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Originally Posted by Jay Random
The top team on his list (which was made in 2002) is the '95-96 Red Wings, with a winning percentage 2.58 standard deviations above that year's average. Since that team did not win the Stanley Cup, it's easy to take it off the list of all-time greats. The #2 team on the list is the '88-89 Flames, with a WPZS of +2.31; followed by the '88-89 Habs at 2.19, another Stanley Cup loser. The '76-77 Canadiens, #4 with +2.18, are the second highest rated Cup winner. The '84-85 Oilers are tied for 42nd on the list at +1.53.
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I've never seen a season with two such dominant teams. IIRC, the Flames and Habs, between them, were #1 or #2 in pretty much every catagory. GF, GA, PP, PK. Vernon and Roy were the two top goalies in the league. The Habs won their conference by 23 points and the Flames won their conference by 26 points.
In our playoff draft that season, every skater for both teams was drafted. Rick Nattress. Craig Ludwig.
Every skater.