John Flyers Fan
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PecaFan said:Van and NYR were in the last CBA, and outside the 10 year range you set. So now you've got 11 teams out of 30, just over 30%, nowhere near the "half the league" you're trying to paint. Just keep going back and back, you can probably get that number up to 90%.
And note that 5 teams are in the "1" final four appearance list, in 10 years making the finals once in a Cinderella run. Basically, for 75% of the league, the best they can hope for is a single run to the final four every 10 years.
And that's with almost zero chance of actually winning the thing.
Did you prefer it before the mid 90's, when most teams had the same or at least very similar payrolls ???
Take a look at competitive balance from 1971 to 1990.
The NHL was DOMINATED by the Bruins, Habs, Flyers, Isles and Oilers.
Sarting with the 1970-71 season:
Cup Wins
Montreal - 7
Edmonton - 5
New York Isles - 4
Philadelphia - 2
Calgary - 1
Boston - 1
Finals Appearances
Montreal - 8
Boston - 6
Philadelphia - 6
Edmonton - 6
New York Isles - 5
Chicago - 2
Calgary - 2
New York Rangers - 2
Buffalo - 1
Minnesota - 1
Vancouver - 1
Semi-finals
Montreal - 11
Philadelphia - 10
Chicago - 9
New York Isles - 9
Boston - 9
New York Rangers - 7
Edmonton - 6
Minnesota - 4
Calgary/Atlanta - 3
St. Louis - 2
Buffalo - 2
Quebec - 2
Detroit - 2
Toronto - 1
New Jersey/Colorado - 1
Washington - 1
Vancouver - 1
Teams that never made a Semi-Final appearance - Kings, Jets, Penguins and Whalers.
That's 12 of 21 teams that made 2 or less semi-finals appearances over a 20 year period (Not all teams were there for all 20 years, but all for at least 10).
The "Big 5" made up 77.5% of the Stanley Cup Finalists, and Edmonton and the Isles didn't even exist the entire 20 years.
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