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Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 10:20 pm
Dave's a mess wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 9:31 pm
That’s incredible. But probably not ideal for the league for a lot of its best players to not be showcased.
Guess MacKinnon don’t make a lot yet?

Still plenty of star power out there. Don’t forget Tampa, the Perfection line, etc.

And speaking of Boston, Fuck Boston.
Big win for Islanders.

Guess Varlamov won his gig back for the moment. Looks like Trotz goes with the hot hand in goal now.

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BillP. wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 1:23 am
Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 10:20 pm
Dave's a mess wrote: Mon May 31, 2021 9:31 pm
That’s incredible. But probably not ideal for the league for a lot of its best players to not be showcased.
Guess MacKinnon don’t make a lot yet?

Still plenty of star power out there. Don’t forget Tampa, the Perfection line, etc.

And speaking of Boston, Fuck Boston.
Big win for Islanders.

Guess Varlamov won his gig back for the moment. Looks like Trotz goes with the hot hand in goal now.
MacKinnon has had the best contract in hockey for years. The Boston guys all took less to keep the band together. In fact Krejci is the highest paid Bruin until his contract comes off the books this summer.

This stat is actually slightly inaccurate as Kucherov and Stone are both tied with a few others for the 16th highest cap hit, but the larger point remains. You can win with big contracts, but it sure does help if you can convince those guys to take a little less. Kucherov is still a bargain at $9.5M. Hell I'd argue that McDavid is a bargain at $12.5M. Some GMs are just a lot better at filling out the supporting cast on a budget than others.
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!

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Well, at least we ain't Maple Leaf fans...or fans of any Canadian team. This has to be embarrassing for the 'national sport' (maybe not official, but when folks think hockey, they think Canada first)...Sabre fans can probably relate too. Although there are odds either the Canadians or Jets may move forward this year to the SC (and at least one will make the Con Finals this year because of the way the brackets are), I doubt either of them can take out the Lightning or Avs (my two favorites to meet in the Cup this year) or even the Bruins:

Canadian droughts
Despite having fewer Canadian-based teams than U.S.-based ones throughout much of the NHL's existence (dating back to the Original Six era when it was two Canadian clubs to four American ones, and now 7 to 24 since 2017), there have been only two times in league history where none of the Canadian teams qualified for the postseason: 1969–70 and 2015–16.[1] The 1992–93 Montreal Canadians remain the last Canadian club to go all the way and win the Stanley Cup.[2]

Last time that none of the Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs: 2015–16
Last all-Canadian first round series: 2020-21 (Toronto vs. Montreal and Edmonton vs. Winnipeg)
Last time all the Canadian teams were eliminated in the first round: 2018–19 (Calgary, Toronto, Winnipeg)
Last all-Canadian second round series: 2020-21 (Montreal vs. Winnipeg)
Last time all the Canadian teams were eliminated in the second round: 2019–20 (Vancouver)
Last Conference Finals appearance by a Canadian team: 2017–18 (Winnipeg)
Last all-Canadian Conference Finals: 1993–94 (Toronto vs. Vancouver)
Last Stanley Cup Finals appearance by a Canadian team: 2010–11 (Vancouver)
Last all-Canadian Stanley Cup Finals: 1988–89 (Calgary vs. Montreal)
Last Stanley Cup won by a Canadian team: 1992–93 (Montreal)

Stanley Cup droughts

This is a list of the teams and the number of seasons since they have won the Stanley Cup. This list does not include the most recent Stanley Cup Champions: the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Team - Last Stanley Cup - Subsequent Stanley Cup Finals losses - Stanley Cup drought
Toronto Maple Leafs 1966–67 53 seasons
Buffalo Sabres never (inception of franchise in 1970–71) 2 : 1974–75, 1998–99 50 seasons
Vancouver Canucks never (inception of franchise in 1970–71) 3 : 1981–82, 1993–94, 2010–11 50 seasons
Philadelphia Flyers 1974–75 6 : 1975–76, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1996–97, 2009–10 45 seasons
Arizona Coyotes never (franchise entered the NHL in 1979–80) 41 seasons1
New York Islanders 1982–83 1 : 1983–84 36 seasons
Calgary Flames 1988–89 1 : 2003–04 31 seasons
Edmonton Oilers 1989–90 1 : 2005–06 30 seasons
San Jose Sharks never (inception of franchise in 1991–92) 1 : 2015–16 29 seasons
Ottawa Senators never (inception of franchise in 1992–93) 1 : 2006–07 28 seasons
Florida Panthers never (inception of franchise in 1993–94) 1 : 1995–96 27 seasons
Montreal Canadiens 1992–93 26 seasons
New York Rangers 1993–94 1 : 2013–14 26 seasons
Nashville Predators never (inception of franchise in 1998–99) 1 : 2016–17 22 seasons
Dallas Stars 1998–99 2 : 1999–2000, 2019–20 21 seasons
Winnipeg Jets never (inception of franchise in 1999–2000) 20 seasons2
Columbus Blue Jackets never (inception of franchise in 2000–01) 20 seasons
Minnesota Wild never (inception of franchise in 2000–01) 20 seasons
Colorado Avalanche 2000–01 18 seasons
New Jersey Devils 2002–03 1 : 2011–12 17 seasons
Carolina Hurricanes 2005–06 14 seasons
Anaheim Ducks 2006–07 14 seasons
Detroit Red Wings 2007–08 1 : 2008–09 13 seasons
Boston Bruins 2010–11 2 : 2012–13, 2018–19 9 seasons
Los Angeles Kings 2013–14 7 seasons
Chicago Blackhawks 2014–15 6 seasons
Pittsburgh Penguins 2016–17 4 seasons
Vegas Golden Knights never (inception of franchise in 2017–18) 1 : 2017–18 3 seasons
Washington Capitals 2017–18 3 seasons
St. Louis Blues 2018–19 2 seasons
1 includes 17 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (1979–80 through to 1995–96) + 23 seasons for Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (1996–97 through to 2020–21)
2 includes 11 seasons for Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000 through to 2010–11) + 9 seasons for Winnipeg Jets (2011–12 through to 2019–20)


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_N ... n_droughts
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bradleygt89 wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:06 pm Well, at least we ain't Maple Leaf fans...or fans of any Canadian team. This has to be embarrassing for the 'national sport' (maybe not official, but when folks think hockey, they think Canada first)...Sabre fans can probably relate too. Although there are odds either the Canadians or Jets may move forward this year to the SC (and at least one will make the Con Finals this year because of the way the brackets are), I doubt either of them can take out the Lightning or Avs (my two favorites to meet in the Cup this year) or even the Bruins:

Canadian droughts
Maybe, if the Price is right :)

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BillP. wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:13 pm No news yet of a firing in Toronto? I'm shocked :shock:
The fans up there are going to demand the heads of Dubas, Marner, and probably Shanahan. I don't know how many they're getting, but those are the heads they want to roll I'd imagine.
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!

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Rivermanfan wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 1:53 pm
Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 1:46 pm
BillP. wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:13 pm No news yet of a firing in Toronto? I'm shocked :shock:
Imagine going 54 years without winning a Cup. Pathetic organization of losers. Could never be us
That is true!! It only took us 51 years, I believe!!
Yes, true. But at least we have had a lot more playoff success in the last 54 years; the Leafs haven't won a series since '03-04.

Blues have won 31 playoff series since inception, the Leafs have won less than 20 I believe in that same time span.

Being a Blues fan suck less than being a fan of the Leafs, that's all. IMO :)
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