Washington brought in Kuemper to take another run. The same goes for the Capitals with Alex Ovechkin, and the bulk of the 2018 championship core remains from John Carlson on the blue line to Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. “When you have those two guys - a leader like Sid - everything’s possible,” Letang said. Three players remain from those two Cup teams and the one in 2009 that won it after management re-signed center Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Kris Letang to keep the trio with captain Sidney Crosby together. The Penguins did it twice, too, going back to back in 20.
They’ve done it twice, so they can do it again.” “They calm the pace,” Kings center Phillip Danault said. They’re now the elder statesmen for a team shifting back into contender status. The engine behind the Kings’ 20 Cup runs remain in L.A.: goaltender Jonathan Quick, defenseman Drew Doughty and center Anze Kopitar. Only Kane and Toews remain with Chicago plunging into a long-term rebuild. The Blackhawks won it all three times in six years with two different goalies and a rotating supporting cast around Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook. Colorado most closely resembles Chicago from 12 years ago because it made the decision to keep defensemen like Josh Manson and forwards Valeri Nishushkin around and switch out goaltenders, from Darcy Kuemper to longtime Rangers backup Alexandar Georgiev. Go back as far as the 2010 Blackhawks to see a team forced by the salary cap to jettison top contributors.
When you look around the league, that’s more the norm than the exception.” “We’ve been fortunate to have some really good players that have stayed here for a long time, and we’ve lost a couple too. “I don’t look at change for the sake of change or change for the sake of keeping people honest: I think change is natural in a salary cap world,” said Doug Armstrong, GM of the Blues, who won the Cup in 2019.
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