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The Blues were the NHL's worst team in December ... now they have a shot at the title

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  1. markh
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    Yeah, this is pretty unbelievable. For those of you that don’t follow hockey, this year’s playoffs is a perfect example of parity in the league. All four division winners (Tampa, Calgary,...

    Yeah, this is pretty unbelievable. For those of you that don’t follow hockey, this year’s playoffs is a perfect example of parity in the league. All four division winners (Tampa, Calgary, Washington, and Nashville) lost in the first round.

    In fact, 7/14 NHL playoff series this year were upsets. Compare that to 2/14 for the NBA, and 2/9 for the MLB.

  2. Ellimist
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    Fuck the Blues! Coming from a salty Stars fan.....another team no one really expected to get as far as they did. I generally don't like seeing Boston get to celebrate ANOTHER championship but I...

    Fuck the Blues! Coming from a salty Stars fan.....another team no one really expected to get as far as they did.

    I generally don't like seeing Boston get to celebrate ANOTHER championship but I can't, in good conscience, root for the team that knocked mine out.

    Other than that, it is pretty impressive what they were able to accomplish given how dead they looked at one point. A hot shot rookie goalie is a sure fire way to things around, though, and set a team up for the future.