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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Absolutely false. You win with depth.
LA and Chicago were the epitome of depth. Pittsburgh is the only one that you could try to argue won because of their elite players, but even for them, they had Crosby and Malkin every year but only won when other players like Kessel and Bonino and Guetsel (SP) and Murray and many others stepped up and made huge contributions.
The Oilers are the anti-thesis of depth and are no where near in the same ballpark as these teams.
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You need both.
The Hurricanes are the only team that has won a cup post lockout that didn't have a Norris, Hart, Vezina, or Art Ross calibre player on it.
I'd argue that the elite player/s are more important, because they are the most difficult thing to obtain. Depth is easier to find. That doesn't mean finding a lot of depth is easy. Just easier than acquiring a major trophy contending talent.