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The Athletic recently compiled their list top NHL franchises in the Salary Cap Era. The LA Kings come in at number three.
Not long after the Tampa Bay Lightning clinched their second Stanley Cup in franchise history, The Athletic released its list of top franchises in the ‘Salary Cap Era.’ They used a point system to rank each organization with 11 points awarded for winning the Stanley Cup, 5 points for losing in the Stanly Cup Finals, 3 points for losing in the conference finals, and 1 point for simply making the playoffs.