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| Team Articles |  | Greatest Roster Series: Toronto Maple Leafs
The Maple Leafs have struggled since the 1970s, but they won a combined nine Stanley Cups in the 1940s and 1960s.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Tampa Bay Lightning
The Lightning are approaching their 20th anniversary and while they have just six playoffs appearances, they do have a Stanley Cup to their credit.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: St. Louis Blues
After enjoying some early playoff success, the Blues have only made it past the second round three times since 1970.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: San Jose Sharks
The Sharks have a history of success in the regular season, but they are only just beginning to win in the playoffs.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh fans have had the joy of watching one of the five best players in the history of the NHL in Mario Lemieux and now they have Sidney Crosby.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Phoenix Coyotes
The list contains a few that played for both Winnipeg and Phoenix: Shane Doan, Teppo Numminen, Keith Tkachuk, Nikolai Khabibulin and Bob Essensa.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Philadelphia Flyers
Before the extended success of the Red Wings was that of the Oilers; before the dynasty in Edmonton was the dynasty on Long Island; and before the Islanders there was the Broad Street Bullies in Philadelphia.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Ottawa Senators
Though only a franchise for twenty years, Ottawa has enjoyed a great amount of regular season success, with four Northeast Division titles and one Presidents Trophy (2002-03).
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: New York Rangers
More than any team done before, the all-time roster was the most difficult to narrow down; so many forwards could make an equally convincing case to be on the list, and it was incredibly difficult to adjust for different eras.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: New York Islanders
Before the Oilers dynasty in the 1980s, there was the New York Islanders dynasty; thanks in no small part to Hall of Famers Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier and Denis Potvin.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: New Jersey Devils
The formula for the success of the Devils was Martin Brodeur and the defense in front of him, anchored by Hall of Famer Scott Stevens, and future Hall of Famer Scott Niedermayer.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Nashville Predators
The Predators are not a financially strong team, but one that is successful because of its consistency; GM David Poile and coach Barry Trotz have been in their respective positions since the first year of the franchise.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Montreal Canadiens
With the most Stanley Cups and Hall of Famers of any franchise, there are a lot of old names on this list. Patrick Roy is the only player on the list who has played for the Canadiens within the last 20 years.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Minnesota Wild
In their ten seasons as the Wild, Minnesota has made the playoffs only three times, including making it to the Western Conference Finals in 2003.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Los Angeles Kings
The future of the Kings looks brighter than ever, with burgeoning young stars like Dustin Brown, Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar and Mike Richards.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Florida Panthers
The Panthers have only reached the playoffs in three times, but reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Edmonton Oilers
Though a relatively new franchise (31 seasons played), the history of the Oilers is littered with some of the greatest names in NHL history: Gretzky, Messier, Kurri, Coffey, Fuhr, Sather, Anderson.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings have been the most dominant franchise of the NHL over the past 20 seasons, but their Stanley Cup lasted more than 40 years.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars reached the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals and became an NHL powerhouse upon their move to Dallas where they have been graced by the likes of Mike Modano, Sergei Zubov and Ed Belfour.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Columbus Blue Jackets
Looking over the All-Time Columbus roster, it is easy to see why the franchise has made but one winless playoff appearance. Beyond Rick Nash, the franchise has been void of All-Star talent.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Colorado Avalanche
Numerous issues in the mid-90s led the Nordiques to relocate to Denver, where the Colorado Avalanche have since won two Stanley Cups (1996, 2001), and have had their own share of current and future Hall of Famers suit up for them.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Chicago Blackhawks
Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have won the Blackhawks a Stanley Cup, but they only receive honorable mention status on the Greatest Roster of one of the Original Six.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Carolina Hurricanes
Cam Ward and Eric Staal have made the existence of this franchise far more successful than its days in Hartford.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Calgary Flames
The record book is virtually owned by Jarome Iginla, but let us not forget how many other great players played for the Flames.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Buffalo Sabres
The storied Buffalo franchise has featured eight Hall of Famers, the famed French Connection of Gilbert Perreault, Richard Martin and Rene Robert, questionable ownership decisions, and countless uniform changes.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Boston Bruins
The rich history of the Bruins has included 43 members of the Hockey Hall of Fame suiting up for the team at some point in their careers.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets
Tobias Enstrom, Marc Savard, Marian Hossa, Ilya Kovalchuk and Dany Heatley are some of the best players in franchise history.
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|  | Greatest Roster Series: Anaheim Ducks
The Ducks have only been in existence since 1993, but have been graced by the likes of Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya and Ryan Getzlaf.
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