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Flamescuprun2018 · 04-02-2017, 04:16 PM

Now that we are in playoffs officially. Time to have some discussion the road in front of us to a Stanley Cup.

Brian Burke has previously stated: "To win a Stanley Cup you need to beat one team with size, another team with speed, the third team with special teams/skill and the fourth team with a hybrid of all three."

Lets classify the teams we are likely to face on that path.

Size

Weight
4 Anaheim Ducks 93.13 kg
5 Washington Capitals 93.09 kg
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 92.81 kg
9 Edmonton Oilers 92.28 kg

Source: http://www.eliteprospects.com/league...ueid=7&sort=wt

Height
3 St. Louis Blues 186.89 cm
4 Anaheim Ducks 186.83 cm
6 Calgary Flames 186.72 cm
7 Toronto Maple Leafs 186.33 cm
9 Washington Capitals 186.18 cm
10 New York Rangers 186.12 cm

Source: http://www.eliteprospects.com/league...ueid=7&sort=ht

Speed

Source: http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/sh....php?t=2162003

Pittsburgh 1st;NYR;Leafs;Oilers;Tampa;Hawks; Montreal

Pretty consistent rankings but not a great source I would admit.

Special Teams/Skill
PP%
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 24.2%
3 Washington Capitals 23.6%
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 22.9%
5 Edmonton Oilers 22.2%
6 Pittsburgh Penguins 22.0%
Source: https://www.sportingcharts.com/nhl/s...rcentage/2016/

SH%
5 Anaheim Ducks 85.0%
6 St. Louis Blues 84.3%
7 Washington Capitals 84.0%
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 83.0%

Source: https://www.sportingcharts.com/nhl/s...rcentage/2016/

All-around teams

Anaheim, Oilers, Capitals and Penguins standout in multiple categories.

If Burkie is right, I guess we end up playing:

Anaheim (size); Oilers (all around); Hawks (speed) and Capitals (special teams/skill).

04-02-2017, 04:16 PM	#1
Flamescuprun2018 Scoring Winger Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Calgary Exp:	Burke's 3S philosophy to matching up with teams for Stanley Cup success Now that we are in playoffs officially. Time to have some discussion the road in front of us to a Stanley Cup. Brian Burke has previously stated: "To win a Stanley Cup you need to beat one team with size, another team with speed, the third team with special teams/skill and the fourth team with a hybrid of all three." Lets classify the teams we are likely to face on that path. Size Weight 4 Anaheim Ducks 93.13 kg 5 Washington Capitals 93.09 kg 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 92.81 kg 9 Edmonton Oilers 92.28 kg Source: http://www.eliteprospects.com/league...ueid=7&sort=wt Height 3 St. Louis Blues 186.89 cm 4 Anaheim Ducks 186.83 cm 6 Calgary Flames 186.72 cm 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 186.33 cm 9 Washington Capitals 186.18 cm 10 New York Rangers 186.12 cm Source: http://www.eliteprospects.com/league...ueid=7&sort=ht Speed Source: http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/sh....php?t=2162003 Pittsburgh 1st;NYR;Leafs;Oilers;Tampa;Hawks; Montreal Pretty consistent rankings but not a great source I would admit. Special Teams/Skill PP% 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 24.2% 3 Washington Capitals 23.6% 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 22.9% 5 Edmonton Oilers 22.2% 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 22.0% Source: https://www.sportingcharts.com/nhl/s...rcentage/2016/ SH% 5 Anaheim Ducks 85.0% 6 St. Louis Blues 84.3% 7 Washington Capitals 84.0% 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 83.0% Source: https://www.sportingcharts.com/nhl/s...rcentage/2016/ All-around teams Anaheim, Oilers, Capitals and Penguins standout in multiple categories. If Burkie is right, I guess we end up playing: Anaheim (size); Oilers (all around); Hawks (speed) and Capitals (special teams/skill).