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.