Rank the Dynasties!

[RabbinsDuck]

I enjoyed reading the Islanders vs. Oilers thread, and did not remember a 'dynasty ranking' post any time in the past few months, so thought I would get thoughts.

EDIT: This is peak vs. peak -- so not simply counting Cups or wins over their respective years.

The National Hockey League recognizes nine Stanley Cup dynasties:

Ottawa Senators of 1919-27 (4 championships in 8 years) 1920, 1921, 1923, 1927
Toronto Maple Leafs of 1947-51 (4 championships in 5 years) 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
Detroit Red Wings of 1950-55 (4 championships in 6 years) 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955
Montreal Canadiens of 1956-60 (5 consecutive championships) 1956-1960
Toronto Maple Leafs of 1962-67 (4 championships in 6 years) 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967
Montreal Canadiens of late 1965-69 (4 championships in 5 years) 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
Montreal Canadiens of 1975-79 (4 consecutive championships) 1976-1979
New York Islanders of 1980-84 (4 consecutive championships) 1980-1983
Edmonton Oilers of 1984-90 (5 championships in 7 years) 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990

I would start it off with:

1) Montreal 75-79
2) Detroit 50-55
3) Montreal 56-60
4) New York 80-84
5) Edmonton 84-90
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[milkshow]

1)75-79 Habs
2)56-60 Habs
3)84-90 Oilers
4)80-84 Islanders
5)50-55 Red Wings

I'm not sure how I would rank the teams left, and I have no clue where I would put Ottawa.

 

[lextune]

50's Habs & 70's Hab, (in that order), have to be the top two imo....

 

[Canadiens Fan]

1 - Montreal Canadiens of 1956-60 (5 consecutive championships) 1956-1960
2 - Montreal Canadiens of 1975-79 (4 consecutive championships) 1976-1979
3 - New York Islanders of 1980-84 (4 consecutive championships) 1980-1983
4 - Toronto Maple Leafs of 1947-51 (4 championships in 5 years) 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
5 - Edmonton Oilers of 1984-90 (5 championships in 7 years) 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990

IMO one generally has to rank the teams that won the Cup at least three years in a row at the top of the dynasty list. However, I do think that the 80's Oilers were a better team than the 60's Leafs, hence why their number 5 on the list.

 

[Jumptheshark]

5 posts deleted????

I think you need to seperete the era

pre-expansion and post expamsion

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Obviously, dynasties are more than just their star players, but here's a list of all the HOFers on the official NHL dynasties and their rankings on the HOH top 100 list:

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?p=17475922y#post17475922

 

[Mayor Bee]

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[Mr Pipe]

Islanders
70s Habs
50s Wings
50s Habs
80s Oilers

 

[Canadiens1958]

Ottawa Senators of 1919-27 (308 of a possible 460 points; .670 point %)
Toronto Maple Leafs of 1947-51 (375 of a possible 640 points; .586 point %)
Detroit Red Wings of 1950-55 (562 of a possible 840 points; .669 point %)
Montreal Canadiens of 1956-60 (726 of a possible 1120 points; .648 point %)
Toronto Maple Leafs of 1962-67 (473 of a possible 840 points; .563 point %)
Montreal Canadiens of late 1965-69 (461 of a possible 700 points; .659 point %)
Montreal Canadiens of 1975-79 (503 of a possible 640 points; .786 point %)
New York Islanders of 1980-84 (415 of a possible 640 points; .648 point %)
Edmonton Oilers of 1984-90 (726 of a possible 1120 points; .648 point %)

What's important to note is that the hockey from roughly 1975 to 1985 wasn't as good as most would remember it. It was a time when there was a huge stratification in the league largely due to extremely rapid expansion combined with (in the 70s) the rising up of the WHA. Montreal was fortunate to have lost basically nothing to the WHA at a time when the rest of the league was having a ton of trouble putting together an NHL-caliber team.

Montreal Canadiens loses to the WHA - J.C. Tremblay, Frank Mahovlich, Marc Tardif, Rejean Houle.

 

[Canadiens Fan]

Ottawa Senators of 1919-27 (308 of a possible 460 points; .670 point %)
Toronto Maple Leafs of 1947-51 (375 of a possible 640 points; .586 point %)
Detroit Red Wings of 1950-55 (562 of a possible 840 points; .669 point %)
Montreal Canadiens of 1956-60 (726 of a possible 1120 points; .648 point %)
Toronto Maple Leafs of 1962-67 (473 of a possible 840 points; .563 point %)
Montreal Canadiens of late 1965-69 (461 of a possible 700 points; .659 point %)
Montreal Canadiens of 1975-79 (503 of a possible 640 points; .786 point %)
New York Islanders of 1980-84 (415 of a possible 640 points; .648 point %)
Edmonton Oilers of 1984-90 (726 of a possible 1120 points; .648 point %)

What's important to note is that the hockey from roughly 1975 to 1985 wasn't as good as most would remember it. It was a time when there was a huge stratification in the league largely due to extremely rapid expansion combined with (in the 70s) the rising up of the WHA. Montreal was fortunate to have lost basically nothing to the WHA at a time when the rest of the league was having a ton of trouble putting together an NHL-caliber team.

J.C. Tremblay was the best defenseman in the short history of the WHA and Marc Tardif was a two-time MVP of the league. I would argue that this constitutes a little more than the Canadiens losing nothing.

 

[Nalyd Psycho]

My list:

1. Montreal Canadiens of 1956-60
2. Montreal Canadiens of 1975-79
3. New York Islanders of 1980-84
4. Detroit Red Wings of 1950-55
5. Ottawa Senators of 1919-27
6. Edmonton Oilers of 1984-90
7. Toronto Maple Leafs of 1947-51
8. Toronto Maple Leafs of 1962-67
9. Montreal Canadiens of late 1965-69