 Gerard returned for the second, and deciding match, which saw the Senators win the Stanley Cup for the third time in four years.This was Gerard's fourth Stanley Cup in a row, and he became the first player to win it in four consecutive years.Before the start of the 1923–24 season Gerard was advised by the team doctor that his throat ailment, though benign, would be made worse by continued physical exertion and breathing the cold air in hockey arenas, and this could ultimately diminish his respiratory system.