As of right now, 7 of the 8 teams headed to the second round of the playoffs have never won a Stanley Cup. I think this is great for parity. However...
This includes the worst Western Conference foursome in history. A team so devoid of fans, the NHL owns them (Phoenix Coyotes) , a team that will see it's top 5 players leave at seasons end for actual money (Nashville Predators), a team whose thug fans are gifted tickets in exchange for staying away from Lakers games they cannot afford (LA Kings), and a long suffering fan base in St Louis. But at least they will play a team in the Canadian capital with no marketable players and no one outside the Providence roots for (Ottawa Senators), a thug ridden bandwagon fan base who raped the Cup from an actual team last season (Boston Bruins), a drunk half ass Pavel Bure wanna-be no one likes playing with exactly zero players any hockey fan can name (Washington Capitals), a team forcefully placed by Buttman in a southern US market whose 14 year long attendance figures rival only a Little League game (Florida Panthers) and the Philadelphia Flyers. Gary Bettman is now going to spend the rest of the postseason cursing the fact no one gives a damn who wins. I expect the TV shares for every series from here on to rival a re-run of Dobby Gillis
This includes the worst Western Conference foursome in history. A team so devoid of fans, the NHL owns them (Phoenix Coyotes) , a team that will see it's top 5 players leave at seasons end for actual money (Nashville Predators), a team whose thug fans are gifted tickets in exchange for staying away from Lakers games they cannot afford (LA Kings), and a long suffering fan base in St Louis. But at least they will play a team in the Canadian capital with no marketable players and no one outside the Providence roots for (Ottawa Senators), a thug ridden bandwagon fan base who raped the Cup from an actual team last season (Boston Bruins), a drunk half ass Pavel Bure wanna-be no one likes playing with exactly zero players any hockey fan can name (Washington Capitals), a team forcefully placed by Buttman in a southern US market whose 14 year long attendance figures rival only a Little League game (Florida Panthers) and the Philadelphia Flyers. Gary Bettman is now going to spend the rest of the postseason cursing the fact no one gives a damn who wins. I expect the TV shares for every series from here on to rival a re-run of Dobby Gillis
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