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On August 5, 2011, former King of the Dot champion Bender faced battle rap veteran Illmaculate, who was making his solo debut in the league (and was at the time part of a two-man team vying for a $5000 grand prize in the second annual "Grand Prix" tournament) at the 2nd annual "World Domination" event. What many thought would be a hard-earned comeback win for the ex-champion from Ottawa instead became a decisive victory for the Portland native, the seeds of which were planted with a scheme relating to the temporal nature of championship status: "I told him the title's an idle thing / It's the mind that's behind the name / A promise that tides would change..." To that point, only one champion of the six that had thus far been crowned had been able to successfully defend their title. Just as it would seem the title was practically on loan in King of the Dot, so too is this the impression that one would start to get upon observing recent events in "NHL '96." Remarkably, the New York Islanders remain the last 'champion' team to have made multiple defenses. The 25th-ranked Islanders upset the fourth-ranked Blues in St. Louis, and followed this up with wins over the Chicago Blackhawks (another team ranked in the top 10) and the Los Angeles Kings (who were ranked 20th, but had arguably the best player in NHL history in Wayne Gretzky leading their offense). The Islanders aimed for a fourth consecutive victory, going for an exceptionally tough challenge as they opted to defend against the Philadelphia Flyers (a.k.a. the team that won the Atlantic division, in which they achieved a last-place finish in the 1994-95 season). Remarkably, the Islanders actually managed to take two of four against Philadelphia, including a 5-4 overtime upset on the road (and a 4-3 victory at home in Long Island), thanks to the excellence of captain Patrick Flatley and Ray Ferraro, the latter of whom led the team in goals (22), assists (21), and points (43) during the 1994-95 season. If they were to have any chance of holding their 'title' for another successful defense, both of them needed to be 'on.' Sure enough, that did not happen. The Flyers were already leading 2-0 when the Islanders got on the board with 4:37 remaining in the first period, and would add three more goals over the next two to leave New York in the dust (and I can speak from experience on what that feels like, having just a few moments ago sat on a dusty floor to assist a JARC staff member with bed prep for a forthcoming client). Notably, it was not captain Eric Lindros but Dmitri Yushkevich (who was in his last season with the team that had drafted him 122nd overall back in 1991) who led the Flyers in scoring, with two goals and an assist (for three points) while taking ten shots on the goal and never seeing the box. Ron Hextall, who was back with the team that had drafted him 119th overall all the way back in 1982 (after separate stints in back-to-back seasons with the Quebec Nordiques [and, ironically, the Islanders a season prior]), finished with 68 saves of a possible 69 (for a 98% success rate against New York's offense). Petr Svoboda, the answer to the trivia question "who was the first Czech to play over 1,000 games in the NHL?", and a Stanley Cup champion (having won it all with the Canadiens, the team that drafted him 5th overall in 1984), added two assists for two points while taking eight shots on the goal and himself never seeing the box. The Flyers, having recently lost Todd Hlushko to free agency, would now be facing him as an opponent, as their next game was against the Calgary Flames (who snatched him up on June 27, 1994). On paper it should have been an incredible game, as it pit the second-ranked seeds of the Eastern and Western conferences (as of the 1994-95 NHL postseason) against one another. It seemed like it would be early on, as the teams found themselves tied 1-1 midway through the first period. From then on, Calgary was in near-complete control, and led 7-2 late in the third period, only for the Flyers to add a final 'garbage time' goal with twenty-eight seconds remaining. Still, when all was said and done, the Flames had burnt the Flyers to a crisp, taking the game--and the 'title'--with a 7-3 victory that left even a few of their most loyal local supporters wondering 'what the hell happened?' Joe Nieuwendyk, who made it into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011, showed the skills that ultimately got him inducted, finishing with a genuinely spectacular two goals and two assists (for a stunning four points), while taking 15 shots on the goal and being penalized just once (for two in the box). Trevor Kidd, who had to deal with a whopping 93 shots on his goal, stopped 90 of them for an amazing 96% success rate. Philadelphia's best player on the night was a one-man show in Kevin Dineen (who spent a few years as head coach of the Florida Panthers after his playing days were over, and would win his first Stanley Cup as an assistant coach for the Blackhawks a couple of years later). Dineen achieved two of the Flyers' three goals (and earned two points), while taking fourteen shots on the goal and being penalized just once (for two minutes in the box). The Flames went for a serious challenge themselves after taking care of Philadelphia, opting to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in their first 'defense' at the Olympic Saddledome. Though the two teams did not meet in the 1994-95 regular season, they did have several meetings against the West's closest statistical and stylistic equivalent to Pittsburgh, the St. Louis Blues. It seemed to bode well for Calgary, as they beat St. Louis twice at the Saddledome that season (6-4 and 4-3, to be exact). With the game tied 1-1 early on, the Penguins scored three unanswered goals to run their advantage to 4-1. Though the Flames tried to fight back and came within one goal of tying, it was not enough to put the momentum in their corner. Successfully fending off the Flames' comeback bid the Penguins took it 4-3. Though future Hall of Famer (and two-time Stanley Cup champion) Tom Barrasso only played in 4 games in the 1994-95 season (two in the regular season, two in the playoffs), he is the starting goaltender in "NHL '96" and made a crucial 67 saves of a possible 70 for a 95% success rate against the Flames' offense. "Lucky" Luc Robitaille, who himself was inducted into the Hall in 2009, finished with a goal and an assist (for two points) while taking twelve shots on the goal and being penalized once (for 2 in the box). The 'eternal' Jaromír Jágr, who is still playing to this day and will probably have the normal waiting period for Hall induction waived once he retires, finished with a goal and assist for two points, while taking eight shots on the goal and never seeing the box. Pittsburgh is now prepping to face the Quebec Nordiques in their next game, who are ranked second in "NHL '96"; will they put an end to the streak of failed defenses, or end up the next 'one-and-done'? As we contemplate the future we look at what now is the past: a failed prediction that the Canadiens would win 3-1 over Washington instead turned into a 6-3 grilling by the Capitals (which itself was preceded by an 8-2 shellacking, courtesy of the Seattle Kraken). Tomorrow night, they will play the Canadiens. Presuming Pittsburgh can get by Quebec here, a matchup against Montreal could be the perfect follow-up. We will soon see!