CHICAGO — The Blackhawks are the best team in the NHL.
Forget the inevitable semantic argument about a dynasty; the attitudes of players on the ice celebrating the team’s third Stanley Cup in six years Monday night were at most indifferent about the label and generally uninterested in discussing the idea after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.
“I’m just thankful,” said Marian Hossa, the final addition to this string of championships that began in 2010 with his arrival. “I’m glad, third time winning the Cup in six years. It’s unreal. I was hoping to get one, coming to Chicago, and now I’ve got three. What a feeling and what a great group of guys.”
The salary cap is designed specifically to create parity and prevent lengthy dominance by one team. The Blackhawks have been annihilating that notion for six seasons on the strength of the “great group of guys” at the core of this success.
This is the third title for Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook ...
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