Are Winnipeg Jets Hit by Round 1 Playoffs Curse After Winning the President’s Trophy?

The Winnipeg Jets marked a significant milestone this season, claiming their first-ever President’s Trophy with a stellar 56-22-4 record and 116 points. Dominant plays led by Connor Hellebuyck in the regular season and a strong defensive team led the Jets to maintain their poise while entering the Stanley Cup playoffs. Though they are now tied with the St.Louis Blues in the best of 7 series, they face potential elimination if they fail to secure a decisive tie-breaker win. This already has a few fans murmuring the most dreaded phrase, “the curse of the President’s Trophy.”

Speaking of which, in NHL history, when a team shows their best performance in the regular season, they almost inevitably fail in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and they fall short. Though they emerged as the top seed in the Eastern Conference, their momentum faltered in the postseason with Connor Hellebuyck’s below-par goaltending. Moreover, Winnipeg’s Game 6 loss to the St.Louis Blues, tying the series at 3-3, adds to the mystery. Will the Jets manage to prove the jinx wrong?

From its humble beginnings in 1985, only eight of the 38 President’s Trophy winners went on to win the Stanley Cup according to Rezztek. Those numbers are a serious burn. The most recent team to snag the trophy AND the Stanley Cup in the same year was the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2012-2013 season. As for the Jets’ fate in the first round of playoffs, they’re still hanging in the balance but by a thread. They desperately need a win against the Blues if they are to see their playoff dreams come to fruition. 

Moreover, with Game 7 on the horizon, the pressure is high. The Winnipeg Jets have a challenge at hand to overcome past disappointments, and maybe even defy the odds to prove wrong, the unfounded surreptitious claims. But will they break the curse or fall prey? 

This is a developing story…

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