Word: divisionism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Oakland, the most improved team in the league this year, ought to face St. Louis, but the Blues' all-star goal-tending team of Jacque Planti and Glenn Hall makes the Blues the obvious Western Division pick.
"B's 'Must' Win Three" the Herald Traveler headlines ran before the Rangers' game last night, but already, with the Bruins still clinging to a shot at first place in the Eastern Division of the NHL, Bruins fans were looking to the Stanley Cup.
For the Bruins, the Stanley Cups poses the choice between tightening their game to conform to traditional Stanley Cup play or continuing to play the wide-open, bruising game that has propelled them to the first division this year. The problem, and there is always a problem with breaking traditions...
With such an unorthodox style of play, the Bruins enter the Eastern Division series as the unknown threat. In the Western Division playoffs, St. Louis should have little trouble disposing of the other young teams in the league. The Blues should face Philadelphia in the first round, with the Oakland...
Last year, after a good but not exceptional season, the Canadiens slid through the playoffs winning all but one of the 13 games they played. On top of the amazing finish in the Eastern Division this year, the Canadiens would be the favorites to cop the cup no matter who...