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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I completely disagree with the notion that you need to win a championship to be considered elite. The Canucks have won 7 of the last 9 division titles, made the playoffs 8 of the last 10 years, made it out of the first round 5 times, won 2 presidents trophies, and made it to game 7 of the finals. They have been one of the better teams over the past decade
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You fail to mention that their advancing past the first round in 5 of the last 10 years was their
highest accomplishment in all but 1 year of the past 10. 1 year.
Sorry, but as I said, elite is more than winning a division of weak contenders year after year. Minny, Colorado, Calgary, Edmonton, they've all been jokes for the past 4 years. It would have been embarrassing had they NOT won the division.
Were the Flames elite between 2004 and 2008?
Is LA elite?
Hell, is Washington elite?
Elite teams win championships or at very least contend. Vancouver contended once. If you can't even make the conference final more than once in a decade, there's no way you're elite, because in the playoffs, you are battling GREAT teams (and some elite ones) and if you can't handle them? You're not in the same conversation. Period. Full stop.