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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
Actually for the superstitious crowd, I was just looking at the Presidents Trophy winners. Only 4 teams have won back to back, and there is an interesting trend:
Edmonton 1st: Lost in Division Finals
Edmonton 2nd: Won Stanley Cup
Calgary 1st: Lost in Division Finals
Calgary 2nd: Won Stanley Cup
Dallas 1st: Lost in Division Finals
Dallas 2nd: Won Stanley Cup
Vancouver 1st: Lost in SC Finals
Vancouver 2nd?: ???
(actually Detroit is the only other team that has won 2 in a row, and they failed to win the cup, so much for that)
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Remember that superstitious Olympic host city theory?