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Another year, no Cup Final rematch with PIT/NSH going out in the second round.
Looking back, it seems that those back-to-back Penguin/Red Wings Cup Final years seems like the exception rather than the norm. Especially compared to the NBA where we seem to be headed for Cleveland/Golden State part infinity. (No World Series rematch since 1977-1978 Yankees Dodgers, only 1 Super Bowl rematch ever with Bills-Cowboys in 1993-94)
Since the WHA merger, that's the only Cup Final rematch in consecutive years outside of Islanders/Oilers.
There were a few close calls in that span (Blackhawks and Rangers came close in 2014-2015, but each lost a home game 7 in the conference finals. Colorado-New Jersey almost happened in 2000 a year before they did hook up, Oilers had a pair of 2/3 years with the Flyers and Bruins)
Considering how NHL unpredictability is different compared to the NBA, looking back, whereas a Cup Finals rematch is rare, what was the feeling about 2009? If anything, I think getting the same matchup 2 straight years in this recent era kinda feels as surprising as the fact we got a Pens repeat a few years down the line. Good luck trying to predict a Vegas Cup rematch next year with whoever wins TB/WSH.
I don't recall PIT/DET being inevitable going into those '09 playoffs.
What was the feeling about that as a possibility before it became a reality? I remember teams like Chicago/San Jose/Washington/Boston got a lot of buzz and PIT/DET was far from a certainty.
And looking back, how much of an anomaly does that seem considering we have gotten no closer to a rematch before or since?
With the unpredictability of the NHL Playoffs, I think it might be a while before we see another PIT/DET situation.
Looking back, it seems that those back-to-back Penguin/Red Wings Cup Final years seems like the exception rather than the norm. Especially compared to the NBA where we seem to be headed for Cleveland/Golden State part infinity. (No World Series rematch since 1977-1978 Yankees Dodgers, only 1 Super Bowl rematch ever with Bills-Cowboys in 1993-94)
Since the WHA merger, that's the only Cup Final rematch in consecutive years outside of Islanders/Oilers.
There were a few close calls in that span (Blackhawks and Rangers came close in 2014-2015, but each lost a home game 7 in the conference finals. Colorado-New Jersey almost happened in 2000 a year before they did hook up, Oilers had a pair of 2/3 years with the Flyers and Bruins)
Considering how NHL unpredictability is different compared to the NBA, looking back, whereas a Cup Finals rematch is rare, what was the feeling about 2009? If anything, I think getting the same matchup 2 straight years in this recent era kinda feels as surprising as the fact we got a Pens repeat a few years down the line. Good luck trying to predict a Vegas Cup rematch next year with whoever wins TB/WSH.
I don't recall PIT/DET being inevitable going into those '09 playoffs.
What was the feeling about that as a possibility before it became a reality? I remember teams like Chicago/San Jose/Washington/Boston got a lot of buzz and PIT/DET was far from a certainty.
And looking back, how much of an anomaly does that seem considering we have gotten no closer to a rematch before or since?
With the unpredictability of the NHL Playoffs, I think it might be a while before we see another PIT/DET situation.