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Originally Posted by Igster
Odds? 6 (now 7) vs 23?  |
Straight odds suggests that a Canadian team would then win once every five years.
I haven't read the article yet, but the most obvious reason has nothing to do with geography. The six teams (excluding Winnipeg), have simply been managed extremely poorly throughout much of that time. Certainly economics played a role, but they all have long periods of poor drafting, signings they'd rather forget, etc.
Four Canadian teams have reached the final since 2004, and three of them went to game 7s. At this point, it is simply bad luck more than anything.