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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
However, can we really consider the 2014 Kings who finished 9th in the NHL an underdog, having just won the cup two years earlier? With that in mind, in 18 years an underdog has only won the penultimate championship twice. The 2012 Kings and the 2019 Blues.
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Penultimate means "second-to-last." The penultimate championships in the NHL would be the Western and Eastern Conference Championships. The Stanley Cup is the ultimate championship.
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