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Post by sfvega on Sept 28, 2017 11:59:21 GMT -5
Someone at work the other day was wearing a "Team North America" Colton Parayko jersey. First of all, sweet jerseys. They look like something a Mighty Ducks movie villain team would wear. But most importantly, the World Cup of Hockey was pretty much everyone hoping this team would play Team Canada, and sadly we never got to see that.
What are some other highly-anticipated matchups we either got denied of in specific years, or that we just never got to see in general?
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Post by Perd on Sept 28, 2017 17:57:43 GMT -5
The first thing that came to mind was Wladimir Klitschko vs. Lennox Lewis. There really hasn't been a potential marquee heavyweight fight since.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Sept 28, 2017 17:59:59 GMT -5
Even as a Patriots fan, I still wonder what would have happened if the Bears and Dolphins faced each other in the Super Bowl.
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Post by RI Richmark on Sept 28, 2017 19:38:16 GMT -5
The 2003 World Series would have been epic had it been Red Sox vs Cubs. The two most star crossed franchises in sports and only one team could end it's misery. It could have been the stuff of legend, like last year's World Series x100. But fate had to screw with both teams again and instead we got Yankees vs Marlins, a series anyone barely remrmbers. {Spoiler}***K YOU GRADY!!! |
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Post by OGBoardPoster2005 on Sept 28, 2017 19:46:50 GMT -5
As a kid I thought Broncos vs Vikings was going to be an epic Super Bowl....then Gary Anderson...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 20:10:56 GMT -5
Even as a Patriots fan, I still wonder what would have happened if the Bears and Dolphins faced each other in the Super Bowl. Bears trying to avenge their one loss that year. |
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Post by sfvega on Sept 28, 2017 21:11:00 GMT -5
Even as a Patriots fan, I still wonder what would have happened if the Bears and Dolphins faced each other in the Super Bowl. That's a really good one. I know the Bears were expecting a rematch, and it would have been huge. Instead, we got a big blowout. As a kid I thought Broncos vs Vikings was going to be an epic Super Bowl....then Gary Anderson... Those Vikes were almost unstoppable that year. Almost. That would have been an amazing game. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 22:27:12 GMT -5
Steelers great defense vs. 49ers great offense. Instead the Chargers ruined the party.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Sept 28, 2017 23:34:24 GMT -5
For two straight seasons in the AFL the Grand Final match was between the Sydney Swans and the West Coast Eagles. In 2005 Swans won a close game, in 2006 the Eagles won in another close encounter.
So in 2007 there was hope these two teams would make the GF again in and face off in a rubber match ... But it did not happen, neither team made the Grand Final that year. And while both teams have made the Grand Final in the following years they would not face each other in it. And so much time has past that they have had coaching changes and most of thr players have retired or moved on, that if they do meet in a Grand Final again it would not be the same.
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Post by Unocal 76 on Sept 29, 2017 1:01:36 GMT -5
Packers/Cowboys vs. Patriots, Super Bowl 42
Freaking Eli and that 'We only play hard on the road' Giants team
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 5:32:40 GMT -5
Cubs vs. Tigers in the 1984 WS would have really been interesting to see.
A lot more intriguing than the Padres.
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Post by karl100589 on Sept 29, 2017 10:32:40 GMT -5
Anderson Silva vs GSP
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 29, 2017 10:35:19 GMT -5
Lakers with Kobe vs Lebron and the Cavs
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Post by Fundertaker on Sept 29, 2017 11:43:47 GMT -5
Portugal vs Czech Republic in the finals of Euro 2004. They were clearly the teams playing the best offensively in the whole tournament and would've been the highlight of the two golden generations of players in each country.
Then Greece's Iron Wall came in...
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Post by Chestnutrice on Sept 29, 2017 15:18:13 GMT -5
Lakers with Kobe vs Lebron and the Cavs This. They spent the entire playoffs hyping them up with the Nike puppets, and then the Cavs ended up losing to the Magic. |
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Post by Push R Truth on Sept 29, 2017 15:30:07 GMT -5
Cena vs Undertaker at Wrestlemania
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Post by JTH on Sept 29, 2017 15:32:31 GMT -5
Pats vs. Packers 2009-Present
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Post by sfvega on Sept 29, 2017 17:26:22 GMT -5
Lakers with Kobe vs Lebron and the Cavs That's probably the top one so far. Everybody thought they'd meet eventually, and then time just ran out. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2017 13:30:14 GMT -5
1993 a Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadians Stanley Cup Final during the NHL's 100th season.
Yes I'm aware LA Kings vs. Montreal Canadians had historical significance of The Greatest Player ever in Wayne Gretzky vs. The most historical franchise ever in Montreal.
But the stars were just so perfectly aligned because for once Toronto had a cup contending team and two they were in The Western Conference for some weird temporary reason. It's just perfect having the two most storied franchises in the 100th season battling out for the cup
There will be never another opportunity like that again. It's like if The Red Sox vs. Yankees was a world series final.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Oct 17, 2017 18:23:06 GMT -5
2003 Cubs vs Red Sox instead we get the match up no neutral fan wanted
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