The majority of the power core for both the yankees and the red wings are players not from their own system. The redwings may not be #1 in spending but they still go out and attempt to buy the cup every year, just like the yankees with the world series.
Both teams also tend to sign players who are near the very end of their career who only come to the team to win a cup. Robitaille and Chelios are good examples as are David Cone (a few years back) and Roger Celmmens.
Osgood leaves, get hasek, hasek retires, get CoJo.
Lose Tino Martinez to the cards, sign Giambi, David Cone gets too old, pick up Mike Mussina.
The rangers may try to be the yankees, but it won't change the fact that the Red Wings ARE hockey's yankees.
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