The Toronto Maple Leafs, now valued at $2.8 billion according to Forbes, have become the most expensive franchise in hockey, overtaking the New York Rangers. The Athletic NHL has ranked the 18 Stanley Cup champions of the NHL's salary cap era, with the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks named the best of Chicago's three title teams by analysts Sean Gentille, Shayna Goldman, and Dom Luszczyszyn. This comprehensive ranking, which includes teams from the '06 Hurricanes to the '23 Golden Knights, is available to The Athletic subscribers as reported by Mark Lazerus and Jeremy Rutherford.
Ranking the 🏆Stanley Cup champions🏆 of the salary cap era from the '06 Hurricanes to '23 Golden Knights, with @domluszczyszyn & @seangentille https://t.co/RnfKTXI35S https://t.co/EoL3eY0K9x
Athletic subscribers: Ranking the 18 Stanley Cup champions in the NHL's salary-cap era. Here’s the list from @hayyyshayyy @domluszczyszyn @seangentille. #stlblues https://t.co/BtqysGPyaQ
Our @seangentille, @hayyyshayyy and @domluszczyszyn ranked all 18 Stanley Cup winners of the cap era. Unsurprisingly (and correctly), the 2013 Blackhawks were tabbed the best of Chicago's three title teams. But how high were they? https://t.co/ELzpXURPMB
The Toronto Maple Leafs, worth $2.8 billion, have overtaken the New York Rangers to become hockey’s most expensive franchise. https://t.co/y3o9x94vJg
Ranking the 18 Stanley Cup champions in the NHL’s salary cap era ⤵️ https://t.co/i8Aliykdop