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A Superstar is Needed to be Successful in the NHL

In our day and age, the term “successful” only gets awarded to your club if they end the season as Stanley Cup Champions. All other outcomes leave a bitter taste in your mouth, as it should, but while taking a look at previous Stanley Cup Champions, it’s clear why they finished the season on top.

For any team to go a full season through all of the ups and downs, and come out on top 100+ games later, a superstar is needed as the backbone of the team. While taking a look at the Rangers teams while they had their stretch run of solid seasons, the missing point was the same each and every season: a star.