Hopefully this helps those who still believe in the "President's Trophy Curse". Number of championships by seed, most recent example, and percentage of overall wins.

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  2. I think this should be split pre-salary cap and Salary cap era. There is much higher parity in the league since the salary cap was introduced and that affects who could win the cup

  3. It’s not true that each seed should be expected to win 6.25% of the time. That assumes that each seed is equally likely to win, but seeding is based on record and the better teams tend to reach higher seeds more often than not.

  4. So you are confirming that no #1 seed (president’s trophy) has won the cup since 2013. Seems like a curse.

  6. It only makes sense for each seed to have a 6.25% chance if all teams were equal — but in real life, higher seeds are better teams. Also, you’d only see each seed win about 6.25% of the time if you had thousands of seasons. With just 50 or so, it’s normal to see some seeds win more often.

  7. Man that 2012 kings run was magical. Definitely biased, but that was one of if not the best playoff runs of all time. 3-0 against every team we played against.

  8. Can’t really be a curse if teams have won the President’s Trophy and then won the Cup in the same year. However, it is still very difficult to pull off. Only 8 of 38 presidents winners went on to win the cup. That’s 20%. Since the Salary Cap was introduced, only 2 out of 19 teams have accomplished the feat, which is 10%.

  9. I could have swore a team in 16 won it before. Habs 93 or the kings first cup or something.

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