For the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's been a great year. For the other 15 playoff teams, there's always next year.
Only two teams averaged more than three goals per game this spring, and it's no coincidence that those two landed in the Stanley Cup Final—the Penguins and San Jose Sharks.
While goaltending and defense were prominent in the playoffs, there were plenty of highlight-reel plays made by extremely talented people.
This list, however, isn't about one or two individual bursts of skill. The 2016 Stanley Cup Playoff All-Postseason Team looks at the body of work of all who took part. The more they played, the higher their point totals and the better the chances of their inclusion in the top three teams.
It goes beyond their point totals, of course. Leadership traits combined with their statistics and the role they played with their teams are taken into account here.
We've selected three teams with a center and two wingers, regardless of which side they play, a pair of defensemen and a goaltender. There are some honorable mentions as well.
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The 2016 Stanley Cup Playoff All-Postseason Team
June 13th, 2016 by Steve Macfarlane Leave a reply »
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