Now of course there is no actual “curse”…or is there? It depends on who you ask. The same people who believed that the “Curse of the Bambino” and “Curse of the Billy Goat” plagued the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs for decades, respectively, are likely the same people that would prefer their favorite hockey club avoid the Presidents’ Trophy.
That seems ridiculous to not want your team to finish with the best regular season record! Right?! So let’s take a look at the stats on how successful Presidents’ Trophy winners have been in the playoffs since the trophy’s inception in 1985.