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Originally Posted by troutman
So if Arizona won, you would conclude they are the best team in the NHL, and not the benefactor of some very unusual circumstances?
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... That is kind of how it has always worked. If you win the Stanley Cup, you are the best team that year. It doesn't mean you necessarily have the best team, but you performed when it mattered. See: Tampa Bay vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, 2019.