Who are the top 10 teams of the 20’s so far?

[Byron Bitz]

I tried to think of a good metric to determine the top 10 teams of the 20’s so far. Best i could think of was looking at which teams have won the most games in both regular season and playoffs. Here are the top 10 teams for combined regular season and playoff wins since 2020. Do you think this stat accurately represents the best teams of the 20’s? Which team(s) in the top 10 dont belong there and who would you replace them with?

1. Avalanche
2. Lightning
3. Bruins
4. Hurricanes
5. Panthers
6. Golden Knights
7. Oilers
8. Stars
9. Rangers
10. Leafs

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[Luigi Lemieux]

Tampa has 2 cups and 3 finals appearances. They're quite easily #1

 

[Derailed75]

Tampa has 2 cups and 3 finals appearances. They're quite easily #1

I agree teams with cups should get a little bump. So as a Canes fan the Cats and Knights should be above the Canes, Stars above the Oilers and the Bolts at the top of the list.

No obvious missed though so all in all a good list.

 

[Letsdothis]

I agree teams with cups should get a little bump. So as a Canes fan the Cats and Knights should be above the Canes, Stars above the Oilers and the Bolts at the top of the list.

No obvious missed though so all in all a good list.

Stars haven't won a Cup.

 

[Derailed75]

Stars haven't won a Cup.

Stars haven't won a Cup.

My mistake they lost in the finals in 20

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

I agree teams with cups should get a little bump. So as a Canes fan the Cats and Knights should be above the Canes, Stars above the Oilers and the Bolts at the top of the list.

No obvious missed though so all in all a good list.

I think the teams are mostly right just in the wrong order. I'd go:

1. Tampa
2. Colorado
3. Florida
4. Vegas
5. Edmonton
6. Dallas
7. Boston
8. Carolina
9. NYR
10. NYI

 

[UncleRico]

I agree teams with cups should get a little bump. So as a Canes fan the Cats and Knights should be above the Canes, Stars above the Oilers and the Bolts at the top of the list.

No obvious missed though so all in all a good list.

Teams with cups should get the biggest bump.

 

[Derailed75]

Teams with cups should get the biggest bump.

Well sure, but on a list of the top teams of the last 5 years wins and cup should really be the only thing you measure on. Unless you are the Leafs then you add respect, but they are still 10th on that list.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Well sure, but on a list of the top teams of the last 5 years wins and cup should really be the only thing you measure on. Unless you are the Leafs then you add respect, but they are still 10th on that list.

I think I would have the isles ahead of them since they have two ECFs

 

[Czechboy]

I'd personally only use playoff wins and I'd swap Edmonton and Vegas since Vegas won a cup. Highlighted is a cup winner.

 

[sepster]

I'm not the only one who thought, "There weren't 10 teams in the (19)20s..."

Right? ..... Right?

 

[tarheelhockey]

I'm not the only one who thought, "There weren't 10 teams in the (19)20s..."

Right? ..... Right?

Funny enough, there actually were. The league from 1926-1930:

Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Cougars (future Red Wings)
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Maroons
Ottawa Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Americans
New York Rangers


It gradually dropped from 10 to 6 during the Depression and WWII.

 

[Nucks2001]

1. Lightning
2. Avalanche
3. Panthers
4. Golden Knights
5. Stars
6. Oilers
7. Hurricanes
8. Bruins
9. Rangers
10. Maple Leafs

 

[Three On Zero]

My top 10:

 

[zar]

1. Lightning
2. Avalanche
3. Panthers
4. Knights
5. Oilers
6. Hurricanes
7. Bruins
8. Stars
9. Rangers
10. Leafs

 

[Mogo]

Tampa
Florida
Colorado

Tampa and Florida only teams to be in finals from east

 

[GrkFlyersFan]

1. Tampa Bay(2 Cups and a SCF loss)
2. Florida(Cup and SCF loss)
3. Colorado(Cup, better regular seasons than Vegas)
4. Vegas(Cup)
5. Dallas(SCF loss and 2 WCF losses)
6. Edmonton(SCF loss and WCF loss)
7. NY Rangers(Two ECF losses)
8. Carolina(ECF loss, regular season greatness)
9. NY Islanders(Two ECF losses, but mid in regular season)
10. Boston(great regular seasons)

Toronto has won one round all decade. Montreal has the SCF loss, but come on they haven't come close to making the playoffs since then.

 

[MNRube]

Minnesota at 11th in wins but have never really been a contender. Kind of impressive

 

[nbwingsfan]

Minnesota at 11th in wins but have never really been a contender. Kind of impressive

That kind of sums up the entire franchise since like 2010, doesn’t it?

 

[sepster]

Funny enough, there actually were. The league from 1926-1930:

Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Cougars (future Red Wings)
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Maroons
Ottawa Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Americans
New York Rangers


It gradually dropped from 10 to 6 during the Depression and WWII.

So, there's your Top 10, folks.

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

Habs over Leafs.

One SC Finals appearance, one President's Trophy runner-up season for the Habs.(Edit: My bad. I initially read it as since 2000...not 2020. Still, really doesn't change anything. The Habs have been demonstratedly more successful.)

Zero meaningful successes for the Leafs. Multiple playoff chances only to expose themselves as 'Cup pretenders year after year.

 

[Golden_Jet]

I tried to think of a good metric to determine the top 10 teams of the 20’s so far. Best i could think of was looking at which teams have won the most games in both regular season and playoffs. Here are the top 10 teams for combined regular season and playoff wins since 2020. Do you think this stat accurately represents the best teams of the 20’s? Which team(s) in the top 10 dont belong there and who would you replace them with?

1. Avalanche
2. Lightning
3. Bruins
4. Hurricanes
5. Panthers
6. Golden Knights
7. Oilers
8. Stars
9. Rangers
10. Leafs

To much weight on regular season.
Maybe give playoff series wins or playoff wins a much stronger weight.

Playoff wins

Most Playoff Wins Since 2000 NHL | StatMuse

Since 1999-00, the Tampa Bay Lightning have the most wins by a team in the playoffs, with 122 wins.

www.statmuse.com

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Leafs should not be in any top 10

 

[AvroArrow]

1) Tampa
2) Florida
3) Vegas
4) Colorado
5) Boston
6) Edmonton
7) New York Rangers
8) Carolina
9) Dallas
10) Toronto

Leafs should not be in any top 10

They are right around the 10 range, lowest I'd put them is maybe 13 but consistent playoff team that had some tough series.

 

[Golden_Jet]

1) Tampa
2) Florida
3) Vegas
4) Colorado
5) Boston
6) Edmonton
7) New York Rangers
8) Carolina
9) Dallas
10) Toronto


They are right around the 10 range, lowest I'd put them is maybe 13 but consistent playoff team that had some tough series.

Consistent playoff team might not be the right word at ~50%