the habs -> 24 cups, basically every Legendary Goalie ever (except hasek and brodeur lmao) is tied to them in some way (inCLUDING tretiak who was drafted by them but never played because of [unrelated cska drama]), the Richard brothers, Lafleur, Cournoyer, made the Cup finals 10 years straight, deeply symbolic of the general political identity of Quebec and Francophone Canada esp in regard to its relationship with English Canada (evidenced by the habs-leafs rivalry), etc
the red wings -> the first great one in Gordie, the gordie/ted relationship and the creation of the nhlpa, the dead wings and delvecchio, getting the guy you didn't really want at fourth overall but he turned out to be -- well -- Steve Yzerman (whose entire legacy basically shaped the idea of the chivalrous bold-hearted leader), sergei fedorov and the russian five, nick lidstrom and pavel datsyuk
the leafs -> conn smythe, the first team in all of professional sports to retire numbers, bill barilko disappeared that summer... he was on a fishing trip... borje salming and the beginning of europeans in the nhl, darryl sittler, harold ballard the worst man on the entire goddamn planet, mats sundin and the gretzky high-stick, the decade of darkness, mitch marner and auston matthews, william nylander, "not everyday you can live out a childhood dream," sixty years without a cup
the oilers -> the pesky edmonton oilers. messier, kurri, coffey. the legacy of the wha and the merger and the teenager they called The Great One a decade before he put on the blue and orange. decades of darkness. three first overall picks in a row. draisaitl; mcdavid. the best power-play the nhl has ever seen. nothing to show for it in a long time.
you could argue for more than a few teams here. bruins, rangers, and blackhawks all original six teams. penguins have also had two great ones. islanders had a dynasty. i say canucks though -> tiger williams and stan smyl. larionov and bure. the twins. luongo. two cup finals, lost at the last second. two riots. hughes and petterson.
During a night-time patrol of Gotham, our duo have a break whilst newbie Robin Tim explains his latest exploits to his proud big brother.
"And see over there? That skyscraper with the big gargoyles, THAT'S where I took down the Riddler... well four of his goons at least, Batman took out the Riddler, but I helped!"
"Four? Bruce never let me handle any group of goons larger than three by myself!"
Gunnar Latham & Josh Grider Ink Publishing Deals With Major Bob Music
Gunnar Latham & Josh Grider Ink Publishing Deals With Major Bob Music
Pictured (L-R, top row): Mike Doyle (Major Bob), Mitch Ballard (BMI Austin), Brendan Anthony (Texas Music Office); (L-R, middle row): Bob Doyle, Graham Kothman, Andy Friday (all of Major Bob); (L-R, bottom row): Gunnar Latham and Josh Grider (songwriters)
Texans Gunnar Latham and Josh Grider have signed separate worldwide publishing deals with Major Bob Music. The two songwriters and frequent…