kerrabria
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I did some quick math this morning to quantify NHL team success during the 19 seasons of the Salary Cap Era (2005-24).
About the (very simple) formula:
About the (very simple) formula:
- Making the playoffs is worth one point, and each playoff series victory is worth another point.
- Appearing in the Stanley Cup Final is a point itself (i.e., the Conference Finals is worth twice as much as Rounds 1 and 2), and winning the Cup is worth six points.
- So if a team wins the cup, this chart awards 12 points for that single postseason, and the runner-up gets five points.
- Additionally, winning the President's Trophy adds two points, (or the equivalent of making the playoffs and winning a round).
- Teams lose a point for each time they finished Bottom 5 in the league-wide standings.
- I chose not to include First Place Division finishes since it is so schedule dependent and it awarded so many extra points--especially with the pre-2014 alignment.
- I did not count the 2020 play-in round as part of the playoffs.
- As indicated, I did not count Thrashers and Coyotes' seasons towards Winnipeg and Utah's totals.
- Teams with tied total points are organized in alphabetical order.