NHL Playoff Pool

[The Germanator]

Yeah, he's about one period away from breaking Boucher's scoreless playoff streak from 2000.

[KillerGremlin]

I wish I gave a shit about hockey, I really do. Chicago is in an uproar though, and all the bars have been packed during the hockey games. I'm suspect of the sudden popularity of the Blackhawks....I suspect many people have jumped on the bandwagon. This could be good for the Hawks though in terms of gaining new fans.

[Typhoid]

The Blackhawks have always had a pretty strong and proud fanbase, but obviously people are going to jump on the bandwagon if their team is going to the finals.

It would be like if people suddenly gave a shit about the Blue Jays.

[ZebraRampage]

My Dad used to work for a radio station in Chicago, when he was living there, and they carried the Hawks. During the period that he was living there, in, the early 80s, he noticed that if they weren't doing well, the arena was empty, but if they were doing well, the fans packed the place. It's an original six team, so obviously there are loyal fans, but I hope that they're more consistent than what my Dad's comment suggests.

I'm glad it's a Chicago vs. Philly final too. Both teams have gone through 5 Stanley Cup finals since winning their last one. Chicago has the longest drought though. I think Boston's drought is pretty long too.

Go Flyers!



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Okay, so I just looked up the drought situation on wikipedia. Chicago does have the longest Stanley Cup drought. I thought that was the case.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...eason_droughts

In terms of teams that HAVE won the Cup in the past, the longest droughts are Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, NY Islanders, etc etc. It's on the list in the middle of the page. It seems like there are a lot of different variations on this.