what do these words have in common?

Originally posted by uzless
none of them will win the stanley cup

Clever! (Now when we know the answer!)

I always respect problem solvers to hint they have the good answer and not to give a spoiler right away.

Originally posted by phil3000
Devil- island -danger . Thats the closest i can get , am i on the right lines here ?

New York Danger would be a cool name for a hockey team -- and a warning to all fans who route for them. 1994 doesn't count because the events that year were a mathematical impossibility - it was just proven by the same guy who proved Fermat's Last Theorem.