The Greatest Canadian NHL Franchise: Part One of Six - Stanley Cup Overview

                Montreal – 20/64 = Win Percentage of 0.312 = 6.24/20

                Ottawa – 0/15 = Win Percentage of 0.00 = 0.00/20

      Toronto – 9/64 = Win Percentage of 0.141 = 2.82/20

                Vancouver – 0/36 = Win Percentage of 0.00 = 0.00/20

Thank God I’m not a Vancouver fan.  Ouch.  They may not have the longest-running drought, but they’re certainly a team who thirsts to sip expensive champagne from hockey’s Holy Grail.

Representing almost half of all points available, the Championship category has significant weight, and Montreal pulls out to a strong early lead.  Kinda reminds you of most of their playoff runs.

The Canadiens boast an impressive winning percentage, averaging a Cup every three seasons—a championship ratio unheard of in modern sports.  To put it in perspective, the Habs have won at least four in a row twice and four in five years three times.

I believe the word is “dominant.”

Ottawa and Vancouver pull up the rear with a big fat zero, but if we were giving out Cups for effort—okay, they still wouldn’t have one. But Ottawa came close that one time, remember? 

I know you do - Ottawa fans hold onto that run like Wacko Jacko dangling a baby over a railing.  Dear Sen-nuts, keep a tight grip, 'cause I got bad news—it ain’t happening again anytime soon.

The dark horse of this category is definitely Edmonton, who wins respect with a strong average of almost one in five.  I was a little surprised, actually—I guess the Gretzky years were better than I remember. 

Montreal turns in a strong victory, and everyone else is left to wonder how in the world to catch-up.  Damn you bleu, blanc, et rouge.  J'admire vos victoires.

And that’s about as much praise the Habs will ever get from this Leaf fan.

So there we have it.  Part One complete.  Stay tuned—it only gets better as the competition heats up.

Until next time.  TML forever (sorry, I couldn’t help it).

ASR

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