{"id":3956,"date":"2016-10-03T07:14:24","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T12:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/blog\/?p=3956"},"modified":"2016-09-23T12:46:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T17:46:33","slug":"time-nhl-franchise-rankings-2016-17-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/time-nhl-franchise-rankings-2016-17-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Time NHL Franchise Rankings, 2016-17 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After several years of ranking all active NHL franchises <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grayflannelsuit.net\/blog\/time-nhl-franchise-rankings-2015-16-edition\" target=\"_blank\">on my other site<\/a>, I\u2019ve decided to move it here. In addition to the list having a new home,\u00a0I\u2019ve upped my game introduced some new technology to the process \u2014 namely, Tableau data visualizations.\u00a0Other than making things look snazzy, however, the methodology behind how I\u2019m ranking all NHL\u00a0franchises remains pretty much intact. So for those who don\u2019t know the rules, here they are again:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grayflannelsuit.net\/blog\/best-worst-nhl-teams-franchises-all-time-2014\">Last year\u2019s list is here<\/a>, and you can see all my great sports-related rankings and lists <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grayflannelsuit.net\/blog\/features\/sports-lists-logo-franchise-rankings-league-records\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Criteria<\/h3>\n<p>The categories and point values are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>25 points for a Stanley Cup championship (or an NHL title prior to 1927), and 15 points for a Stanley Cup Finals loss.<\/li>\n<li>2 points for a playoff berth, counted only from the 1967-68 season forward.<\/li>\n<li>3 points for each playoff round win,\u00a0counted only from the 1967-68 season forward.<\/li>\n<li>3 points for finishing the regular season with the most points.<\/li>\n<li>1 point for a winning season; -1 point for a losing season.<\/li>\n<li>Consecutive winning regular seasons are worth 2 points starting with the second, 3 points for the third, 4 points for the fourth, and so on. The counter is reset after any non-winning season. So if a team has three winning seasons in a row, they get a total of 5 points (0,2,3).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under the current points system, the best possible season (before the winning regular season bonus is applied) nets a team\u00a043 points &#8212; a winning season (1), regular season points champion (3), a playoff berth (2), four playoff round wins (12), and a Stanley Cup win (25).<\/p>\n<p>A few of the main\u00a0goals of my system are to reward consistently good play in the regular season and to not give older franchises too much of an advantage just by virtue of being around for so many years. I\u2019ve always felt that using Stanley Cups alone to measure a franchise\u2019s quality\u00a0is taking too narrow a view.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s about it! Let\u2019s get to the rankings, current as of the start of the 2016-17 NHL season. Last year&#8217;s ranking is shown in parentheses. Clicking on the graph will take you to my Tableau page were you can look at <a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/chris.holmes#!\/vizhome\/NHLFranchiseRankings\/AverageScores\" target=\"_blank\">other NHL charts<\/a> and play with the parameters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/chris.holmes#!\/vizhome\/NHLFranchiseRankings\/AverageScores\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3962 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-17-NHL-franchise-rankings.jpg\" alt=\"All-Time NHL Franchise Rankings, 2016-17 Edition\" width=\"1399\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-17-NHL-franchise-rankings.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-17-NHL-franchise-rankings-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-17-NHL-franchise-rankings-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-17-NHL-franchise-rankings-1024x482.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1399px) 100vw, 1399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Top 10<\/h2>\n<p>#1. Montreal Canadiens (#1) &#8212; 17.83 pts.<br \/>\n#2.\u00a0Boston Bruins (#3) &#8212; 13.13 pts.<br \/>\n#3.\u00a0Philadelphia Flyers (#2) &#8212; 13.04 pts.<br \/>\n#4.\u00a0Detroit Red Wings (#4) &#8212; 12.27 pts.<br \/>\n#5.\u00a0Edmonton Oilers (#5) &#8212; 10.36 pts.<br \/>\n#6.\u00a0New Jersey Devils (#6) &#8212; 9.76 pts.<br \/>\n#7.\u00a0New York Islanders (#7) &#8212; 8.79 pts.<br \/>\n#8.\u00a0Pittsburgh Penguins (#10) &#8212; 8.69 pts.<br \/>\n#9.\u00a0San Jose Sharks (#14) &#8212; 8.04 pts.<br \/>\n#10.\u00a0Colorado Avalanche (#8) &#8212; 7.833 pts.<\/p>\n<p>The Penguins moved up 2 spots thanks to winning their fourth Stanley Cup last season. The San Jose Sharks, meanwhile, made an improbable run to the Cup Finals and used it to spring five spots into the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the \u00a0Senators dropped out of the top 10\u00a0thanks in part to not making the playoffs for the second time in three years. There wasn&#8217;t much movement at all in the middle of this group.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Mediocre 10<\/h2>\n<p>#11.\u00a0Toronto Maple Leafs (#11) &#8212; 7.827 pts.<br \/>\n#12.\u00a0Chicago Blackhawks (#12) &#8212; 7.697 pts.<br \/>\n#13.\u00a0Ottawa Senators (#9) &#8212; 7.696 pts.<br \/>\n#14.\u00a0Dallas Stars (#13) &#8212; 7.25 pts.<br \/>\n#15.\u00a0Buffalo Sabres (#15) &#8212; 6.76 pts.<br \/>\n#16.\u00a0St. Louis Blues (#17) &#8212; 6.54 pts.<br \/>\n#17.\u00a0Anaheim Ducks (#18) &#8212; 6.50 pts.<br \/>\n#18.\u00a0New York Rangers (#19) &#8212; 6.39 pts.<br \/>\n#19.\u00a0Vancouver Canucks (#16) &#8212; 6.11 pts.<br \/>\n#20.\u00a0Calgary Flames (#20) &#8212; 6.02 pts.<\/p>\n<p>Only about half this\u00a0group made the playoffs, which I guess fits the very definition of mediocre. The Blues and Rangers both moved up a spot, although only St. Louis won a playoff series.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Bottom 10<\/h2>\n<p>#21.\u00a0Washington Capitals (#21) &#8212; 5.63 pts.<br \/>\n#22.\u00a0Minnesota Wild (#22) &#8212; 5.27 pts.<br \/>\n#23.\u00a0Los Angeles Kings (#23) &#8212; 4.67 pts.<br \/>\n#24.\u00a0Tampa Bay Lightning (#24) &#8212; 4.65 pts.<br \/>\n#25.\u00a0Nashville Predators (#25) &#8212; 4.24 pts.<br \/>\n#26.\u00a0Carolina Hurricanes (#26) &#8212; 3.03 pts.<br \/>\n#27.\u00a0Florida Panthers (#28) &#8212; 2.05 pts.<br \/>\n#28.\u00a0Arizona Coyotes (#27) &#8212; 2.03 pts.<br \/>\n#29.\u00a0Winnipeg Jets (#29) &#8212; 0.81 pts.<br \/>\n#30.\u00a0Columbus Blue Jackets (#30) &#8212; 0.13 pts.<\/p>\n<p>There really isn&#8217;t much to say with this group. I suppose the one bit of positive news is that the Blue Jackets finally moved their franchise point average into positive territory. The Capitals had a chance to make some real noise in the rankings but bowed out of the playoffs in the second round after claiming the Presidents&#8217; Trophy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Team of the Decade (So Far)<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re now well into the 2010s and it looks like we have a tight race between the Blackhawks, Kings, and Bruins for the best team of the decade. The Penguins are within striking distance as well. Click on the image to see how the other decades shaped up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/profile\/chris.holmes#!\/vizhome\/NHLFranchiseRankings\/PointsbyDecade\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3965 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-17-NHL-franchise-rankings-decade.jpg\" alt=\"2016-17-nhl-franchise-rankings-decade\" width=\"1000\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-17-NHL-franchise-rankings-decade.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-17-NHL-franchise-rankings-decade-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-17-NHL-franchise-rankings-decade-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Miscellany<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Despite Montreal being comfortable on top of this list, it&#8217;s been a lean few decades for them, relatively speaking. They&#8217;ve averaged fewer than 6 points in each of the last two decades.<\/li>\n<li>The Islanders continue to coast on the strength of their incredible 1980s dynasty, as do the Oilers.<\/li>\n<li>The Blue Jackets are 15 regular season wins away from 500 for their history. By way of comparison, the Canadiens have almost 3,300.<\/li>\n<li>The oldest and newest stadiums in the NHL going into this year: Madison Square Garden in New York City (opened 1968) and Rogers Place in Edmonton (opened September 8, 2016).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The updated all-time ranking of every active NHL franchise through the beginning of the 2016-17 National Hockey League season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[458,94,454,65,42,54,421,456,329,455,229,457],"class_list":["post-3956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-infographics","tag-columbus-blue-jackets","tag-lists","tag-national-hockey-league","tag-new-york-rangers","tag-nhl","tag-pittsburgh-penguins","tag-rankings","tag-san-jose-sharks","tag-st-louis-blues","tag-stanley-cup","tag-tableau","tag-washington-capitals","wpcat-172-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3956"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3966,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3956\/revisions\/3966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportspaper.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}