What Makes a Hockey Organization Thrive in the current NHL?

[1989]

Not being Ottawa, Arizona, or Buffalo really seems to help.

 

[jkrdevil]

Luck and the ability not to squander said luck.

The way things are set up getting to the top is more about luck and timing. However bad management can can get in the way and torpedo things even if you end up finding that luck and timing.

 

[Lt Dan]

A constant inflow of young effective cap controlled players

in the cap era , success makes players expensive and a competitive teams needs to get younger

 

[HabsQC]

Good players.