Dryden was a large part of the reason why those Canadiens’ teams won the Norris Division and knocked the Kings out in the playoffs, as the Kings Triple-Crown line (Dionne, Charlie Simmer, Dave Taylor) were dominant for scoring....
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That is totally arguable... Dryden was great but thanks to Scotty Bowman, the Montreal Canadiens in the 70s were the greatest hockey team ever assembled. One could go down the long list of great players but the defense in front of Dryden alone were all the best in the league. Good grief.... in the 1976-77 season, they lost only 8 games and 2 in the playoffs. I think that they could have put Stevie Wonder in at goal... or gone with no one in goal at all and go with 6 attackers and still outclass everyone in the league... they were that dominant. What I’m saying doesn’t take anything away from Dryden and his greatness... but he was one of a whole team of greats.