from Scott Burnside of ESPN,

Here are the greatest dynasties of the last 60 years.

1. Montreal Canadiens (1976-1979)

In some ways, you can make an equal case for either of two Montreal dynasties (see below) as the greatest of all time. But the 1970s group featured a who's who of Hall of Famers including the Big Three on the blue line of Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe and Larry Robinson; netminder Ken Dryden; and up front Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Jacques Lemaire, Bob Gainey and Yvan Cournoyer. In my mind, this run-and-gun squad is to where the term "fire-wagon hockey" originated....

8. Detroit Red Wings (1997-98, 2002)

It might be a stretch, but we'll include the last team to win back-to-back Stanley Cups in this list because there remained significant consistency during this three-Cup run, led by Hall of Fame captain Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom, the Grind Line and, of course, Scotty Bowman behind the bench. Throw in the team's Cup win in 2008 and trip to the finals the next year, and the Wings deserve at least a mention in any dynasty talk after bridging the pre- and post-salary cap era with continued excellence.

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Funny Burnside did not go back 65 years when the Wings won the Cup in 1950, 52, 54 and 55.