Tell us a team that loses it’s #1 Superstar and wins a Championship within a year or two anyway.

Example:
Wayne Gretzky leaves Edmonton 1988-89.
Edmonton wins the Cup in 1989-90.
Has to be within 1-2 years of them leaving.
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Example:
Wayne Gretzky leaves Edmonton 1988-89.
Edmonton wins the Cup in 1989-90.
Has to be within 1-2 years of them leaving.
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i was gonna say Jordan after he came back from being covertly suspended doing his best mario mendoza impersonation in the slums of the minors
but that's just outside the 2-year window and probably not the type of answer you were looking for anyway
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
The great Jean Beliveau retired from the Montreal Canadiens in 1971. The Canadiens won the cup in 1973.
Bryce Harper leaves the Nats after the 2018 season. Nats win it all in 2019.