Worst Stanley Cup Finals ever??

[Velociraptor]

washington-detroit or carolina-detroit, detroit owned both times against crappy teams.

 

[Resolute]

I'm curious how many of these three (if any) you know much about.

1970 - OK, can't argue. Boston outscored St. Louis 20-7 and only the final game that saw Bobby Orr flying through the air was close.
1969 - Yeah, Montreal outscored St. Louis 12-3 and I know John Flyers Fan mentioned it as well .... the Blues had swept both series to get to the Finals though and had held their own vs. the Original Six during the season. Only Game 3 wasn't close, the Habs simply shut down the Blues and scored timely goals. Meh, for the sake of it I'll give it.

1968 - Really? Sure, it was the first year of the expansion teams. Yeah, Montreal swept the Blues in 4 straight. However, the Canadiens didn't steamroll through this series by any means. All four games were decided by a single goal, and 2 of the 4 games went to OT. It wasn't nearly as bad as it looks, and it certainly wasn't as bad as the 1998 Finals.

That doesn't change the fact that for those years, there was no doubt who would win. "We kept it close" is simply a rationalization of failure, and the NHL set those finals up to be failures.

 

[pappyline]

I would suspect that 1968, 69 and 70 would have been among the worst. NHL teams vs AHL teams. Has any league ever stacked the deck for a final like the expansion era NHL did?

I would agree 100%. These were the most anti-climatic finals ever. The cup was won in the original 6 division finals. Imo, those were the finals for those seasons.

 

[Granlund2Pulkkinen*]

The least memorable was this last one.

 

[OLYMPIA STADIUM]

I would agree 100%. These were the most anti-climatic finals ever. The cup was won in the original 6 division finals. Imo, those were the finals for those seasons.

The St Louis Blues back in 1968, 1969 and 1970 were not a bad team and they had great goaltending with Hall and Plante.

 

[OLYMPIA STADIUM]

The least memorable was this last one.

I agree with you 100 percent. i dont like the idea of seeing teams like Anaheim and Carolina win the cup.

 

[Cropduster]

I agree with you 100 percent. i dont like the idea of seeing teams like Anaheim and Carolina win the cup.

hate to start the fire, but why?

 

[OLYMPIA STADIUM]

hate to start the fire, but why?

I am old school i dont like the new expansion teams. the NHL has teams in markets that they have no business in.

 

[seventieslord]

I can completely understand you having a problem with those teams being in those markets in the first place, but now that they are there, why resent them for winning the cup? Those players worked their whole lives to achieve that goal, no matter what city they are playing in.

 

[pappyline]

The St Louis Blues back in 1968, 1969 and 1970 were not a bad team and they had great goaltending with Hall and Plante.

They would have been knocked out in the first round by any of the original 6. They were the 7th best out of 12 teams.

 

[Granlund2Pulkkinen*]

I agree with you 100 percent. i dont like the idea of seeing teams like Anaheim and Carolina win the cup.

I want to see the trophy hoisted on Michigan Avenue in Chicago or in Canada or something classic.

Original 6 teams should start winning those soon.

 

[Maelmoor]

I want to see the trophy hoisted on Michigan Avenue in Chicago or in Canada or something classic.

Original 6 teams should start winning those soon.

The best teams win, not those from certain cities

 

[tony d]

1998 between Detroit and Washington.

 

[OLYMPIA STADIUM]

They would have been knocked out in the first round by any of the original 6. They were the 7th best out of 12 teams.

The fact of this is that ST LOUIS was a good team back then, go checkout the record books.i remmber those teams back then.

 

[OLYMPIA STADIUM]

I want to see the trophy hoisted on Michigan Avenue in Chicago or in Canada or something classic.

Original 6 teams should start winning those soon.

Chicago has does nothing since they left and tore down chicago stadium.that team lost alot when that arena was torn down. it was just like the chicago cubs and wrigley field.

 

[pappyline]

The fact of this is that ST LOUIS was a good team back then, go checkout the record books.i remmber those teams back then.

I remember them also. Believe me, if the playoffs had been inter-divisional, they were gone in the first round.

 

[Pepper]

I am old school i dont like the new expansion teams. the NHL has teams in markets that they have no business in.

The most old-school team in the league won the cup this year, beating Detroit (one of the least old-school teams) in conference finals.

Forget the locations.

 

[Dominator13]

Completely off topic, I remember having this book as a kid:

Gardiner became one of my favourite goalies after reading it, because of that story.

wow, now that brings souvenirs , i had that book too! i was around 7 years old

 

[Matty Sundin]

It might be save to say 2007 finals should get some consideration. It was mainly one team dominating the other. I think the whole playoffs that year minus Buffalo/New York series we're just meh.

 

[GNick42]

Worse one I ever seen would have been '98, Caps and Wings. The Islanders and North Stars in '81 was pretty bad also though

 

[Chimp Poker*]

98

washington? i mean , come on!!!!

 

[Spankatola Jamnuts*]

I am old school i dont like the new expansion teams. the NHL has teams in markets that they have no business in.

Ottawa's an expansion team. You'd have been pissed if they won, right?

 

[ILikeItVeryMuch*]

Of all the dumb posts I've seen here this is right near the top. A Finals that went 7 games, is one of the worst series ever ???

If your intent was to rip the Devils, at least pick the sweep in 1995.

If you look at the TV ratings for Devils finals in the US since 1995, the three of them rank near the top. If a Canadian team played a tight defensive game Canada would have hailed them them heroes, but since its NJ, you know what happens.

 

[Bullet]

Dallas Vs. Buffalo : Too much OT. Series ending on a goal which shouldn't have counted.

 

[seventieslord]

Dallas Vs. Buffalo : Too much OT. Series ending on a goal which shouldn't have counted.

There is no such thing as too much OT......


....unless you are talking about 1999-2004... which you are. so i'll let that slide.