Demers and Devellano were absolutely blind douchebags!

Wayne Gretzky will always be a goat but Mark Messier won 2 (1 in Edmonton and 1 in New York) without Gretzky proving how good of a leader he was.

8 Cups

yeah.... that's really sad.

just read up, that's really sad. Was the concussion mostly from the altercation in NYC?

Very sad. Although he wasn't the superstar he was supposed to be, he had a very solid career and then his post career is just very sad.

Yeah poor guy has a lot of issues. He deserves better and hopefully he can get his train down the right track.

Absolutely. If Gretzky was given an extension on his contract and they could have held onto Messier, Kurri, Anderson, and Fuhr, they most likely would have won in 1989, 1991, and possibly 1992 and/or 1993. Imagine, consecutive cups from 1984 to 1993 with the exception of 1986?! Absolutely insane but very likely if they were able to hold onto those guys. Look how many former Oilers were on the 1994 Ranger team.

No they wouldn’t have. And I appreciate that oilers team. Not with Mario’s Pens out there. Plus did you forget the players the oilers got back from the Gretzky trade and through that trade? Graves, Murphy, Klima and Gelinas aren’t there to help the Oilers. No trade…no fifth cup. They may have won five anyway with Gretz but that’s it

@@oilersridersbluejays I disagree, the Oilers never woulda won that. Can you say Mario and Calgary? 91-93 the oilers were BAD in the regular season. They only got to the semis thanks to guys that got via trades. 93 they were horrible and in last place. By then age was on the horizon and other teams took over. There were only 6 guys from the oilers on the rangers and only messier and graves really produced. Many other guys on that ranger team were homegrown or from other teams.

@@thegoodguywins1 I think you’re wrong. The Oilers were able to win one without Gretzky and then made the conference finals in 91 and 92. In 92 they had no Messier, no Anderson, no Kurri and no Graves. The team benefited from the Gretzky trade to the degree that they could, but that fifth Cup was no walk in the park. They were a 90 point team that overcame 3-1 to beat Winnipeg, swept an LA team that was beyond beat up in round 2, and then had a tough time knocking off a good Chicago team. The Finals was a different story: they rolled over Boston. None of the players they got back from LA had the impact Wayne would’ve had. Graves wasn’t part of the Gretzky deal. I say they win at least two more. They managed to stay very competitive without Wayne and with Carson gone. Hard to believe having Wayne they wouldn’t have done at least as well and probably better.

@@dzanier I think you’re wrong. The Gretzky trade helped them win the cup that year and it’s chronicled in this video of whom they picked up. They made it to the conference finals with this some new players in 91-92. Did you read what I posted? In 92 they got Damphouse, they literally fleeced Toronto for that guy as Fuhr and Anderson were done. They also picked up Nichols that year who helped them. You are forgetting the players your team picked up to help win. Who said anything about LA? Though they did get Gelinas there. I mentioned Murphy, Graves, Klima clearly did have an impact and beyond just the 90 season (they got those guys from the Carson deal…they got Carson from the Wayne trade). Hard to see Gretzky alone helping them win many more when they clearly wouldn’t have had those depth and scoring guys. Then there are the awesome teams of Mario and Calgarys 89 team. 5 and done bro. I don’t see it going further than that

The *"New York Oilers"* lmao

bruh look at this dude I don’t care, I’ll take it.

@@jfedol7760 It technically was lol

@Alex Lucian we got a jealous rangers fan, a team that only won 1 cup in an era much easier to score in may I mention that you guys had the richest team with no salary cap and still couldn't do anything because of chemistry? New York Oilers

@Alex Lucian What, because the new york oilers won the cup? Actual idiot rangers fan, just like the rest.

And Kurri wasn't mentioned once...

Kurri is like the present day Draisaitl. Both are/were amazing players in their own right and both get overshadowed. Not knocking Gretzky or McDavid at all, I love those guys, but it grinds my gears when people forget how important Kurri was and how important Draisaitl is to the Oilers. Kurri played amazing in 1989-90 and Draisaitl is amazing when he isn’t playing on McDavid’s line. Frig, they’re both +100 point a season guys!

Kurri was so much better than Draisaitl. Kurri was always in good mood and true team player. Draisaitl is very much energy sucker in their team. Kurri was very unselfish.

A frustrated team about to go absolutely off with 2 best players on the planet

McDavid isn’t with the Hawks......

Kevin Hayes no one said he was on the hawks...

It'll be a goal fest. Battle of bad blue lines.. But if Crawford gets knocked out, BIG drop in play.

@@stevenreplogle8644 bad blue lines huh than how do u figure the oilers have #1 powerplay and #2 best penalty killing man the Oilers blue line so underrated

And how sweet it was!!! Thanks Mess!!!

Agree very much. Growing up watching hockey and much basketball in the 80s and 90s, realized that next to players like Jordan, Magic, Bird, that Messier was one of the great leaders and clutch players to play a team sport.

Jesse Pollock from Bar Down has!!!

And those 1988 & ‘90 Bruins teams could beat any team today.

That’s exactly what I was thinking ha ha ha 👍

He was pretty full of himself anyway. Best thing that happened to the Oilers was getting rid of that pouty bum.

Nah carson couldn't handle the pressure of replacing gretzky

1990-91 would have been the last time. Sharks joined the league for the 1991-92 season.

This is exactly what I was thinking of when I saw it but couldn't put my finger on it, thanks for the link!

Lawomenshoops: I know this is not a North American pro sports team, but in England, Liverpool last won the domestic title (Premier League) in 1990. It was called Division One back then. Like the Oilers, Liverpool dominated the '80s, but haven't won the League since 1990. It's hard to believe.

Brian Cusack I was thinking how did you know I’m a Liverpool fan? But, I’m only a fan because 96 people should never had died going to a damn game! I only found out about Hillsborough a few years ago. But, the incompetence and coverup is just disgusting!! #JFT96

Looked like it but it wasn't. That goalie had a right glove hand. The helmet tho looked exactly like his and the build too. It's Greg millen. Looks just like him tho

well Kevin Smith is Also a Edmonton Oilers Fan Besides The NJ Devils!

Uh...no. Kevin Smith the director of classics Clerks and Mallrats. Lol

2 at most ,..The Penguins dynasty was on the scene ,.

@Derrick Yodes Two Cups isn't a Dynasty. Had Gretzky not been traded Penguins wouldn't have won a Stanley Cup

@@derrickyodes8743 The Oilers won five.

Mike Keller wrong!

They had a lot of playoff mileage though.

Because Wayne Gretzky went to the Blues in 1995 the Rangers in 1997 and retired in 1999 , we got some brainless fans here

Pocklington wouldn't pay Gretzky.

Especially in Calgary.