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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
You can win a Stanley Cup without a Norris defender. You can't without a #1C. If you don't have a #2C who's better than most teams' #1s, you're in for a tough time.
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The Penguins are the only team to win a Cup in over a decade without having a current or future actual Norris winner on the team. And it's not like Letang and Gonchar weren't true number 1's in 2009 and 2016. Pretty much you need both, and a hot goalie.