1965/66, 1968/69, and 1972/73 all performed better in the PNW than any niño in the 1980s-2000s. The pattern (and the nature in which the niños themselves developed) were drastically different than events after the 1976 pacific climate shift.
I swear it seems like you choose to argue for the sake of arguing sometimes.
You haven't really been paying attention to the models have you? This is not a trend right now. There was a shift in all the models on Sunday to come into agreement with the EPS which showed the ridge developing mid week. The EPS has been very consistent and actually moved up the timing a little on the 12Z run. Everything else is just model noise and eventual caving to the EPS.