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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It's impossible to put together NHL teams today as dominant as the 88-89 Flames (or the 00-01 Avalanche, 01-02 Red Wings, etc.). Those teams had not only elite top-end talent, but star veteran players right through the lineup. The cap put an end to rosters that stacked.
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I think the Hawks were close to that, taking advantage of a lot of entry level contracts. Their first cup team had a projected cap hit way over the cap the following year so they had to sell off pieces like Buff.