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drbobsled t1_iryap0t wrote

Wow! The Flames are in 5th place.

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Saucialiste t1_iryftjm wrote

When your team has ben going for so long that they will need decades of shitty performance to make a dent into their all-time stat...

Go habs go I guess

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Snoo63541 t1_is44x2x wrote

Oilers dominated the 80s during the Wayne Gretzky era.

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JoinTheBattle OP t1_is45xt2 wrote

Replying to drbobsled (#81,673)

I was surprised by that as well. Looking at their season-by-season record they've been quietly really consistent over the years, as opposed to some other teams on this list that have had really high highs and really low lows.

Then you have my Blue Jackets, which have mostly been really low lows. 😭

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JoinTheBattle OP t1_is48vkq wrote

Replying to Snoo63541 (#91,300)

They sure did. One of the greatest collections of talent the league has seen in the modern era captained by the greatest player ever.

For anyone curious, here's the best teams by decade since 1920:

Decade Team Record Pts %
1920s Ottawa Senators 182-101-35 .627
1930s Boston Bruins 261-151-60 .617
1940s Toronto Maple Leafs 253-196-75 .554
1950s Detroit Red Wings 362-208-130 .610
1960s Montreal Canadiens 384-201-125 .629
1970s Montreal Canadiens 499-155-134 .718
1980s Edmonton Oilers 446-250-104 .623
1990s Detroit Red Wings 418-264-102 .598
2000s Detroit Red Wings 457-177-50-54 .690
2010s Washington Capitals 462-233-91 .646
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JoinTheBattle OP t1_is5hlak wrote

Replying to Saucialiste (#92,838)

Yep. Then the league (correctly) decided to not repeat the same mistakes with Vegas, but overcorrected, making our expansion rules look even worse in hindsight.

(But that doesn't excuse how inept our front office was for the first 15 or so years of our existence.)

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