Will anyone win 5 Stanley Cups in a row?
The Montreal Canadiens of 1956-60 won 5 in a row, and more recently the Islanders from 1980-83 won 4 in a row. Will the salary cap prevent this from happening ever again? If so, is this a good or bad thing?
The Montreal Canadiens of 1956-60 won 5 in a row, and more recently the Islanders from 1980-83 won 4 in a row. Will the salary cap prevent this from happening ever again? If so, is this a good or bad thing?
Tomcat
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I'd love to see a team make a run for at LEAST 3 in a row for starters. I think that 5 in a row is asking a lot given the new pay structure. Every other player out there has been relocated to another team, so I think at the very least it reset the scoreboard for anyone wishing to have a Cup dynasty. We've seen the 'Canes win this past season after the NHL comeback--will they make a comeback as champs next year? I'd really love to see them try.
Personally, I think the whole lockout really shook things up and made the game more interesting. We saw the 'Canes win their first Cup, and we saw several veteran players who finally won their first championship in their careers. Who would have thought that a team in the South, a nontraditional hockey market, would ever win? It was nice seeing Tampa Bay strike it big before the lockout, but it was surprising to see another southern team win, besting yet another Canadian (and obviously older) team. Having a dynastic team victory would be great for the winning team, but as a fan, I like surprises, upsets, close games. A dynastic run would take out any surprises and make the championship too routine...something the NHL should avoid at all costs, especially after the lockout.
David T
No for the following reasons
1)Too many teams
2) salary cap-teams can't buy a championship anymore
3) too long of a schedule between regular season and playoffs
4) free agency
5) owners being able to release players they feel are making too much money.
These are the same reasons no teams have made a real run at that many in a long time in any sport. The New England Patriots have had a decent run, but their philosophy has been the major reason they have been so sucessful depsite the reasons listed above, but they also have a much shorter season than any of the other leagues and the playoffs are weighted much more towards the better teams-byes and re-seeding after each round.
Realisticly, women's leagues would be the most likely (WNBA specificly) to have a team be able to run 5 championships in a row. One player can make a huge difference in women's sports because of the differing skill levels as (my guess would be) many women's sports are in their infancy in terms of how long they have been in business (compared to men's leagues in the same sport).
notyouraveragesportfan
the salary cap and free agency will prevent teams from winning more than two stanley cups in a row. the days of winning multiple cups are through becuz the nhl is too watered down. it can be a good and bad thing. there are not too many teams that are dynasty material anymore. most teams cannot afford alot of stars. the good thing about having a salary cap is that every team has an equal amount of cash to get players who can win cups. the bad thing about the salary cap is that teams change in a heartbeat if they cannot afford the star players.
Anonymous
if the league would just go back down to 24 teams maybe but not now it will not happened cause if a team wins the cup the player wants more money, and then you know what happens they get traded. most teams have an average of maybe 3 super stars on a team back in the 80's and earlier their where more super stars per team like 6 to 9 and that's why the scoring was high back in the day. but today's teams have some good players that really worked hard to get were they are, but in reality they wouldn't make the NHL in the past like the 80's. sure you did see teams like the NYR pay their players lots of millions over the years and couldn't even make the playoffs, in hockey money didn't mean winning, hockey its all about heart and if you had the heart and the right people on your team then that could bring you a Stanley cup. remember hockey is the hardest game to win a championship, cause you do see in baseball, American football, basketball and football(soccer) top paying teams win the championships so in those sports its mostly about the money and not the LOVE of the game, my game HOCKEY>
GO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!
Tex2027
It won't ever happen again. With player movement, and salary arbitration, it;s just not possible to keep a team together. And that's how Montreal did it. I think you'll be lucky to see a team win 2 cups in row, at least in the short term.