Power Rankings for Cup Champs From 1989-2019

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[@37willdog]

Shannon you forgot to rank the NHL's victory over the NHLPA in the 2004-05 season. Personally I think that was a grueling and impressive run by the league and they really earned that championship.

[@EpicEric2002]

Yeah easy 1st on the list

[@filipnassen9076]

Really? I thought it was a pretty easy win for the NHL. NHLPA didn’t really stand a chance. I guess that does make it impressive, but I think NHL was to heavy favorites to be ranked top 10.

[@vank3780]

HAHAHAHAHA. awesome.

[@rieldebonk1044]

@@JesusFriedChrist You don't care about the flames but you say you're a flames fan.

[@craigusselman546]

The only thing that was good about the 2005 lockout was the victoria cougars getting their 1926 parade.With the grandkids of the players hoisting the cup.

[@ricktacular6316]

Next week you should do runner up power rankings. That would be fun to watch as well.

[@Spilia4]

This!!!!

[@wesleythorne6657]

Damn, Canadian teams have less cups then Ovechkin has teeth...Impressive

[@bread8319]

Wesley Thorne 😂

[@rieldebonk1044]

@@JesusFriedChrist One

[@dylangray9965]

From a Leaf's fan, I have no clue how you have those Detroit teams that low, even with your explanation. They faced some tough teams (Colorado, Pens, Vancouver), and steam rolled through the playoffs. Lost 6/22 games in 2008 and 7/23 games in 2002. Meh to each their own but those were some of the most dominant teams, from players, to coaching to leadership. They had it all.

[@MikeG82]

2008 wings imo are the best team post lockout

[@MMGJ10]

My Pens played their asses off against them that year but the Wings were just so damn good and experienced. I think playing SUCH a good, tough team like Detroit taught the Pens what it would take the next year, and Detroit had slipped a tad by then too. Those were both great series though

[@ccamp26]

As a young Minnesota Wild fan who has unfortunately not had that satisfaction yet of saying that the wild are cup champs heres my opinion. Most impressive champs on that board 2018-19 St Louis Blues that was a special team to be down and out in December and start of January and then flip a switch win 11 in a row and then just have an excellent last half of the season was amazing and Binnington coming out of nowhere that was special to watch some of my favorite games of the stanley cup playoffs was from the 2019 season and some of them were blues games. That cup final against boston and the series against dallas was pure intensity and I enjoyed every moment of the 2nd round and the cup final

[@ccamp26]

And being a penguins fan as my second team for the ladder half of about 8 years now and seeing them kinda going through the motions for the early 2010s and then winning in 2016 I was excited that was a good team but I thought 2017 was even better I enjoyed the finals against the preds wayyyy better and I gained some respect for the preds effort and I believe that those preds were a much stronger and tougher opponent than the sharks from just the year before, And that atmosphere of that nashville crowd CMON how can you not be entertained by that I thought it was so funny seeing the pens get absolutely run out of nashville for games 3 and 4 and seeing the crowd react to that was just awesome.

[@ryguy6577]

Fantastic idea for a video. A question I never thought I had

[@smokymountaincards1496]

But... what about those 2030 Sabres?

[@stevekendra8983]

They're still in a rebuild. Have some patience! They'll have things turned around by 2050. You heard it here first.

[@alexturbin04401]

We were cheated not defeated! Stars should have been last for cheating.

[@johnnycto7576]

Yep that McMichael kid is fire!

[@fusoya6544]

The '92 final was the first NHL game I watched (I was only 12) and is where I became a Hawks fan. What makes the Pens run even more impressive is that Chicago had set a record for consecutive playoff wins but we were still swept in the final.

[@alexolds9840]

it wasn't impressive at all. They should've lost in the first round to Washington.

[@That90sShow]

@@alexolds9840 lmao. Mario had 17 points in 6 games against Washington. Single handedly beat them

[@dougsalmon6137]

Lots of effort. Thanks for all that you do. The 2011-12 Kings also were the 8th seed in the conference and the road team each round and went 16-4 in four rounds. Kings fan since mid 70's

[@Mach141]

Awesome job! Any list with the Pens at number one is a solid list. That was probably the best team of all time.

[@koolaidman2702]

@@matthewdaley746 2008, and the 1997 Wings were better, 2001 Avs had an entire starting lineup of hall of famers

[@him8012]

@@koolaidman2702 Lemieux and Jagr are both better than any HoF player those teams boasted.

[@mariovaccarella6854]

Now I see where you're going with this. The 1992 Pittsburgh Penguins Swept My Chicago Black Hawks and the Plays Became Highlights for The Jean Claude Van Damme Movie Sudden Death, even though it's not accurate, since, as mentioned Pittsburgh had Swept My Chicago Black Hawks, but, it was fun seeing all of these Hockey Players (Dirk Graham, Mario Lemieux, and others) in The Movie.

[@Madmaestro]

I listened to your reasoning on the 2002 Red Wings and I still don't get it. What was the reasoning behind this list if not just how good the teams were? Is that not what Power Rankings are?

[@JM-yn8mb]

02 Red Wings should be #1... That team was LOADED

[@goalieg3391]

Was getting worried there wasn't going to be a video today. Thank you for the amazing content, especially over the past month

[@dannymcgervey2151]

I would actually flip the 2016 and 2017 Penguins. Obviously very similar teams, but I think the 2016 team was a little more complete.

[@TheHockeyGuy]

Going back to back in the cap era is exceedingly difficult. I found the 2017 run more impressive for that reason.

[@FA6543]

Danny McGervey they played without Letang as well

[@MMMHOTCHEEZE]

@@FA6543 Yes and it showed. Defensively they were much worse than the 2016 run. Consistently being outshot and they had a stretch in the finals where they didn't even get a shot on net for like 40 minutes (and they won that game). That run, ironically, is exactly why there's parity in the NHL. The Penguins should not have won the Cup in 2017, but they did.

[@marlinisgreat]

“Thank god we finally have the St. Louis blues as Stanley cup champions so we can end that conversation” cheers to that 🍻

[@joecrawford3668]

Love my Sunday morning routine. Coffee and Power Rankings. Thanks Shannon!

[@HappyBrontosaurus]

Every single "uuuuh" just about blows out my speakers...

[@Peter-tm4sx]

I’m not quite sure what this video is. If it’s ranking the most talented cup champs then I agree with my caps ranking, right in the middle. But if it’s ranking the grueling path each team took and how impressive it was, then I would put the caps in the top 8 or top 5. Remember, they trailed every series. They went down 0-2 to the jackets and then won 4 straight. Tampa won 3 straight games and then we shut them out twice in a row. Then we kicked the Knights’ ass

[@WayofRamen]

Can you do a series for all star teams for each team? Like teams best c, lw, rw, d pair and goalie for each team based on their performance while they played for that team.

[@rickyhazel1030]

The 14' Kings weren't dominant but put 4 absolutely tremendous playoff series together, the reverse sweep against the Sharks, first ever playoff meeting between the Kings and Ducks, the Kings-Hawk's classic and quite possibly the best most competitive 5 game series ever in the finals, great hockey all around but definitely not dominating

[@katniptjw4758]

As a canes fan people always put down the 06 win but a win is a win doesn’t matter how you get there or who with

[@philippelra]

Ranking of best MVP for Cup Champs from 1989-2019 ? :D

[@kigasixtyfive]

MARIO LEMIUEX MVP, HE DA BEST

[@kennysdead500]

Best teams - 94 Rangers, dynasty Wings, 2013/15 Blackhawks, 18 Caps

[@masonwright7700]

Keoni Mana shutup

[@dftmmwgitd]

1995 nj devils #1

[@bruceh4226]

I thought it might be a possibility, but I'm happy with being the only team to show up twice in the top 5... a fine consolation.

[@JustBob-sw4rf]

I enjoyed the video. I was a bit surprised by how night the Blues were ranked. Also, can’t disagree with your rankings especially the top 10. On a different note, did anyone else get presented with a 40 minute ad by KZbin in the middle of this video? I want to support the vloggers, so I watch the ads. But, a 40 minute ad (and that’s in addition to all the other ads) for a 28 minute video is absurd. So, Shannon how much of a ridiculously long ad do I have to watch before you at least get some credit for my viewing it?

[@InsignificantNick]

I needed something to listen to while I shave, thanks!

[@joshdrumheller4920]

I 100% agree with us at 15. We were no doubt a great roster top to bottom but definitely had those scares against Columbus and Tampa Bay. No doubt though we are a top 15.

[@jakerausch2041]

Surprised at the Pens ones! As a Pens fan I've always ranked our teams as 2016, 2009, and then 2017 in last

[@occamsox5331]

They fired their coach in the middle of 09 and 16. That’s gotta count for something.

[@andrewsick9003]

Tampa Bay Lighting 2004 Cup win hurt me as they beat Flames in Seven. At least there are in 30 as they where luck to win the cup as the games goal that did go in and video replay was so bad at that time they win game 6 and 7 to win the cup.

[@jimgoodman1327]

How are the blues 20th? Looking at all the teams they should’ve at least cracked top 10 at the least top 5 at most

[@alexturbin04401]

Obviously you need to rank the playoff maps of each year too

[@alexturbin04401]

Though I would personally discount goalies.

[@GnocchiPotato]

Patrick sharp also saw Patrick Kane’s goal go in on the ice

[@nickkoster7087]

Wow 04 TB, 08 DET, & 02 DET under-rated, I was expecting 06 CAR last. 12 LA over-rated. Also that 07 Ducks team was so good people still hate the Ducks 10 years later. :)

[@trisgilmour]

I feel the 02 Wings are too low

[@TrojansOwl1]

2012 LA Kings number 1 for best team to win. 2014 LA Kings number 1 for most incredible run. Won three game 7s on the road and a short but intense final. Dallas Stars way too low. Back to back presidents trophy winners, best defense in the league by far, had to beat Salo, Fuhr, Roy and Hasek to lift cup, best goalies of that era. I’d put them somewhere between 10-20. I think this is a case of Shannon trying too hard to not be homer 😄

[@kschro03]

Top 1 and 2 are Scotty Bowman teams😊

[@Jacobthekid28]

I'd argue the Blues cup run last year could be a bit higher but it could be my Blues bias.

[@d.c.courtney4953]

I think having all the top seeds eliminated in the first round is probably what hurt them in the rankings, though the strength of their finals opponent counteracts that a bit. I could see them a few spots higher too.

[@H_Gchasing]

Ohh that #30 gets me fired up

[@austinb513]

I was wondering what websites do you use to find all the news for hockey and baseball? What are some good books to read to get more history about baseball? Do you have any suggestions? Is it okay to root for 3 teams?

[@UserName-ts3sp]

Austin Bonetz i mean he does root for 3 teams lol

[@kipblass2131]

Couple of thoughts from a Red Wings fan: First, I have a hard time hearing '98 Wings over '97 Wings for the sole reason that '97 had Konstantinov and '98 didn't. Second, and after hearing some of your banter in other videos, when you say "the whole Roy vs. Brodeur argument... and Hasek..." there's also the "and why Osgood is so far removed from that conversation for everyone." Third, I love the videos you do about the WIngs, and with the whole Covid-19 thing going on, I''m watching a lot of classic hockey games and I gotta tell ya, as for Wings goaltenders, of course the notables are Osgood, Hasek, and Vernon, but I'm watching a lot of old games with Cheveldae, and he was a lot better than I remembered (especially considering the era and the team that was in front of him.) I'd love to see you rank the Wing's goaltenders from 1980-now

[@stevekendra8983]

As a Wings fan, I actually agree with Shannon on this. Not only is it hard to win back to back, as you said in 98 they didn't have Vladdy who was one of if not the most formidable defensemen in the league in the 90's. When you lose that caliber of player the way Vladdy was lost, it would be hard for any team mo matter how stacked the line up was to focus on the job. That drive, that determination to win it again for Vladdy and Sergei really fueled that 98 team. Dont forget we were without Vernon as well. Ozzy was amazing that year but his play was still a real unknown then. Without the leadership they had it would have been easy for the 98 Wings to fall off big time. They didnt though, and the rest is history.

[@kipblass2131]

@@stevekendra8983 good points about perseverance.I meant more that it just seems that the two teams were almost identical with a few exceptions, most notably Vlad. So to say the team without Vlad was more dominant than the team with him seems to undermine him, almost disrespectful (which I know Shannon isn't doing and that he holds Konstantinov in high regard, probably like me where if you ever need a good "clearing of your sinuses, just watch a clip of Stevie Y placing the cup in Vladdy's lap! LOL!)

[@Thew1nsquad]

The 2002 Red Wings would disembowel the 2012 Kings

[@trentthurow5696]

That means absolutely nothing 17 years apart from 95 to 2012.

[@MMGJ10]

@@matthewdaley746 huh

[@conservativecatholic9030]

Liam Kimberley uhh, I am not sure. That Wings team was before the rule changes and the Kings were after the changes. That Kings team was far more likely to have done extremely well in the clutch and hold dead puck era than the Wings were in 2012. Even the Wings had to make the adjustments to the new NHL before their runs in 08 and 09. I would also point out that the 02 Wings were a old team and the 12 Kings were young. Weren’t the Wings sporting a line called the 700 Line, where every player had 700 career goals? (Yzerman, Hull and Robitaille, if I remember correctly) As impressive as that was, its not exactly a sign of youth. I think the physicality of players like Brown, Richards and Doughty would have been a lot. Don’t forget, big hitting was a big part of the 12 run. Brown on Sedin (H. Sedin, if I remember), King’s hit on Pietrangelo, Brown on Rozsival in overtime for game 5 of the conference finals. (Winning shortly after) I think if you were talking the 02 Wings with all their players in their prime, sure. With the 02 Wings having the players they had at their stages in their careers, they become more middle of the road among SC winners. Maybe even vulnerable to a team that hits hard. Keep in mind, this is a team that went 16-4, 10-1 on the road which I think ties the NJ record in 95. Also, Quick has a 1.41 GAA and .946 save % (I’m pretty sure these are the best playoff goalie numbers ever, though I could be mistaken. Even more than Giguere’s Con Smythe year when he lost the Cup) This is compared to Hasek’s 1.86 GAA and .920 save %. (Numbers during the “Dead Puck Era”, a time Quick never played in) I’m not saying that Quick>Hasek, I’m saying 12 Quick> 02 Hasek. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not trying to say that the 12 Kings would win. I mean, I think they may be closer. I even lean to the Kings winning but not disembowling the Wings. I think to say the Wings would disembowel the Kings is ignorant of the level of domination the Kings showed in the spring of 12.( a higher level of domination than the Wings showed in the 02 playoffs, I might add)

[@KevinJL]

@Liam Kimberley this is not how this list works

[@bdonaghu]

2012 LA had 3-0 leads in all four series.

[@Jokerlevin]

If strength of the teams roster skews things from 20 years ago then strength of opponent skews things post 06 era. Red Wings faced 2 legitimate cup contenders in 02 and beat them. Yes, the finals was against a regular season weaker team but in the playoffs that Canes team was a monster. I do get your POV but 02 Wings are too low even with your logic. Considering 16 pens had weaker opponents apart from the Caps it gets even weirder. And the 89 Flames? That almost choked in the 1st round vs the Canucks? What?

[@robwaito472]

rangers should have had way higher ranking as they had to deal with the 54-year curse and deal with islanders and devil fans chanting 1940 and considering rangers beat both islanders and devils in the same play-off 2 huge rivalries took its toll by game 7 against Vancouver all rangers fans could think of is the curse and they would never win it again but guarantee win changed everything

[@ryans413]

The only time Edmonton won the cup in this span was 1990 pretty sad

[@unklesalty3732]

Have to disagree on where the '98 Wings are placed ... They caught a lot of breaks that year by playing the Stars and not the Avs, and steamrolled a Capitals team that overachieved. That team was just not as good as the previous year's team. The '97 team was dominant after game 4 against the Blues (minus game 5 against the Avs) and DESTROYED the heavily favored Flyers in the finals.

[@mustardtigerbaaaaaam]

The 95 devils only wouldn't have been able to beat today's teams but Scott Stevens would have been banned from the league.

[@km-nl6pu]

idg how you can put 96 over 01, the only thing that 96 realistically has over 01 is the WCF.

[@humblelad]

I know it’s years late but putting those Wings teams at the bottom is objectively wrong and I think disrespectful on purpose

[@senororlando2]

Kitties!

[@patch8376]

Let's go 1993 Habs!

[@ColdFear22]

The 06 Hurricanes should 100% be 30th. They beat a Sabres team who had almost none of it's D men healthy. It was mostly Rochester guys by the end, and it took them a close game 7 to do it. Then they beat Edmonton by taking out their starting goalie in game 1.

[@Alexander-Hatfield]

01' avs are the best. They didn't even have their best player (behind Roy) during the playoffs.

[@moodlampActual]

Power rankings for all the years I've been alive. (I've felt dead thanks to 2020)

[@rnbtheadventuresofrhettbri1933]

Did anyone get a count on how many times he says the word “impressive”?

[@rvirkutis]

See i can't get mad at this list because my team didnt win a Cup in that time frame lol

[@anticensorshipsociety1063]

Why not start from 1981 like other videos. You're missing two dynasties.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Hot damn. Ducks make top ten

[@davidovics92]

Post-lockout order if someone's interested 1. LA Kings (2012) 2. Chicago (2015) 3. Pittsburgh (2017) 4. Anaheim (2007) 5. Pittsburgh (2009) 6. Pittsburgh (2016) 7. Chicago (2010) 8. Washington (2018) 9. Chicago (2013) 10. Boston (2011) 11. St. Louis (2019) 12. LA Kings (2014) 13. Detroit (2008) 14. Carolina (2006)

[@trentthurow5696]

08 Detroit by far they completely outclassed every team they played.

[@nrmproductions1150]

The 08 Wings are by far the best team post lockout, and it’s not even close. I’ll never understand how criminally underrated they are

[@davidovics92]

ummm, this is Shannon's opinion, I just excluded the pre-lockout champions to see it from a different perspective. not smoking anything though ;)

[@nrmproductions1150]

Dávid Kovács Saw that so I changed my initial statement. Can’t speak for Shannon😂

[@masonwright7700]

Dávid Kovács no

[@richieb74]

You are so biased against the red wings. The 02 team is for sure one of the best ever. The 80s islanders are maybe the only team that rivals them, and 92 penguins. But you are such a lackey for Pittsburgh. How can you rank the 08 penguins so highly in the runner up video. And have the 08 wings so low. According to your own video, hold the 08 penguins highly.

[@misterglass8911]

Rangers 25? Not a chance

[@dababy8007]

I thought the 2012 Kings would be 30

[@TheHockeyGuy]

They lost 4 games during the entire playoffs and never had home ice advantage in a series.

[@dababy8007]

The Hockey Guy oh I just thought that because they were an 8 seed but they did dominate

[@KevinJL]

I am guessing people won't understand your rankings. Very rational these fans.

[@TheNascarfan999]

Jordan Binnington, Blues Hall of Famer

[@him8012]

HAHAHAHAH. No. For playing on such a defensively stacked team, he has overwhelmingly average numbers. He had the worst stats of any goalie to make the SCF since 2012.

[@him8012]

@Stanley Yelnats why would I be salty? I was right lmao, Binnington was complete trash in the playoffs this year 🤣

[@jackryan3043]

Has to appease the Penguins fans after ranking them so low on his favorite teams index. Next he’ll do a most dominant teams all time ranking to appease habs fans. Great video shannon! thanks for pumping out content nonstop.

[@hikaruk.981]

Nah. We've got Hands Down Hockey and Urinating Tree if we want KZbin Penguins fans.

[@robertholland6054]

Typical Canucks fan In 89 Calgary was at that time was only the 2nd team to win the Presidents Trophy and The Stanley Cup with a total points of 117. So How can you rank that team in power rankings at 16. The 89 Flames should be top 5 at least. 1. 00 / 01 Avalanche President Trophy and Stanley Cup 118 regular Season points 2. 88 / 89 Flames President Trophy and Stanley Cup 117 regular season points 3. 01 / 02 Red Wings President Trophy and Stanley Cup 116 regular season points 4. 07 / 08 Red Wings President Trophy and Stanley Cup 115 regular season points 5. 98 / 99 Stars President Trophy and Stanley Cup 114 regular season points 6. 93 / 94 Rangers President Trophy and Stanley Cup 112 regular season points 7. 86 / 87 Oilers President Trophy and Stanley Cup 106 regular season points True power rankings How can you argue there have been only 8 teams to accomplish The President Trophy most points regular season and win the Stanley Cup in league history Also There are only 4 teams that have higher total points regular season President Trophy winners since 89 Calgary tied with 2 other teams with 117

[@BvG_Venom]

The commitment to put the cap back on the marker every single time, i couldnt do that

[@andrewp3935]

the 2002 wings were one of the most stacked teams ever

[@uragan5411]

Hašek Shanahan Chelios Yezrman Fedorov Larionov Lindström Robitaile Hull Draper Datsyuk Holmström

[@josephhowell8158]

I agree

[@jackhollingsworth4808]

Almost lost it when he put the 02 team at 23. Glad he explained it as well as he did

[@JosephCraig]

@@jackhollingsworth4808 Still doing fully get why they were so low. After that I said well the Caps have to be on the first row then. The argument that he used for the 92 Pens and the 2015 Haws was very similar. All good though, opinions are opinions. I think it was just how much of a forgone conclusion of the Wings winning that year as long as they got past the Avs. I wonder how many more cups those two teams would have gotten if they didn't have to play each other.

[@kdutch98]

@@jackhollingsworth4808 Explanation doesn't cut it. Detroit had to play the HOTTEST team coming into the playoffs in the first round (Vancouver) then the team with the 4th most wins in the entire League in the 2nd round )St. Louis), then the team with the SECOND most wins (Colorado) in the Conf. Finals And they were easily the most talented team on the board.....

[@johnpaulbaratta1949]

I feel like everyone is misunderstanding this video. This is not about who is the "best" team, it's about how impressive the path they got there was. For example, us NJ Devils fans would consider strength of rosters of teams to be 1. 2000, 2. 2003, 3. 1995 (with 2001 as everyone's favorite if they had won!). But the 2003 team finished #2 in the East, played one true top team (#1 Ottawa), one Cinderella story (Anaheim) and two teams 15 to 21 points bellow them in the standings. On the other hand 2000 played the defending Cup champions Stars, came back down 3-1 against the Flyers (#1 team in the East), took down a 100 point Toronto team and swept a strong 98 point Panthers team. Even more impressive, the 1995 Devils were #5 in the East, while defeating #4 Boston & #3 Pittsburgh in 5 games a piece, outmatched the Legion of Doom #2 Flyers then swept the Presidents Trophy winning Detroit Red Wings.

[@LedriTheThane]

This will be an explosive comment section

[@KevinJL]

When isn't it?

[@sdgakatbk]

Good!

[@jonathangarmuth8975]

The 07-09 wings and pens should be close to each other. Change my mind.

[@psycosyin]

Jonathan Garmuth yes. Det won first in six games, pens won second in a one goal game seven. I’d say that’s pretty close.

[@nrmproductions1150]

Jonathan Garmuth The 08 wings are much better than the 09 penguins

[@brianrausse7052]

I'm a Pens fan and I agree that those Red Wings teams were better than both of those Pens teams. I remember feeling from the 2008 final that as a fan that I was just happy to be there. I couldn't believe that the team played that well where they almost forced a game 7. Those Detroit teams were beasts

[@jackmclaughlin605]

2012 playoffs Quick was the greatest goaltending performance stretch to date, JSG in 2003 or whenever was also really impressive but you could have taken Drew Doughty and Alec Martinez away and the kings probably still win it

[@scrub_jay]

I am a Kings fan. I appreciate the respect on Quick but the Kings win zero Cups without Doughty.

[@scrub_jay]

Hoping to see the 2014 Kings higher. Yes we knew what they were capable of, but they were only a 6 seed, overcame a 3-0 deficit in round 1, and won 3 straight game 7s on the road, including an unforgettable double-OT game 7 in Chicago to cap off one of the greatest playoff series of the 2000s. To be fair the Final was comparatively anti-climactic.

[@VeyrokxTheDisturbed]

oh man i'm not even 1 minute in the video and i can already tell you''ll make alot of people pissed lmfao keep up the good work Shanon!

[@navarious570]

having the 2008 red wings at 22 but 2009 Pittsburgh at 11 is just straight disrepectful lol

[@DavisGB84]

Yeah that 2008 Red Wings team was unstoppable. As a Pens fan I was actually surprised we beat them in 09.

[@SMP1993]

That 08 wings team outclassed the pens badly. As a frustrated 16 year old pens fan at the time, I couldn’t believe how it seemed like the Wings won every puck battle and shut down the pens top 6 in the neutral zone time and time again. We got outplayed in the 09 final as well, but thankfully Jordan Staal existed in games 3 and 4 and Brad Stuart existed in game 7 (sorry for the PTSD if you’re a wings fan lol). I’d say that order should be flipped.

[@rushrush1209]

It seemed that every playoff game for 2008 Red Wings resulted in them having puck possession for 2/3 of the game.

[@ridinhard1977]

For the 2014 kings, everyone knew whoever won the Chicago-L.A. series was gunna win it all. Not saying the team wasn’t good, but the hawks kings series was a tougher battle than the cup final. All the way to game 7 overtime.

[@BloggerMusicMan]

I MASSIVELY disagree about the 2002 Red Wings. All of their Western Conference opponents were very formidable. Vancouver with the West Coast Express line as an OPENING round team? That was a very good eighth seed, and after an admittedly slow start, the Red Wings went right through them in six. They also only took five games to go through St. Louis with Chris Pronger, who was only two years off a Hart Trophy. They also took out a defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado in a tough series, but a 7-0 win in Game 7. Carolina was a fairly weak Stanley Cup Final opponent. Probably the stronger team from the East that year would have been Boston or Toronto. But they still went through them in five. It was never really in doubt. This, on top of the fact that the team has 10 Hall of Famers or future Hall of Famers and also ran through the regular season as a one seed, with 15 more points than the next highest team in the entire league. That's unique even by the standards of Cup champions.

[@TheHockeyGuy]

I actually STATED in this very video I didn't care how many hall of fame talents were on a roster because that weighs against recent champs and then you have to factor in whether those HOF players were all primary reasons for the win.

[@BloggerMusicMan]

@@TheHockeyGuy Fair enough. I think the criteria of how much elite talent is on the roster is actually extremely relevant though. Even if you don't factor in Hall of Fame per se, you can still compare Pietrangelo and Tarasenko and compare them to Messier and Coffey, even if those two St. Louis Blues aren't yet in the Hall of Fame. It's a fun list that's ultimately subjective in the end, but as a hockey fan, I was a little surprised by the Red Wings being that low. It's great to get a reply from you by the way. I really like your channel. :)

[@kdutch98]

@@TheHockeyGuy Even so, the 2002 Red Wings beat the HOTTEST team (Vancouver) heading into the playoffs (13-2-1 in their last 16 games just to squeak in, 24-9-3 in their last 36) in the FIRST round. Then the team tied for the 4th most wins in the SECOND round (St. Louis) Then the team with the 2ND most wins in the NHL, and the Defending Stanley Cup Champions (Colorado).....

[@jakobfox712]

Interesting that you didn't mention the Game 7s and reverse sweep from own 0-3 for the 2014 LA Kings

[@TrojansOwl1]

They won every single series without home ice, in terms of incredible runs that’s my number 1, in terms of which team I’d bet to beat the rest, the 2012 Kings

[@chasestrickland3065]

love the Pens gear here

[@d.c.courtney4953]

I miss hockey. This was good, thank you shannon. I can't wait for the runner up video, I have a soft spot Giguere's Ducks and Luongos Canucks, two teams absolutely willed to the cusp of a championship by their goalies. Such amazing heroics should not be forgotten.

[@bdonaghu]

Why am I watching this? It's just depressing... Anybody arguing over the placement of their team in this are just spoiled lol

[@jvtherrien]

Brett Donaghue hahahah facts! They need to be grateful lmao

[@godbobo4088]

Perhaps it’s not that we’re spoiled, it’s that your abused.

[@lindenwheatley880]

I think shannon is trying to make people mad

[@TheHockeyGuy]

Yeah, I spent an hour and a half pouring over numbers and records just to make people mad.

[@lindenwheatley880]

@@TheHockeyGuy yeah I know. also it was a great video

[@kylexinye1990]

Linden Wheatley He's what you call a glutton for punishment ... but don't worry, no anger from me. To each his own :D

[@MrCSInyfan1000]

Go Devils!!

[@captainkevin4581]

No special effects or graphics or anything exciting but I’m just hooked on everything Shannon puts on his white board. This channel is awesome and another good idea from the hockey guy

[@lukequinlan3882]

As a Canucks fan please dont do a finalist power rankings. 2011 haunts me

[@gordanblansky7137]

luke Quinlan 2004 haunts me aswell

[@CaesarSalad19]

The reverse sweep should have gotten the 2014 Kings put higher because that is so difficult to do plus key games like game 5 and game 7 were on the road. Plus they played 3 road Game 7s to get to the Finals

[@ChildishRambino]

I remember seeing an interview with Brendan Shanahan saying something to the effect of, "The '97/'98 Wings would have beaten the shit out of the 2002 Wings."

[@scevda]

I think titling of the vide could better align with the rankings provided: The most dominant Stanley Cup runs. This would be reinforced by those 2nd of back to back teams being placed above as well as the apparent emphasis placed on sweeps/winning streaks therein.

[@lojzek91]

I like how the ref-assisted 2009 cup is more impressive than 2008. #YesImStillSalty

[@ianwhipple8842]

Can we get a revised list please?Since my team won back to back since you made this.

[@doaftheloaf]

i believe the 2012 kings had a 3-0 lead in every series.

[@andrewburney8075]

Almost blew it in round 1 lol

[@DrBeerGames]

@@andrewburney8075 They beat Vancouver in 5 games in round 1?

[@Anthony-945]

Blackhawks 2013 at #17 for 17 seconds 😎

[@poejavelski148]

Imo it will for awhile be the 2012 Kings. Only team to go up 3-0 in every series, they went 11-1 on the road, they knocked off all of the division winners in the west, and I believe Quick set the record for best save percentage by a cup winning goalie.

[@kdutch98]

the 2002 Detroit Red Wings should be #1. I don't understand how "strength of schedule" in the playoffs takes them down. They beat the 2nd and 4th best teams in the Western Conference playoffs (Colorado, and St. Louis) as well as the HOTTEST team coming into the playoffs (Vancouver) Vancouver was 24-9-3 in their last 36 games, and 13-2-1 in their last 16 heading into the Playoffs. Colorado had the second most wins in the NHL in 2001-02, and St Louis was tied for 4th most. Along with being the most talented team, they had to get through a TOUGH Western Conference.....

[@azianknight]

Lol you put the 2002 Wings behind the 2007 Ducks, 2019 Blues and the 2014 Kings? Is this some kind of a joke? The 2002 Wings had Pavel Datsyuk on the 4th line with Lidstrom in his prime. Who in the 2014 Kings could match the Wings' 4th line of Hull and Datsyuk? LMAO get da fack outtahere

[@MrQwla]

2010 playoffs were incredible

[@dustyb58]

I'm obviously biased, but with Detroit in 2002, they went 0-for-April and lost games 1 and 2 to Vancouver before flipping the switch and playing to their potential of Hall of Fame hockey. And in 2008 when Chris Osgood takes over for Hasek and wins his second Cup ten years after his first. (has anyone else ever had multiple Cups over 10 years beside Roy?) Those are great stories, but I agree the teams were so good that in hindsight, winning the Cup wasn't a shock. But 1998! C'mon! They lose Konstantinov and Vernon, and still repeat?!

[@anthonymaestas4777]

That 01 Avs team I think should be higher, they lost one of best players in the world (Peter Forsberg), had to best a good St Louis team in 5 games and than they took out the defending Stanley cup champs with hall of famers like Scott Stevens, Scott Neidermayer, Martin Brodeur, Patrick Elias, Alexander Mogilny. Those are the hall of famers I can think of, but New Jersey had great players like Bobby Holik, Scott Gomez Petr Sykora, John Madden, Ken Daneyko.

[@bluesguy4251]

Makes it fun to argue...so here goes...forst things first..should have went with more opinion on kings...2014 team to me way better than 2012...i know i know its who they beat but still....and rememebr 2012 was one of 3 teams that were below 500 on ya video that teams that made cup with sub 500 record along with 38 hawks and 49 leafs....what ya think????