Avalanche capture the Presidents' Trophy again. They're hoping to apply their Cup-chasing lessons
The Colorado Avalanche realize history isn't exactly on their side and they're just fine with that. Fresh off winning the Presidents' Trophy, they now contend with this stat: Just eight teams since 1986 have earned the NHL's top overall seed and proceeded to capture the Stanley Cup title. “I don’t know if history necessarily means anything,” Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog said after a 3-1 win over Calgary on Thursday night to clinch the top spot.
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche realize history isn't exactly on their side and they're just fine with that. Fresh off winning the Presidents' Trophy , they now contend with this stat: Just eight teams since 1986 have earned the NHL's top overall seed and proceeded to capture the Stanley Cup title. But that's not a sign so much as a reminder to keep them focused.
The franchise is 1 for 3 in winning both — a cast led by Joe Sakic accomplished the feat in 2001 — with this one pending. “I don’t know if history necessarily means anything,” Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog said after a 3-1 win over Calgary on Thursday night to clinch the top spot. “Listen, you’re trying to prove yourself every single day.
There have been plenty of people and teams have done things that nobody’s done before, haven’t been done in a long time. So those things aren’t necessarily something that we’re thinking about much. ” Home-ice advantage The last time a team captured the Presidents' Trophy and then the Stanley Cup title was the Chicago Blackhawks in 2012-13.
That season was abbreviated to 48 games because of a lockout. The last team to play a full 82-game schedule to earn the best record and then win the title was the Detroit Red Wings in 2008. It's not like a team wants to avoid the top seed or anything.
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