What NHL team was the best ever?

Question

1996-97 Red Wings

Answer 1

Red Wings with Fedorov,Yzerman, Konstantinov, Coffey, Larionov and Vernon... so I guess it is RW in the middle of 90th

Answer 2

Get real. If you are talking just one season, it has to be the Habs of maybe 76/77. They had 132 pts and a winning pct. of .825 (lost only 8 regular season games). Far and away led league in O and D. And how many HOFers?

The Habs lost just two games the entire playoffs and beat a really good Boston team in a sweep in the Final.

Even with a watered down NHL due to the WHA iin the '70s it compares far better than the 96/7 Wings in a watered down 26-team NHL. For crying out loud, that's not even the best Cup-winning Wings team period...that has to be the 1951/52 team with Gordie and the boys.

Even this recent stretch, the 01/02 Wings Cup team and the 95/6 almost but not quite team which somehow blew the SF vs. Colo were much better teams. Luck of the draw, injuries, run into a hot goalie, is sometimes the difference between a greta season crowned or not.

Answer 3

Montreal Canadiens--- all time best in the nhl. Won 24 stanley cups.
Stanley Cups24 - 1916 (NHA), 1924 (NHL), 1930 (NHL), 1931 (NHL), 1944 (NHL), 1946 (NHL), 1953 (NHL), 1956 (NHL), 1957 (NHL), 1958 (NHL), 1959 (NHL), 1960 (NHL), 1965 (NHL), 1966 (NHL), 1968 (NHL), 1969 (NHL), 1971 (NHL), 1973 (NHL), 1976 (NHL), 1977 (NHL), 1978 (NHL), 1979 (NHL), 1986 (NHL), 1993 (NHL)
Conference
Championships7 - 1976 (Campbell), 1977 (Campbell), 1978 (Campbell), 1979 (Campbell), 1986 (Wales), 1993 (Wales)
Division
Championships20 - 1928 (Canadian), 1929 (Canadian), 1931 (Canadian), 1932 (Canadian), 1937 (Canadian), 1968 (East), 1969 (East), 1973 (East), 1975 (Norris), 1976 (Norris), 1977 (Norris), 1978 (Norris), 1979 (Norris), 1980 (Norris), 1981 (Norris), 1982 (Adams), 1985 (Adams), 1988 (Adams), 1989 (Adams), 1992 (Adams)
Playoff Appearances76 times - 1916, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004,2006

Answer 4

Though the 50's Canadiens were extremely dominating with 5 cups in a row from 1956-60.

I would have to say that the best team ever is the 76-77 Montreal Canadiens.

60 W, 8 L, 12 T
Stanley Cup Champions (2nd of a series of 4 straight cups in the 70's)

Answer 5

The Montreal Canadiens 1956-1960

Answer 6

OK for one thing this would indicate you want ONE YEAR, so those who are saying about oh of this decade - that isn't the way this seems phrased. The one about Team Canada - when did they start playing in the NHL? I mean if you want to say by the best hockey team I would still say the American "miracle on ice" team was better because those were little college kids being the Russians at Lake Placid. Those weren't Pros, who would be on equal footing with the Russians in a sense. Now to say one team of one year as the best that is hard to pick. First off I think the team HAD to win the Stanley Cup, as they would have to qualify as the best team of the year. I could even go back to the Penguins in their Stanley Cup years. Espically since they had the GM who knew the moves to make to get that final push. Oh and the GM is part of the team, and a pretty important part.

Answer 7

1984-90 Oilers (five cups)

Just look at some of the players:
Grant Fuhr, Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Glenn Anderson,Jari Kurri, Kevin Lowe, Andy Moog, Bill Ranford, Paul Coffey, Dave Semenko, Esa Tikkanen, Mike Krushelnyski, Jeff Beaukeboom, Kelly Buchberger, Craig MacTavish, Steve Smith, Craig Simpson, Marty McSorley,Adam Graves

Answer 8

The 2005-06 Ottawa Senators.

Answer 9

1976 Team CanadaHowever, hockey-wise, it was now Canada's time to shine at their very best. This 1976 Team Canada is considered one of the greatest sports teams ever assembled- right up there with the USA basketball Dream Team of the 1992 Olympics, as well as the Brazilian soccer team of the 1970 World Cup. Virtually the enitre team were legends in their own right and most of them have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Scotty Bowman and Don Cherry were on the coaching staff.
Bobby Orr was able to play this time around. In 1972 his knees were just too weak. It was his last hurrah and he would go on to win the tournament's MVP award while basically only skating on one leg. Another fixture on the team this time around was Bobby Hull, who was forbidden to play in '72 due to his WHA allegiance. What a team! This time the Russians really didn't have a chance.

Answer 10

Philadelphia Flyers 1974-1975

Answer 11

Montreal dominated the league from the mid 50's to the late 70's ; nobody was close. If you mean greatest team for one year: try Canadians 72-73 Best team in my life time. they went 52-10 with 16 ties and 120 points