DGB and the Stanley Cup counter

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Some pretty good stuff contained within:

Calgary Flames, 1989: They finally broke through after years of contending to win the franchise’s only Stanley Cup, but only because their rival’s best player fell in love with an extra from Police Academy and got himself traded.

Verdict: Doesn’t count.

Passing Judgment on Your Stanley Cup Title «

 

[RP-29]

Chicago Blackhawks, 2015: They rode the brilliant play of Duncan Keith to a championship. [Checks ice time stats.] Yeah, as anyone who plays video-game hockey knows, Stanley Cups don’t count if you’re playing with line changes turned off.

I got a chuckle out of this one.

 

[RP-29]

Detroit Red Wings, 2002: ... Any Stanley Cup you win by beating a 5-foot-tall Latvian wearing your grandmother’s sofa pads on his legs.

Kinda surprised they didn't mention the import of Hull, Robitaille and Hasek into the roster and the resulting "purchase" of a Cup.

Lots of hall-of-famers on that roster.

Roster
Centres

• 19 Steve Yzerman (Captain)
• 8 Igor Larionov
• 13 Pavel Datsyuk
• 33 Kris Draper
• 91 Sergei Fedorov
• 29 Jason Williams

Wingers

• 14 Brendan Shanahan(A)
• 17 Brett Hull
• 18 Kirk Maltby
• 20 Luc Robitaille
• 21 Boyd Devereaux
• 25 Darren McCarty
• 96 Tomas Holmstrom

Defencemen

• 2 Jiri Fischer
• 5 Nicklas Lidstrom(A)
• 11 Mathieu Dandenault
• 24 Chris Chelios
• 27 Fredrik Olausson
• 28 Steve Duchesne
• 71 Jiri Slegr

Goaltenders

• 39 Dominik Hasek
• 34 Manny Legace

 

[BGDave]

I get this is somewhat facetious, but the following is pretty darned truthful:

Pittsburgh Penguins, 1991, 1992: First they blatantly tanked to get the no. 1 pick in 1984 and draft Mario Lemieux. Seven years later, they still weren’t even all that good; they didn’t crack 90 points in either of their championship years. They also won both of these titles by beating Norris Division teams in the final, which is like winning the NBA title by beating the Washington Generals.

Verdict: Doesn’t count.

 

[forty_three]

Dallas Stars, 1999: Hm. Well, it was nice to see Brett Hull and Eddie Belfour finally get Cup rings, and Mike Modano was pretty cool. OK, I suppose this one checks out.

Verdict: Counts

 

[tducey]

Seems a bit over the top to me, only 1 Stanley cup win counts? Also that Chicago team in 1992 was quite good.

 

[forty_three]

L.A. Kings, 2012: They only won because the Columbus Blue Jackets gave them a star player for nothing.

Verdict: Doesn’t count.

Los Angeles Kings, 2014: They only won because the Columbus Blue Jackets gave them a star player for nothing. Uh, maybe we shouldn’t let the Kings trade with the Blue Jackets anymore. Let’s try to get that into the CBA during one of the three or four lockouts we will have before Bettman retires.

Verdict: Doesn’t count

 

[esls79]

Seems a bit over the top to me, only 1 Stanley cup win counts? Also that Chicago team in 1992 was quite good.

That one that counts is really just the author trolling the Sabres fans.

 

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That one that counts is really just the author trolling the Sabres fans.

A Leafs fan trolling Sabres fans? Caman esls, that never happens.

 

[forty_three]

That one that counts is really just the author trolling the Sabres fans.

That's why baby is laughing.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

another reason any victory during the challenge cup era doesnt count is because in most cases, one of each years cup finalists entire team was suffering from cholera or dysentery

 

[RP-29]

That one that counts is really just the author trolling the Sabres fans.

Also, the 02 Wings paragraph revisits the 99 Stars.

 

[dash]

another reason any victory during the challenge cup era doesnt count is because in most cases, one of each years cup finalists entire team was suffering from cholera or dysentery

Damn flu pandemic cost the Seattle Metropolitans another Cup in 1919.

 

[pixburgher66]

Dallas one is by far the best, hahaha.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

A Leafs fan trolling Sabres fans? Caman esls, that never happens.

Fuck Hasek. Fuck him so hard.

 

[RP-29]

Fuck Hasek. Fuck him so hard.

Call Kane, he might help you out with that.