Stanley Cups are not won on star power alone.
Yes, it’s anecdotal evidence, but it’s worth remembering that the Cup-clinching goal in 2013 was not scored by Patrick Kane or Jonathan Toews or Marian Hossa or any of the other studs from that loaded roster. No, it was scored by Dave Bolland, who was skating on a fourth line with Marcus Kruger and Michal Frolik in that postseason.
But that trio was a rock-solid defensive outfit in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, providing the prototype for fourth lines going forward: players who can handle a defensive role, contribute a goal here and there and eat up minutes with effective play on the penalty kill.