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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Bad drafting is the biggest contributor but also poor management has dogged Canadian teams as well as the fact the most elite UFA players opt to go to American teams making the bad drafting stick out more as an issue. Canucks under Gillis, Oilers under the Klown show, Flames since the 90's, Jets/Thrashers, Leafs all have drafted poorly and have turned very few of their draft picks into elite superstars. The Senators and Habs have drafted better but even they haven't really franchise players although Karlsson and Subban are very good defenseman they are both flawed defensively. Most of the best players in the league were all drafted by American teams hence the dominance of US teams.
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Aside from the flawed Oilers, it's American teams drafting first overall and getting the superstars. There's only 7 teams (6 really, since Winnipeg just came back). Stands to reason most end up in the U.S
The Oilers just tanked during weak "First Overall" years. Like when St.Louis drafted Johnson and he was the worst of the top 5 picks.