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From the post-WWII original 6 era (mid-40s) up until Edmonton’s last Cup in 1990, it seemed like there was always only a handful of teams winning Cups and there were few exceptions.
Montreal, Detroit, and Toronto combined to win all but 1 Cup in 25 years with stretches of dominance:
TOR 4 in 5 years from 1947-1951
DET 4 in 6 years from 1950-1955
MTL 5 straight from 1956-1960
TOR 3 straight from 1962-1964
MTL 4 in 5 years from 1965-1969
after the 1967 Leafs (which was also part of a 4 in 6 years run with most of that core), with all due respect to the Orr/Espo Bruins and Broad Street Bullies, it was basically another 3 team era of dominance:
MTL 6 cups in 10 years of the 70s, including 4 straight from 1976-1979
NYI- 4 straight Cups from 1980-1983
EDM- 5 Cups in 7 years from 1984-1990, with 4 in 5 years and 2 repeats
Beginning with the late 40s Leafs (the first team to win 3 straight Cups and IMO the first true NHL dynasty), there would be only a few true outlier champions of certain eras over the next four decades (1961 Blackhawks, 1986 Habs, 1989 Flames)
do you think the NHL was a bit too predictable for so long with only a handful of teams in certain eras ever winning?
in an era long before parity, it felt like very good teams were always bridesmaids (70s Sabres, 80s Bruins) and only a handful of teams really got to hoist the Cup. Do you think that was a good thing?
on one hand, it gave us Truly legendary teams that stood the test of time.
on the other hand, it basically made the playoffs way too easy to predict.
if you were not a Habs fan after expansion outside of Boston or Philly, the 70s had to be frustrating for a lot of other fanbases.
Montreal, Detroit, and Toronto combined to win all but 1 Cup in 25 years with stretches of dominance:
TOR 4 in 5 years from 1947-1951
DET 4 in 6 years from 1950-1955
MTL 5 straight from 1956-1960
TOR 3 straight from 1962-1964
MTL 4 in 5 years from 1965-1969
after the 1967 Leafs (which was also part of a 4 in 6 years run with most of that core), with all due respect to the Orr/Espo Bruins and Broad Street Bullies, it was basically another 3 team era of dominance:
MTL 6 cups in 10 years of the 70s, including 4 straight from 1976-1979
NYI- 4 straight Cups from 1980-1983
EDM- 5 Cups in 7 years from 1984-1990, with 4 in 5 years and 2 repeats
Beginning with the late 40s Leafs (the first team to win 3 straight Cups and IMO the first true NHL dynasty), there would be only a few true outlier champions of certain eras over the next four decades (1961 Blackhawks, 1986 Habs, 1989 Flames)
do you think the NHL was a bit too predictable for so long with only a handful of teams in certain eras ever winning?
in an era long before parity, it felt like very good teams were always bridesmaids (70s Sabres, 80s Bruins) and only a handful of teams really got to hoist the Cup. Do you think that was a good thing?
on one hand, it gave us Truly legendary teams that stood the test of time.
on the other hand, it basically made the playoffs way too easy to predict.
if you were not a Habs fan after expansion outside of Boston or Philly, the 70s had to be frustrating for a lot of other fanbases.