The One

Mention the 1994 Canucks team that went to the Stanley Cup Finals and tell me what comes to mind?  Is it Pavel Bure and his combination of speed and goal scoring ability?  How about Trevor Linden and gutting it out to play Game 7 of the Finals versus the Rangers?  What of Greg Adams and the goal that sent the Canucks to the Finals?  All of those are good answers, but none of that would be seen on the national stage if not for a save by Kirk McLean in the first round versus the Flames.  That save in the overtime of Game 7 sparked the team to its best run since 1982, and was the highlight of what was a solid career for McLean in a Canucks uniform.  Traded to the Canucks from New Jersey along with another playoff hero in Adams, McLean would go on to not only be the goalie of note in the Stanley Cup run, but also hold the team record for games played, wins, and shutouts (the last has since been surpassed by Roberto Luongo), as well as playoff records in those same three categories.  This year, he was inducted into the team's Ring of Honor, where he shares that distinction alongside Orland Kurtenbach, Thomas Gradin, and Harold Snepsts.

And here is that save (Flames fans may want to look away):