What is a legacy? Is it establishing your franchise as one of the greatest teams of the salary cap era? Is it constantly being touted as a contender even in years your team isn’t in their best form? Is it staving off the inevitable roller coaster of premier teams in the NHL? Is it when your team is looked back on, and the thought is, “That was a stupidly good team; I can’t believe what they did?” Or, “That was an outstanding team; I can’t believe they didn’t win anything?”
How do we look back on some of the great teams of the past—even the recent past?