lol your most recent example was over 15 years ago with two of the most stacked rosters in the history of the sport. Even then Pitt beating that Detroit team with having added Hossa after their previous cup was one of the biggest upsets ever.
Getting a repeat Finals is actually not very normal
The last instance prior to this Finals was the Detroit vs Pittsburgh Finals in 2008 and 2009
Prior to that the last rematch was in 1983 and 1984 where the Islanders won their 4th straight title in 1983 and then Oilers won their 1st title in 1984.
There were only 2 other instances in the post-Original Six era:
In 1977 and 1978 Montreal defeated Boston in both series in the middle of their 4 straight Cups (that Montreal team is on the short list of best teams ever)
In 1968 and 1969 Montreal beat St Louis in both years to win the Cup … I'd put a slight asterisk around this one because of how the league was separated with expansion and how ill-prepared the Western Conference teams (the New 6) were against the Eastern Conference teams (the Original 6)
The Original 6 era had some additional matchups but given the lack of turnover by the teams it's probably an apples to oranges comparison to today
So yes … "typically" the rematch has gone in the direction of the team that lost the prior year
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The ideal situation is that Edmonton wins a day after Alberta secedes so we can continue making fun of Canada.
lol your most recent example was over 15 years ago with two of the most stacked rosters in the history of the sport. Even then Pitt beating that Detroit team with having added Hossa after their previous cup was one of the biggest upsets ever.
Typically? 😆
Getting a repeat Finals is actually not very normal
The last instance prior to this Finals was the Detroit vs Pittsburgh Finals in 2008 and 2009
Prior to that the last rematch was in 1983 and 1984 where the Islanders won their 4th straight title in 1983 and then Oilers won their 1st title in 1984.
There were only 2 other instances in the post-Original Six era:
In 1977 and 1978 Montreal defeated Boston in both series in the middle of their 4 straight Cups (that Montreal team is on the short list of best teams ever)
In 1968 and 1969 Montreal beat St Louis in both years to win the Cup … I'd put a slight asterisk around this one because of how the league was separated with expansion and how ill-prepared the Western Conference teams (the New 6) were against the Eastern Conference teams (the Original 6)
The Original 6 era had some additional matchups but given the lack of turnover by the teams it's probably an apples to oranges comparison to today
So yes … "typically" the rematch has gone in the direction of the team that lost the prior year