I stopped watching when Montreal lost, though I'm quietly rooting for the Kings. They've been a reluctant 3rd favourite team since most of the cup winning Oilers went to L.A. in the early 90's.

I think the quality of the playoffs has dropped. Mostly because the regular season has been ruined, and you can't properly contrast teams anymore. The Oilers and Leafs face off maybe twice in a year, while the Leafs and Senators face off a good 6-10 times. There was a time when every team faced every other team the same number of games. If Edmonton met Toronto 5 times, Toronto and Ottawa also met 5 times. That's the only way to properly construct the standings going into the playoffs. Now you can be the worst ranked team in the league but be a better team than the other entire conference has to offer. It's stupid.

At least Canada doesn't need to have a Canadian team win the cup to win the cup. Most or all teams have a large proportion of Canadian players. So the cup always comes home.