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I'm new here, and decided to bring a thread I posted on another site a few months ago. Since there are plenty more fans here, I'd like to get your input on these.
10. 1970-1971 Boston Bruins 57-14-7 121PTS, lost in 1st round
This version of the Boston Bruins entered the season coming off their first Stanley Cup title in 29 years. Although they also won the cup the following season, the '71 Bruins were ousted in the first round of the playoffs by the Canadiens, despite finishing 12 points ahead of the competition in the regular season. The goalie tandem of Eddie Johnston and Gerry Cheevers split time to allow the 3rd least goals in the league, but where this team stood apart was their 399 goals, 108 more than the second place Canadiens. The B's had four 100 point scorers, paced by Phil Esposito's 152 and Bobby Orr's +124 rating.
9. 1984-1985 Edmonton Oilers 49-20-11 109PTS, Won Stanley Cup
The 84-85 Edmonton club took a step back from the previous year in the regular season, tallying 10 less points and finishing behind the Philadelphia Flyers in the race for the Presidents Trophy. However in the playoffs the Oilers high powered attack came to life scoring 98 goals in just 18 games and dropping just three contests en route to the franchise's second Stanley Cup. Wayne Gretzky was in a class of his own scoring 208 points and 11 Shorthanded Goals
8. 1981-1982 New York Islanders 54-16-10 118PTS, Won Stanley Cup
While the four straight cup winning seasons were each impressive, the 81-82 season stands above the rest. In this season, the Oilers were becoming an offensive juggernaut, and while their Cup years had passed, the Canadiens were still a force to be reckoned with. The Isles finished 7 points ahead of Edmonton in the standings and after winning their first two playoff series in 6 games, cruised to consecutive sweeps to take home the cup. Only one player on this team was over 30 years of age, and the 25 year old tandem of Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier combined for 114 of New York's 385 goals
7. 1995-1996 Detroit Red Wings 62-13-7 131PTS, Lost in Conference Finals
One of the biggest playoff disappointments in NHL history, the Red Wings cruised through the regular season with an NHL record 62 wins while finishing a whopping 27 points ahead of the Colorado Avalanche. 23 year old Chris Osgood combined with veteran Mike Vernon for the Jennings trophy allowing just 185 goals on the year. The Wings were over 88% on the Penalty Kill and had plenty of scoring from Steve Yzerman, Sergei Fedorov, Slava Kozlov and more. However, the season came to an abrupt end at the hands of eventual Cup Champions, Colorado
6. 1988-1989 Calgary Flames 54-17-9 117 PTS, Won Stanley Cup
One of the more unheralded teams, the Flames certainly excelled in the late 80s and the 88-89 version brought Calgary it's lone Cup. The squad led by household names like Mullen, Gilmour and Nieuwendyk were second in the NHL behind just the Gretzky led Kings in Goals for and Mike Vernon backstopped the team losing just six games in the regular season and climbing to another level in the playoffs on his way to the Conn Smythe trophy.
5. 2001-2002 Detroit Red Wings 51-17-10 116PTS, Won Stanley Cup
In many ways, this brand wearing the Winged-wheel was expected to blow away the competition. A well rounded team chock full of Hall of Famers (Shanahan, Fedorov, Hasek Robitaille, Yzerman, Chelios, Lidstrom, Hull, Larionov and even a 23 year old Pavel Datsyuk) and in 2002, the Wings failed to disappoint. Their 51 wins were six more than any other team in the league and aside from a 7-0 whipping of the Avalanche in game seven of the conference finals, Detroit rolled from start to finish on their way to the franchise's 10th Stanley Cup
4. 1983-1984 Edmonton Oilers 57-18-5 119 PTS, Won Stanley Cup
Clearly the Oilers in the Gretzky years were a force to be reckoned with and while each season had it's moments, the 83-84 season is a step ahead of the rest. Edmonton blew the competition away in the regular season, scoring 86 more goals and tallying 7 more wins than any other team in the league, and after a scare from Calgary in the conference finals, rolled through the Islanders in 5 games in the finals to end New York's dynasty. Gretzky, Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri, Mark Messier and Glenn Anderson all had at least 99 points which was more than enough for the tandem of Grant Fuhr and Andy Moog to backstop Edmonton to their first Stanley Cup.
3. 1975-1976 Montreal Canadiens 58-11-11 127PTS, Won Stanley Cup
The drama ends here with the first season of the most dominant 3 year run in modern hockey. Montreal and goalie Ken Dryden established themselves as the class of the NHL especially at the defensive end, allowing a league low 176 goals, almost 100 less than the league average. Despite the strength at the backline, there certainly was no lack of firepower as leading scorers Guy LaFleur and Pete Malhovich eclipsed 100 points on the way to leading the Canadiens to a then record 58 wins. The playoffs were much of the same and Montreal was 1 loss to the Islanders away from coasting to the cup unblemished.
2. 1977-1978 Montreal Canadiens 59-10-11 129PTS, Won Stanley Cup
Two years later was much of the same story for the Habs, Guy LaFleur's 60 goals and plenty of scoring support from Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire and company led the Canadiens to an NHL leading 359 goals. All the while the backline, led by Larry Robinson, Guy LaPointe and Serge Savard had no problem helping Ken Dryden to a 2.26 GAA and Montreal to their 3rd straight Stanley Cup
1. 1976-1977 Montreal Canadiens 60-8-12 132PTS, Won Stanley Cup
Sandwiched between number 2 and number 3 is the most dominant season in NHL history. The Scotty Bowman led Habs dropped just 8 out of their 80 games and won an NHL record 60 games, 11 more than any of their counterparts. Montreal scored 64 more goals than any other team and allowed 24 less, Steve Shutt tallied 60 goals, Ken Dryden won the Vezina with a microscopic 2.14 GAA and Guy LaFleur added plenty of hardware with the Art Ross, Hart Memorial, Lester B. Pearson and Conn Smythe Trophy as the Canadiens once again hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup.
Honorable Mention: 85-86 Oilers, 92-93 Penguins, 93-94 Rangers, 98-99 Stars, 00-01 Avalanche,
10. 1970-1971 Boston Bruins 57-14-7 121PTS, lost in 1st round
This version of the Boston Bruins entered the season coming off their first Stanley Cup title in 29 years. Although they also won the cup the following season, the '71 Bruins were ousted in the first round of the playoffs by the Canadiens, despite finishing 12 points ahead of the competition in the regular season. The goalie tandem of Eddie Johnston and Gerry Cheevers split time to allow the 3rd least goals in the league, but where this team stood apart was their 399 goals, 108 more than the second place Canadiens. The B's had four 100 point scorers, paced by Phil Esposito's 152 and Bobby Orr's +124 rating.
9. 1984-1985 Edmonton Oilers 49-20-11 109PTS, Won Stanley Cup
The 84-85 Edmonton club took a step back from the previous year in the regular season, tallying 10 less points and finishing behind the Philadelphia Flyers in the race for the Presidents Trophy. However in the playoffs the Oilers high powered attack came to life scoring 98 goals in just 18 games and dropping just three contests en route to the franchise's second Stanley Cup. Wayne Gretzky was in a class of his own scoring 208 points and 11 Shorthanded Goals
8. 1981-1982 New York Islanders 54-16-10 118PTS, Won Stanley Cup
While the four straight cup winning seasons were each impressive, the 81-82 season stands above the rest. In this season, the Oilers were becoming an offensive juggernaut, and while their Cup years had passed, the Canadiens were still a force to be reckoned with. The Isles finished 7 points ahead of Edmonton in the standings and after winning their first two playoff series in 6 games, cruised to consecutive sweeps to take home the cup. Only one player on this team was over 30 years of age, and the 25 year old tandem of Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier combined for 114 of New York's 385 goals
7. 1995-1996 Detroit Red Wings 62-13-7 131PTS, Lost in Conference Finals
One of the biggest playoff disappointments in NHL history, the Red Wings cruised through the regular season with an NHL record 62 wins while finishing a whopping 27 points ahead of the Colorado Avalanche. 23 year old Chris Osgood combined with veteran Mike Vernon for the Jennings trophy allowing just 185 goals on the year. The Wings were over 88% on the Penalty Kill and had plenty of scoring from Steve Yzerman, Sergei Fedorov, Slava Kozlov and more. However, the season came to an abrupt end at the hands of eventual Cup Champions, Colorado
6. 1988-1989 Calgary Flames 54-17-9 117 PTS, Won Stanley Cup
One of the more unheralded teams, the Flames certainly excelled in the late 80s and the 88-89 version brought Calgary it's lone Cup. The squad led by household names like Mullen, Gilmour and Nieuwendyk were second in the NHL behind just the Gretzky led Kings in Goals for and Mike Vernon backstopped the team losing just six games in the regular season and climbing to another level in the playoffs on his way to the Conn Smythe trophy.
5. 2001-2002 Detroit Red Wings 51-17-10 116PTS, Won Stanley Cup
In many ways, this brand wearing the Winged-wheel was expected to blow away the competition. A well rounded team chock full of Hall of Famers (Shanahan, Fedorov, Hasek Robitaille, Yzerman, Chelios, Lidstrom, Hull, Larionov and even a 23 year old Pavel Datsyuk) and in 2002, the Wings failed to disappoint. Their 51 wins were six more than any other team in the league and aside from a 7-0 whipping of the Avalanche in game seven of the conference finals, Detroit rolled from start to finish on their way to the franchise's 10th Stanley Cup
4. 1983-1984 Edmonton Oilers 57-18-5 119 PTS, Won Stanley Cup
Clearly the Oilers in the Gretzky years were a force to be reckoned with and while each season had it's moments, the 83-84 season is a step ahead of the rest. Edmonton blew the competition away in the regular season, scoring 86 more goals and tallying 7 more wins than any other team in the league, and after a scare from Calgary in the conference finals, rolled through the Islanders in 5 games in the finals to end New York's dynasty. Gretzky, Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri, Mark Messier and Glenn Anderson all had at least 99 points which was more than enough for the tandem of Grant Fuhr and Andy Moog to backstop Edmonton to their first Stanley Cup.
3. 1975-1976 Montreal Canadiens 58-11-11 127PTS, Won Stanley Cup
The drama ends here with the first season of the most dominant 3 year run in modern hockey. Montreal and goalie Ken Dryden established themselves as the class of the NHL especially at the defensive end, allowing a league low 176 goals, almost 100 less than the league average. Despite the strength at the backline, there certainly was no lack of firepower as leading scorers Guy LaFleur and Pete Malhovich eclipsed 100 points on the way to leading the Canadiens to a then record 58 wins. The playoffs were much of the same and Montreal was 1 loss to the Islanders away from coasting to the cup unblemished.
2. 1977-1978 Montreal Canadiens 59-10-11 129PTS, Won Stanley Cup
Two years later was much of the same story for the Habs, Guy LaFleur's 60 goals and plenty of scoring support from Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire and company led the Canadiens to an NHL leading 359 goals. All the while the backline, led by Larry Robinson, Guy LaPointe and Serge Savard had no problem helping Ken Dryden to a 2.26 GAA and Montreal to their 3rd straight Stanley Cup
1. 1976-1977 Montreal Canadiens 60-8-12 132PTS, Won Stanley Cup
Sandwiched between number 2 and number 3 is the most dominant season in NHL history. The Scotty Bowman led Habs dropped just 8 out of their 80 games and won an NHL record 60 games, 11 more than any of their counterparts. Montreal scored 64 more goals than any other team and allowed 24 less, Steve Shutt tallied 60 goals, Ken Dryden won the Vezina with a microscopic 2.14 GAA and Guy LaFleur added plenty of hardware with the Art Ross, Hart Memorial, Lester B. Pearson and Conn Smythe Trophy as the Canadiens once again hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup.
Honorable Mention: 85-86 Oilers, 92-93 Penguins, 93-94 Rangers, 98-99 Stars, 00-01 Avalanche,
Nice one man! You almost forgot about the 2003 Wings!
