original 6 is overplayed at this point. outside of history it has zero bearing on the league today. i hear it all the time with the Hawks here when they face one of the other 5. it's something the uneducated hockey reporter can quickly add to make them sound informed. the other point is that only BOS and CHI are worth a damn and have won anything in decades.
TOR - 1967
MTL - 1993
NYR - 1994
DET - 2008
BOS - 2011
CHI - 2013
other than DET run of Cups back from '97-'08 and CHI's two recent wins. the O6 overall haven't done much. the O6 is history, they play for the present