Two 3-1 leads? Oh no (well it doesn't matter actually)

[Victor 10,831]

During S40 and some 3-1 leads back then, I decided to prove to the VHL that there is no such thing as a 3-1 curse. After a couple incidents in S40 and since then which have further somehow consolidated some members' (“cough”Green“cough”) false beliefs, plus with two 3-1 leads currently in the conference finals, it seems like a good time to update this.

So here we go (S27-S39 was done in the original article here: http://www.vhlforum.com/index.php?/topic/14517-dispelling-a-playoff-myth/

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Bland boring text: team with 3-1 lead won in 5 or 6 games

Bold: team with 3-1 lead won in 7 games

RED AND BOLD: team with 3-1 lead lost the series

S27: New York 3-1 Seattle

S28: New York 3-1 Davos

S29: Toronto 3-1 New York, Toronto 3-1 Davos

S30: Seattle 3-1 New York, Calgary 3-1 Seattle

S31: Riga 3-1 Helsinki, Davos 3-1 Riga, New York 3-1 Calgary, New York 3-1 Davos

S32: New York 3-1 Quebec, New York 3-1 Calgary, Riga 3-1 New York

S33: Davos 3-1 Riga, Helsinki 3-1 Riga, Calgary 3-1 New York

S34: Calgary 3-1 Quebec

S35: Cologne 3-1 Davos. Toronto 3-1 Calgary, Quebec 3-1 Calgary

S36: Toronto 3-1 Quebec, Davos 3-1 Helsinki, Toronto 3-1 Davos

S37: No 3-1 leads

S38: Riga 3-1 Vasteras, Toronto 3-1 Seattle, Davos 3-1 Riga

S39: Seattle 3-1 Calgary, New York 3-1 Seattle, New York 3-1 Davos

S40: Quebec 3-1 Calgary, New York 3-1 Calgary, Riga 3-1 New York

S41: Quebec 3-1 Calgary, Helsinki 3-1 Cologne, New York 3-1 Quebec

S42: New York 3-1 Toronto, Cologne 3-1 Helsinki, Cologne 3-1 Quebec

S43: Cologne 3-1 Davos, Seattle 3-1 Quebec, Cologne 3-1 Stockholm, Cologne 3-1 Seattle

So we have had three comebacks and of those, two successful comebacks from a 3-1 deficit in the past four seasons, despite 13 such instances, not including Calgary finishing off a 3-1 lead over New York in the first round. No need to note any percentages or the like, the trend is quite clear from the above.

What does this mean? Well not that I've posted this, we're probably guaranteed at least one Game 7 in these conference finals. But more likely is a repeat of last season, where Cologne finished off Stockholm and the Meute were upset by a supposedly inferior (but much more likeable) squad. I guess we'll see what happens tomorrow.

[Kesler 1,514]

S40: Quebec 3-1 Calgary
S41: Quebec 3-1 Calgary, New York 3-1 Quebec
S42: Cologne 3-1 Quebec
S43: Seattle 3-1 Quebec

S44: Calgary 3-1 Quebec

 

Wow.

[scoop 3,383]

So we have had three comebacks and of those, two successful comebacks from a 3-1 deficit in the past four seasons, despite 13 such instances, not including Calgary finishing off a 3-1 lead over New York in the first round.

If this isn't the worst sentence ever crafted... wtf

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