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Which Teams Are Playing Like Stanley Cup Contenders In 2014-15?

As we head into the second half of the NHL season and get closer to the trade deadline and playoffs, you are going to start hearing an awful lot about the type of game teams need to play to win the Stanley Cup and the type of players they will need to acquire. It usually revolves around blocking shots, or toughness, or the need to play with "grit" and have the right amount of "jam" to get through the postseasonm because that is what winning teams do.

Grit. Jam. Block shots.

The truth is, there are traits that most Stanley Cup winners tend to have in common, and they can easily be identified by their play during the regular season and where they rank in certain categories.

What are the traits? And which teams are demonstrating those traits? [CBSSports for more]

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