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Originally Posted by JerryUnderscore
In recent years you could look at:
Pittsburgh (2016 & 2009)
Chicago (2015, 2013 & 2010)
Los Angeles (2014 & 2012)
Detroit (2008, 2002, 1998 & 1997)
Detroit is somewhat debatable since three of those wins game before the salary cap era. The salary cap really changed how teams are built.
In which case, Pittsburgh, Chicago and LA are the only teams since the introduction of the salary cup to win multiple cups, let alone in a short period of time with the same (or similar) team.
Unfortunately, it's just too small of a sample size to pull anything meaningful out of how those teams were built other than:
1. Suck
2. Draft high
3. ?
4. Profit
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You forgot draft and develop solid NHLers outside of the 1st round. In the end nothing major that people didn't already know about already to build long term success with a team.