Your Favourite Post-Lockout Finals

[InfinityIggy]

Kings vs. Devils, because I made much money placing a bet on it being the final.

 

[The Shovel Penguin]

I still laugh about the "tires" comments from Boston/Vancouver.

The Wings and Pens meeting two years in a row and the Hossa storyline in 08-09 was pretty entertaining back then. It's not often that you start to see a budding rivalry-like hate between teams from two conferences.

 

[Novak Djokovic]

Pens vs Sharks was a garbage final. Totally outclassed a 6 seed who got very lucky to appear in the cup final.

https://www.nhl.com/news/stanley-cup-final-expert-picks/c-280834534

Hindsight is 20/20.

 

[JaegerDice]

Blackhawks v Bruins 2013
Penguins v Red Wings 2009
Canucks v Bruins 2011

 

[MrSnrub]

2010 was amazing. Game 3 was one of my favorite hockey games ever.

Why are people mentioning 2011? The Cup wasn't awarded that year, the Finals were wiped out by a strange whiskey induced blur after game 5.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Pens vs Sharks was a garbage final. Totally outclassed a 6 seed who got very lucky to appear in the cup final.

Agreed. It was very one sided, Pens really dominated them, but not many expected it to be that bad.

Pens vs Wings, both finals were great
Canucks and Bruins
Flyers and Hawks

 

[End of Line]

Not including the Pens for homer reasons:

Best:
1. Blackhawks/Bruins 2013
2. Blackhawks/Flyers 2010
3. Canucks/Bruins 2011

Worst:
1. Devils/Kings 2012
2. Ducks/Sens 2007
3. Kings/Rangers 2014

 

[Braunbaer]

1) 2011: Canucks - Bruins (well, my team won ...)
2) 2012: Devils - Kings (for some personal reasons)
3) 2010: Blackhawks - Flyers (great hockey)

 

[Ogrezilla]

of the series that didn't include the Pens, Chicago vs Philly was easily my favorite. Mostly because hating Philly gave me a legit rooting interest

 

[robertmac43]

Worse: NJ verse LA

The most entertaining Cup for me would be Hawks verse Bruins in 2013 cause I loved watching the Bruins lose.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

2009 Pens vs Wings
2016 Pens vs Sharks
2017 Pens vs Predators.

Delete last one if Pens lose.

This

 

[Syckle78]

Excluding my team, 2011. That series was do damn entertaining.

 

[Mikeshane]

Chicago vs Philly was lit.

I think everyone forgets how lovable Chicago was before they started winning everything.

WHAT!?

Ben Eager
Tomas Kopecky
Dave Bolland
Adam Burish
Dustin Byfuglien

More like easy to hate. Chicago became more likable after they dumped that clown squad.

 

[Not So Mighty]

'07 without question.

 

[orby]

Pens-Wings 09. I'm sure everyone outside of Pittsburgh and Detroit was bored but the rematch angle was very thrilling for me as an 18 year old kid who had never REALLY got to see the Pens win it (obviously wasn't watching the first two wins when i was a baby). It was like Rocky 2!

 

[Hackett]

I thought the Pens/Wings in 08 and 09 were excellent series. 2011 was good up until game 7 which was very anticlimactic. 2013 was memorable too.