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Any hockey guys looking in here? I'm really out of the loop with hockey, so I don't know how things are, but I'm curious: does an NHL team have to have two or more superstars on the roster to win the Cup?

That's how it is with the NBA. You simply can't win without at least two certified superstars on the court, the notable exceptions to the rule being this year's Raptors, the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, the Detroit Pistons in 2004 and the Pistons in 1989 and 1990. A gritty and determined NBA team with just one future Hall of Famer (or less) winning 16 games in the post-season is a rarity.

It has something to do with the nature of the way the game is played, I think. In the playoffs you shrink the roster actually getting onto the floor down to eight players, and the superstars will play the entire fourth quarter if it's a close one. Whereas with hockey you're still switching lines throughout, right?

Would you ever have a guy play the whole third period in hockey?