from Eric Duhatschek, Scott Burnside and Sean McIndoe,
Of all the assignments we’ve done here lately at The Athletic – ranking players by numbers, by alphabet and even by Zodiac signs (Who is the greatest Sagittarian of all time?) – this might be the most intriguing exercise yet:
Choosing the 25 most dominant teams of the past 50 years....
6. Detroit Red Wings, 2001-02
Record: 51-17-10-4, 116 points (82 games). Won Stanley Cup.Count the Hall of Famers on this team: Steve Yzerman, Dominik Hasek, Chris Chelios, Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov, Brett Hull, Igor Larionov, Luc Robitaille, Brendan Shanahan, plus owner Mike Illitch, coach Scotty Bowman and Mark Howe, who was on the pro scouting staff.