This years cup final is the best cup final since ___ (year) between _____ (Team A) and ______ (Team B).

[centipede2233]

As the title says, fill in the blanks! Best cup final since….

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[hangman005]

2023 between Vegas and Florida

 

[syz]

Boston/St. Louis was the last SCF that was even remotely entertaining. Beyond that probably the Pittsburgh/Detroit back-to-backs.

 

[ijuka]

Well this has to be the best one. How could it not?

 

[Craft Beer Lover]

Tie between 1987 Edmonton/Philadelphia, and 1994 NYR/Vancouver.

 

[Celly4Celebrini]

Boston/St. Louis was the last SCF that was even remotely entertaining. Beyond that probably the Pittsburgh/Detroit back-to-backs.

nah the Van-Boston series in 2011 was the most entertaining finals i can remember.

 

[Zerotonine]

2006 oilers vs hurricanes

Yes I might be a little biased

 

[doorbag]

This has legs to be the best finals of our generation. We are seeing the greatest player since 99 cement his legacy with an absolute master class performance. The United Nations should declare Monday an international holiday so the entire planet can bear witness to the final act of the most incredible sports story ever told. Starting the season 2-9-1 and then ending up in game 7 of the finals while breaking Gretzky records is something we might never see again. The cup is coming home.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

I’m not a fan of lopsided 7 game series as it skews it a bit. Each team has gone 3-0 and 0-3. I don’t particularly care about either team and who wins and the finals will going on to almost July.

 

[brentashton]

This has legs to be the best finals of our generation. We are seeing the greatest player since 99 cement his legacy with an absolute master class performance. The United Nations should declare Monday an international holiday so the entire planet can bear witness to the final act of the most incredible sports story ever told. Starting the season 2-9-1 and then ending up in game 7 of the finals while breaking Gretzky records is something we might never see again. The cup is coming home.

Lol.

 

[ijuka]

I’m not a fan of lopsided 7 game series as it skews it a bit. Each team has gone 3-0 and 0-3.

This makes absolutely no sense. What?

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

2011.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

This makes absolutely no sense. What?

I’m not a fan of “a tale of 2 halves” type of series or games.

 

[ijuka]

I’m not a fan of “a tale of 2 halves” type of series or games.

Well okay but surely it's still far better than a series that isn't decided in game 7? And also, with this series, you've had 4 instant death games, which is the most possible.

Not to mention that at 3-0, you didn't know it was going to be 3-3. You're only judging it retrospectively, right?

 

[phillyb]

Objectively watching history and one guy's like, "I THNK 3-0 and 0-3 IS NOT A GOOD SERIES."
Lol @Henry Miller maybe open some different threads? Maybe ones that aren't about hockey?

 

[Nogatco Rd]

I’m not a fan of lopsided 7 game series as it skews it a bit. Each team has gone 3-0 and 0-3. I don’t particularly care about either team and who wins and the finals will going on to almost July.

I don’t mind the 3 game runs so much but it would’ve been nice if the games themselves had been closer/more competitive.

They mentioned on the US broadcast that there had been only 1 lead change all series, although idk how accurate that stat is since the commentary has generally been riddled with factual errors.

 

[JianYang]

From a drama standpoint, I think the last one that jumps out in my mind is that series between Boston and Chicago which was 2013, I believe?

That was about to go seven games until the blackhawks scored 2 goals with about a minute left to take the Stanley Cup.

I know blues and bruins went 7 in 2019, and was decided by a goal, but it just didn't have the same feel as 2013. The turnaround was so sudden that it was hard to process what happened at the time.

 

[The Professional]

I’m not a fan of lopsided 7 game series as it skews it a bit. Each team has gone 3-0 and 0-3. I don’t particularly care about either team and who wins and the finals will going on to almost July.

Man, you must be fun at parties.

 

[wintersej]

From a drama standpoint, I think the last one that jumps out in my mind is that series between Boston and Chicago which was 2013, I believe?

That was about to go seven games until the blackhawks scored 2 goals with about a minute left to take the Stanley Cup.

I don’t remember this happening.

 

[dhfa]

2004 flames lightning. 4 games were decided by 1 goal and the wins alternated back and forth until the lightning won games 6 and 7 by 1 goal. Had some controversy too.

 

[Lshap]

This has legs to be the best finals of our generation. We are seeing the greatest player since 99 cement his legacy with an absolute master class performance. The United Nations should declare Monday an international holiday so the entire planet can bear witness to the final act of the most incredible sports story ever told. Starting the season 2-9-1 and then ending up in game 7 of the finals while breaking Gretzky records is something we might never see again. The cup is coming home.

Lol... this is great stuff!

 

[Lshap]

I don’t remember this happening.

Well played!

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Hell of a turnaround since this thread:

 

[Stammertime91]

If Florida chokes this...

My favorite final aside from Tampa's three cups since I started watching hockey in 2003. This will be a fraction of a notch below Tampa winning a cup for me. I know, I'm petty.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Well okay but surely it's still far better than a series that isn't decided in game 7? And also, with this series, you've had 4 instant death games, which is the most possible.

Not to mention that at 3-0, you didn't know it was going to be 3-3. You're only judging it retrospectively, right?

Isn’t the only way to judge a series after 6 games retroactively? Just like the Patriots Falcons Superbowl went to OT, I wouldn’t say that was a good game. Each half a different team dominated