Over the summer, I started wondering about the relative value of making it to each round of the playoffs. What is the equivalence in development value of your AHL team making it to the playoffs versus the success value of your NHL team doing the same? What is a Kelly Cup worth to an organization? These equivalence questions rolled around in my head a bit until I decided to take a swing at doing something about it.
So before last season gets too far away from us, let's take a look at NHL Organizational Success rankings.