The year the NHL expanded, and among the first wave of teams, the only one without a Stanley Cup win was the St. Louis Blues, who you might remember, won the Cup two months ago.
This leaves the Toronto Maple Leafs last among duds. The longest streak of non-winning in the history of the NHL.
But times have changed. Almost miraculously, a billion dollar corporation has somehow seen it’s most valuable asset taken over by a 32 year-old rookie and turned into the most cutting-edge, progressive team in the NHL.
I probably don’t need to mention that that is almost never how these things go.