One of the problems with this new-fangled NHL is all the darn parity.
Back in my day, sonny, there were three or four teams that spent all of the money and won all the titles, and we liked it. But these days, seriously, who knows what it takes to win?
Yes, the Penguins are back-to-back champs and are hoping for a three-peat, so that shoots a fairly large hole in this argument before we even get started. But my point of view is Stars-centric, so hopefully it still makes sense.
The Nashville Predators made it to the Stanley Cup Final last season after finishing with the 16th-best record during the regular season.