Can PIT steal the 'Team of the Decade' title from Chicago with a 3rd Cup?

[useless]

Steal?

How can I search for playoff games won per team?

 

[Panthaz89]

Discuss this after the decade is actually over which isn't for a few years.

 

[BB88]

Pens look like the favourites for next year as well so they could.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Pens and Hawks will both be modern day dynasty should pens repeat. There is no reason it is an either or. Both will have won the same amount of cups since cap era began.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Not sure why the mantel can't be shared.

 

[vshun]

Pens and Hawks will both be modern day dynasty should pens repeat. There is no reason it is an either or. Both will have won the same amount of cups since cap era began.

As long time Blackhawks fun, I disagree they are a dynasty, no more than Refwings of decade ago. Penguins might get there if they win next year and maybe another one in the next couple of years, before Corssby/Malkin decline.

 

[jigglysquishy]

If the Penguins win they'll have done in a 10 year period (07-08 - 16-17)

3 cups
4 finals appearances
5 conference appearances
3 Art Ross winners
3 Hart Trophy winners

Truly the best team since the late 90s Wings.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

As long time Blackhawks fun, I disagree they are a dynasty, no more than Refwings of decade ago. Penguins might get there if they win next year and maybe another one in the next couple of years, before Corssby/Malkin decline.

Wait. What?

So the hawks win 3 cups in 6 years and they are a dynasty.

But the pens gotta win 4 cups (last year, this year - premise of the thread - which would be a back to back, next year - which would be 3peat, and another one in a couple of years) .. to be called a dynasty?

Dude. Please. Share the herb cause that's some high quality stuff you're smoking.

 

[stepdad gaary]

Today I learnt I was born in the 70s.

1980 to be precise.

the title of the thread doesnt say "Team of the 2010's" it says team of the decade. Therefore, use a proper decade.


Your logic is flawed and this is really stupid.

 

[One87]

Team of the decade is 2010-2020

You can't say past 10 years and say team of the decade that's just silly.

But they would be the team of the last 10 years cause of back to back. Hawks are still the 2010s team though

Actually there are several definitions.

In a historical sense a decade begins with the year ending in 0 and the close of the time frame coming in theyear ending with 9. For example: 2000-2009

Another definition is ANY given period of time of ten years. So it actually is not silly. It is quite legit to start at a team's first cup year and go from there.

 

[Callidusblackhawk]

Wait. What?

So the hawks win 3 cups in 6 years and they are a dynasty.

But the pens gotta win 4 cups (last year, this year - premise of the thread - which would be a back to back, next year - which would be 3peat, and another one in a couple of years) .. to be called a dynasty?

Dude. Please. Share the herb cause that's some high quality stuff you're smoking.

He said the Hawks weren't a dynasty either.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

He said the Hawks weren't a dynasty either.

Er. Yep. I totally misread that.

My apologies vshun. My bad.

Though if you do have great herb, we can still share lol

 

[HandshakeLine]

Not sure why the mantel can't be shared.

Because then insecure ********s on the internet would have to find something ELSE to base their identity on.

 

[T REX]

Actually there are several definitions.

In a historical sense a decade begins with the year ending in 0 and the close of the time frame coming in theyear ending with 9. For example: 2000-2009

Another definition is ANY given period of time of ten years. So it actually is not silly. It is quite legit to start at a team's first cup year and go from there.

Uh no. Just look at any publication, newspaper, magazine, etc.

Teams of the decade start and end with 0-9. Period. There's no debate or semantics involved here.

I said it before...change the thread title to Team of the last ten years if you want to change the rules or definition.

The OP just needs to admit that he phrased it improperly IF that's what you want the criteria to be.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

The only ones that seem to really care who is and isn't a dynasty are non-CHI/Pitt/LA fans. Kind of comical.

 

[GrkFlyersFan]

Looks like people still aren't sure how the decades work. See, though the millennium didn't really begin in 2000, the new decade did begin. The 90s are 1990-1999. The decade after that, which I call "the O's" is 2000-2009. The current decade began in 2010. With that in mind, Chicago has 3 Cups in that span, LA has 2, Pittsburgh has one, probably soon to be 2, and Boston has one.

And if you still don't believe me, here you go.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s_(decade)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010s

 

[notsocommonsense]

This thread must be killing ToewsEra.

I'd say it absolutely would put them ahead and it can't even really be up for discussion.

They'd have an extra Finals appearance, less seasons missing the playoffs, and just all around better team.

I'm pretty sure he's screaming hysterically into a pillow as we speak

 

[SotasicA]

The 90s are 1990-1999. The decade after that, which I call "the O's" is 2000-2009.

It's the noughties.

 

[SotasicA]

I guess we're in the twenty-tens now. The team of this decade is still the Hawks, unless the Penguins can win two more cups.

 

[madinsomniac]

Hockey has been defined more around eras than decades... an era can be a decade or decades like with the 60-70 Canadians... it can be a half decade, or it can be a weird cut based around rules or playstyle...ala the "dead puck Era"...

I dont know who gets the team of the decade moniker, but if the Pens were to win they would be the most prolific team of the post lockout era and have probably the two most impactful players during that time.

I think history looks back on the time between cups and it reflects poorly on the coaching and injuries to the superstars moreso then their core players... With another Cup win, The Pens will ultimately be the general choice and the Hawks the nonconformist pick...

 

[GordieHowsUrBreath]

if the pens win this 5th cup they are the best team since 1990

most cups
most hart trophy winners
most art ross winners

 

[JaegerDice]

if the pens win this 5th cup they are the best team since 1990

most cups
most hart trophy winners
most art ross winners

Wait a minute, all I hear on HFboards day in and day out is that team achievements shouldn't be considered in measuring individual player performance.

But individual player achievements are fair game for measuring team performance?

 

[ClydeLee]

Who is the team of the oughts or 90s? I don't really know that one. Red Wings? Devils? Penguins for the 90s?

 

[Mike Lange Version 2]

The only ones that seem to really care who is and isn't a dynasty are non-CHI/Pitt/LA fans. Kind of comical.

Right?

I don't really care. Both teams (and LA to a similar extent) have proven their worth with a lot of great playoff hockey and success to show for it.

If we win and get to 3 cups, so be it. There can be some debate. I think Hawks would be team of the decade, pens would be best salary cap era team, just my 2 cents though

 

[Critical13]

They don't need to - Pitt is already the best team of the 2010's in my opinion. Another cup would cement that barring Chi/LA winning another cup between now and 2020, which I don't see happening.