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mikephoen · 09-19-2013, 09:59 PM

A lot of people here have a much more liberal meaning of 'Elite' than I do, I guess. Personally, I put Elite status just below the Dynasty teams. The only teams I would put in the Dynasty category would be the 70s Canadians, the 80s Islanders and the 80s Oilers. Even the 80s Oilers are a bit iffy for me as they didn't have the 4 cups in a row the other two did.

For me an elite team needs at least 2 cups over a 5 year period. That would make Chicago the only Elite team since the '04 lockout.

I would maybe concede that in the cap era with the much greater parity that 1 cup plus another significant achievement should qualify. I would then give Elite status to Boston, Detroit and Pittsburgh all with 1 cup and 1 other finals appearance post cap. I think LA is close, but not quite there. Maybe 'Elite Minus'.

And then Vancouver a step below that. No cup means not Elite to me.

09-19-2013, 09:59 PM	#101
mikephoen #1 Goaltender Join Date: Mar 2004 Exp:	A lot of people here have a much more liberal meaning of 'Elite' than I do, I guess. Personally, I put Elite status just below the Dynasty teams. The only teams I would put in the Dynasty category would be the 70s Canadians, the 80s Islanders and the 80s Oilers. Even the 80s Oilers are a bit iffy for me as they didn't have the 4 cups in a row the other two did. For me an elite team needs at least 2 cups over a 5 year period. That would make Chicago the only Elite team since the '04 lockout. I would maybe concede that in the cap era with the much greater parity that 1 cup plus another significant achievement should qualify. I would then give Elite status to Boston, Detroit and Pittsburgh all with 1 cup and 1 other finals appearance post cap. I think LA is close, but not quite there. Maybe 'Elite Minus'. And then Vancouver a step below that. No cup means not Elite to me.