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Originally Posted by Parallex
... How many Stanley Cups have those teams won in the Salary Cap era vs. the pre-cap era.
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It's an interesting though...if we look at the entire salary cap era by winning percentage (19 seasons):
1) Vegas: .627
2) Boston: .627
3) Pittsburgh: .612
4) Washington: .604
5) Nashville: .595
6) New York Rangers: .595
7) Tampa Bay: .586
8) Dallas: .585
9) Minnesota: .576
10) St.Louis: .576
vs the top 10 in the prior 20 year period:
1) Detroit: .580
2) Philadelphia: .576
3) Boston: .555
4) St.Louis: .553
5) Montreal: .548
6) New Jersey: .545
7) Washington: .539
8) Calgary: .537
9) Edmonton: .531
10) Colorado: .527
And the bottom 10:
04-05 to 23-24:
32) Arizona: .486
31) Seattle: .490
30) Columbus: .503
29) Buffalo: .503
28) Edmonton: .509
27) Ottawa: .525
26) New York I: .531
25) Montreal: .537
24) Chicago: .539
23) New Jersey: .540
84-85 to 03-04
30. Winnipeg: .372
29) Columbus: .395
28) Tampa Bay: .417
27) San Jose: .441
26) Nashville: .454
25) Islanders: .457
24) Anaheim: .464
23) Carolina: .471
22) Florida: .471
21) Ottawa: .472
I'm not actually sure the salary cap has allowed smaller markets to remain more competitive...still better than an open cap world but I do think a luxury tax system might actually help more.