I do know lots 'bout hockey.  I know lots 'bout superstition.  I knows lots 'bout little idiocyncrasies, both woven or unwoven.

Read several of Dryden's book, find him pedantic and lecturing, overly wordy, but respect his take, though his lack of command of the written word hurts his prose.

You want a better read, try War on Ice by Scott Young, or In Search of Bobby Orr by Stephen Brunt.

No, the point, you should see, is precisely whether dressing Chris Neil was in any way a factor in helping Ott win the last game.  

This Ott team remember, has several personal issues that should be inspiring, such as MacArthur's return, Anderson's wife's cancer, to name 2

Ott managed to win the 1st 2 games of the series, coming back late from a 2-goal deficit to tie 2nd game and then win it in OT, and nowhere did anybody notice, see or consider Chris Neil.  He was not mentioned by any Ott player after either of those late wins.

I challenged you to show egs to prove your point, and you turtled.