Five NHL teams that attempted to build 'super teams'
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Super teams have been the story of the NBA for the better part of the past decade, with the Golden State Warriors' current collection of All-Stars the greatest of them all. Is it possible to see such a thing in the NHL? Given the current NHL landscape, probabFive NHL teams that attempted to build 'super teams'
Super teams have been the story of the NBA for the better part of the past decade, with the Golden State Warriors' current collection of All-Stars the greatest of them all. Is it possible to see such a thing in the NHL? Given the current NHL landscape, probably not. The presence of a hard salary cap limits what teams can do, and the very nature of the sport — the best players only play a third of the game, and having two or three superstars doesn't always guarantee success — makes it far more difficult to assemble that sort of team.That doesn't mean NHL franchises have avoided trying.Currently, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning seem to be engaged in quite the arms race in the Atlantic Division with the former's addition of John Tavares in free agency — adding to a team that already has Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Mitch Marner and Patrick Marleau — and the quest of the latter to add Erik Karlsson in a trade. If the Lightning can pull that off, they'll add a two-time Norris Trophy winner wh Read more