This Moment Changed NHL Hockey Forever. 

You forgot to mention that this one loss changed the Habs outcome as well. They went from having pick #13 to pick #31 since they owned Florida’s 1st.

This is why I love this sport. One single goal in the 2nd to last game of the season ends up shifting the entire league in different directions.

I can’t believe a guy named Buddy Robinson may have scored the most influential goal in the last 10 years 😂

It all comes down to Buddy Robinson. Love it haha

It's always interesting to find those "what if " moments in any sports league . The fact that it was game 81 for both teams makes it even more interesting. When people say they can't have an impact on the world around them , I always tell them they never know what their interactions with others will really do and you may never really know . A journey man nhl player scores a goal and the penguins fell apart . Who would have thought that would have lead to the Bruins losing in the first round after the season they had . It's a weird, weird world and time we live in .

It's crazy how an entire season can come down to one play. I never could figure out why Chicago tried so hard to win that game vs Pittsburgh but guess it all turned out ok for them anyway. 😕

Before I dive into this video, I'm from Binghamton NY, where Buddy began his pro career. I am deeply honored to have watched and met this guy from his humble beginnings. Very underrated journeyman who was a class act and a great player.

I was at this Pens game and honestly you could not believe the frustration after that goal especially after the huge tie. After the game looking at the box score I was shocked at how good Chicago played. Then watching this postseason unfold was crazy. It’s really crazy watching this video because I was thinking all this SAME STUFF since that night.

Buddy Robinson fan, here. I met him at a Binghamton Senators Kids Club event because I was a child when he was playing there. I have some pictures with other guys like Nick Paul and Ryan Dzingel. So happy to see this guy again!

As a hawks fan, I was pissed when buddy scored, and now its the best thing since 2010, 2013, 2015 and ofc 2007.

Isn’t it crazy how this single moment LITERALLY changed the ENTIRE future of the NHL. No one will ever know the other chain of events that would happen if the Penguins won that game

I am a DIE HARD Pens fan this loss was the first in a while that genuinely made me cry, idc what people say, I think the Pens could have beat Boston in Round 1, not to mention that the next 2 years might be it for Crosby.

Nice breakdown, well done!

Man that's a great sponsor right there I've used the hockey training programs and training schedules for the past 3 years and I've never before seen so much improvement in my game!

Great video. To be able to tie this all together is really some Sherlock Holmes stuff. This video will end up being timeless in the history of the game. Very impressive.

i think this says a lot about the hawks tho they never gave up the whole season even when losing was in their best interests they played hard until the end i love that as a fan

This is an excellent hockey video. Great subject matter, great analysis, great data and context provided. Keep up the good work my man

I'm a Pens fan and this game made me mad as hell. But after watching this, I realize that loss might be what we really needed. No way were the Pens going to beat the Bruins in the first round. That would have opened the door to the Bruins winning the Cup and I hate the Bruins. But more so than that, we cleaned house of our garbage management and got arguably one of the best management options out there. Had we won that game, we might still have our old garbage management.

As a Blackhawks fan, I think we should sign Buddy Robinson to the "Cory Perry" deal 🤣 ONE Million Dollars per each of his HISTORIC 4 career goals!

I love stuff like this!!! Great job guy!!! All I know for sure is that Boston Bruins fans will NEVER get over be the highest Presidents trophy award winner to lose in the 1st round and not to say Pittsburgh couldn't have done it but it took a truly David & Goliath hot team to oust Boston and as we all saw Florida was that once in a lifetime 8th seed got hot team this year!!!

That infamous missed ENG in the Dallas-Edmonton game in 2007 created the butterfly effect that allowed Chicago to win the Kane lottery as well

I watched this game while it was happening, and I had a weird feeling it was gonna be very impactful because I knew it would kill the pens if they lost, and I knew florida could be dangerous in the playoffs, But EVEN STILL it went well past even my expectations. The NHL's newest cannon event.

interesting video, thanks for making. Glad it worked out the way it did.

1st time on this channel. Great video and analysis, I was almost sure I was watching a SB Nation video at some point. Keep up the good work, you just earned yourself a new sub.

Man, you are one of the best Hockey Channels out there. I love all your videos. Love from a Panthers fan.

Insightful, informative and entertaining. Well done sir!

Great video the entire 2022-2023 season came down to a last game moment! Awesome Bruins fan

Very well thought out masterpiece.

This was like watching a SB Nation 'rewind' video. Perfectly produced

As coaches have told kids since they were 4: "Get to the net, Buddy. Good things happen there."

I watch all ur vids but this one especially was another level. Best hockey content on the platform 🔥

Great compilation of this domino-effect!!! At the time, I just thought that the Pens had blown their playoff hopes, but who could have forseen the multiple consequences??? Thanks for putting this all in the proper perspective!

great take on this!!!

A much more to-the-point version of the Deep Rewind series. Nice

Great video. I disagree on Florida over Boston being the biggest upset in playoff history. The expansion San Jose Sharks in their playoff debut took down the president's trophy winning and soon to be Stanley Cup dynasty Detroit Red Wings in the 1st 8 seed over 1 seed in NHL history. Florida was a pretty good team that was a first place team just 2 seasons ago. The Sharks were a recent expansion team in an era where the league didn't reward you for being a new team like they do today. The Sharks were not anywhere near the caliber of team relative to the rest of the NHL that the Panthers are. That happened in '94.

Wow this is crazy. Great video

you have a very special talent for analysis...tremendous insight that i would have otherwise overlooked. thank you...

This was actually a entertaining game, for both Penguins and Blackhawks

I still sometimes miss buddy in Calgary, he was fun to watch some nights

sick video, love the connections.

Great video man

Similar situation happened to the hawks in 2007 to get Kane when Patrik Stefan had that iconic empty net miss for Dallas, and Edmonton went back the other way to score and eventually win the game. Edmonton ended up passing Chicago in the standings and Chicago dropped to 3rd last place and won the lottery

What a great vid!

GO HAWKS!! I’m never rooting for my own team to lose ever again. Celebrated every goal all year because I couldn’t help it but actually felt pain when we won. Never again. Celebrate EVERY WIN GO CHICAGO FOR LIFE!!❤️🖤🤍

Awesome work!

I was there at my first pens game cheering them on while my boyfriend was cheering on Chicago. I was devastated. We just saw bedard return after his fractured jaw two weeks ago, and I finally got to see my penguins win!

This is why its the best sport, one event can spark a chain reaction!

Great work on this video. Well done! 🤙 Didn’t consider this particular butterfly effect.

Damn, I love hockey analytics!!

Even though my Pens lost I’m glad I was there knowing the implications of the game and wow even then I couldn’t predict the trickle down of this game with Bedard and Florida making the playoffs. And hey I got a bucket hat they gave away so that’s a win right there.

I'm not the biggest hockey fan in the world, but this video was VERY well done!!!

Perhaps none of you knew it, but I’ve always known that Buddy Robinson was the single most important player in the modern era. This goes all the way back to the first time that I ever noticed him…like three minutes ago.

Make more videos in this format.... this is your best video and id love to see more butterfly effects. Maybe the lead up to ovi being deafted or crosby being drafted..

love your videos man

Great call! Mrazek played like an All Star that game. Stopping Crosby one on one was incredible. But Buddy the true Hero for the Hawks. Do they retire his jersey in thanks? lol. 🤣 Great video.

I still say the greatest upset in NHL history is Columbus sweeping Tampa. Boston might have dropped the last 3 games but Tampa didn't even show up.

Buddy!! That was a sick goal tbh

Haha wow I'm a sens fan and didn't realize ol Buddy played for us until this video

Great video

Seeing,what looks like, penguins #16 fall out in the open by the goal is cracking me up 😂

Best hockey channel on RU-vid boss !

Great vid

This earned a subscribe from a Pens fan.

Great Vid

After all was done, it was great to see a great Canadian Captain hoist the Stanley Cup... Mark Stone!

I like that description of hockey; " a collection of mistakes."

As I Pens fan, I guessed it. I even wrote it down. He was overdue for a good game. Statistically it was almost impossible for Chicago not to have a shut out this game... Amazing the pens scored.

watching this game live after witnessing the sabres elimination loss brought a smile to my face

Woah. That's pretty crazy.

Not to mention the last time the ducks we’re supposed to have the number one pick they missed out on Crosby

Players and coaches will never ever be “desperate to lose”

This is a great analysis of the situation. There is a lot of parity in the NHL (a good thing) but we are still hurting up here in Boston with the Bruins quick exit from this year's playoffs. But the Panthers were the better team in that series.

I was at that game and man, it’s a let down I’ll never forget

As a lifelong Pens fan, I can attest to the number of times some guy who should be selling marble countertops at Home Depot gets into the opposing crease and plays like Patrick Roy against Pittsburgh. I don't know if that happens a lot to other teams, but it happens to the Pens a lot, especially in the last few years.

I had no idea so much had come from this one game. I was just happy Chicago had won.

What you're touching on here, with the vision of hindsight, is the true unpredictability of reality. Some things are more likely to happen than others but no human can predict anything.

Buddy Robinson for the All Star game.

I'd credit Hextall for being so extraordinarily incompetent at the TDL and making PIT worse despite trading away some futures.

Well done. You and Buddy. Go hawks.

Anaheim's card was upside down, classic.....

This video is amazing! My mind is blowm

The Rhystic Studies channel...same type of voice and wonderment it makes hockey seem mystical

You deserve at the least a million subs you make incredible videos

Would be cool if these teams had someting to play for. Like a spot in the NHL.

I remember him playing for the sharks at one point

Channelling Job Bois. I like it.

6:09 lol you synced it so its like the dude is saying your voiceover

This is nuts but very insightful

I think "The Butterfly Effect" should forever be renamed to "The Buddy Robinson Effect"

Fun video ... with one flaw. Buddy's goal put the Hawks in third place and they drew the lucky lottery odds. BUT, the odds wouldn't have been affected by that goal. Say they lost. That doesn't mean Anaheim might have got the third best odds. So, while the goal ended up causing Pittsburgh to miss the playoffs, the goal had nothing to do with Chicago getting Bedard. The rest though, is fun to speculate on.

buddy lived his purpose

My team wasn't even mentioned in the video, yet I suspect that this butterfly effect will affect them. If the Penguins had won, then they would have been the worst-record playoff team, and thus in line for the 17th pick in the draft, pending the question of which teams make it to the conference finals (and thus automatically get the last four draft positions). If Pittsburgh was that fragile, then they probably would have lost to Boston in the first round, and stayed in 17th place in the lottery, unlike the Panthers who made the final four (and ultimately the final two), thus causing all twelve playoff teams that did not make the conference finals to move up a position in the draft. My team is not one of those twelve teams, but the New York Islanders are. They had the second-worst playoff record among playoff teams, and were eliminated in the first round by Carolina. So they started with the 18th pick, but moved up to 17th because of this Panthers run which presumably wouldn't have happened if Pittsburgh had won against Chicago. Why does this affect my team? Because the Islanders traded their first round draft pick to Vancouver, who later traded it to my team, the Detroit Red Wings. Assuming that we ultimately select a player with the 17th pick (instead of trading it away yet again), then we will have to remember this game with respect to whatever success that drafted player has as a Red Wing, because if Pittsburgh had won then we would presumably be picking 18th instead, and that player might very well have been gone before our pick.

Except it's a regular season game, meaning it's still 1 of 82, unlike a playoff game which is 1 out of 4-7. So you could pinpoint any one of their regulation loses--and therefore a specific moment within that game--of having impact.

Was a tough season man 😂

This up there when a player for the Buffalo Bills in the 1970s where a playing dropped an easy touchdown pass in the last game of the season. This put the Bills in last place where they drafted OJ Simpson the next year. OJ met Nicole in Buffalo, OJ of course didn't do it, Rob Kardashian defended OJ, and today, all from the dropped touchdown pass, the Kardashians exist and "literally" doesn't mean literally anymore.

florida's first round pick owned by the habs would be 16 tops instead of 31

As a Boston Fan. Damn you Buddy

Best name in Hockey, without even thinking Tiger Williams comes to mind

as a Panthers fan, I officially now love Buddy Robinson

"Changing the NFL forever" is a bit of an overstatement, but the video is interesting for what it did tell us.