NHL One and Done: Will One-Hit Wonders Become More Common in Cap Era
August 11th, 2010 by Anthony Bumbaco Leave a reply »After watching the Chicago Blackhawks win their first Stanley Cup since 1961 and then completely dismantle their roster, is it possible that this will become the new formula for success under the current hard salary cap?
This is the first time, in my recollection, that a roster overhaul of a Stanley Cup championship team has ever taken place.
The last time this occurred would have been in the MLB after the Florida Marlins won their first World Series in 1997 then were forced by budget constraints to deal many of the team’s core players. However, interestingly enough in this scenario, the Marlins were able to build from within and become a contender once again winning another World Series in 2003.
It is likely that many NHL teams will be forced to follow this type of blueprint if they wish compete for the Stanley Cup. The major reasoning behind this is the NHL’s hard salary cap, which makes it very difficult to maintain an entire roster of young, rising superstars.
The Detroit Red Wings, a team whose GM Ken Holland appears to be a master of working around the cap, even realized in 2009-2010 that the ...
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