It wouldn't noticeably change the graph, but IMO the 'salary cap era' truly began when the Pens won the cup in 2009. The preceding 3 years were transitional as those teams were largely assembled pre-cap.
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Originally Posted by CASe333
Shouldn't we just show a graph of who won the cup then. That's ultimately all that matters. Maybe add a metric taking into account when the last time the team won the cup would make it more accurate.
Using that metric Calgary is still not bottom 5 or even 10.
The other thing I want to stress is absolutely no one is boasting about the Flames success. Some are just trying to reign back the hyperbole.
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17 different teams have won the cup since 1989.
The Islanders, Canucks, Flyers, Sabres, Leafs, and Coyotes/Jets are the only 6 teams to have existed that entire time (and the first 4 of those had some extended periods of contention).
TBL and ANA are the only expansion teams since the WHA merger to win a cup. VGK, NAS, SJ, and OTT have all had more success than CGY in less time.
MIN, ATL/WPG, CBJ, and FLA have all been unimpressive, but not much more/less than CGY.
We are bottom 10.