Rofl the Jets are no where near on the verge of becoming a powerhouse.
The status of Canadian teams as a whole right now is pretty bad. Montreal had a good season last year, but they fluctuate up and down. They are never consistently a contender year in and year out. Ontario teams aren't close. Vancouver's was the closest for a while, but their window is shut. The Alberta teams need no explaining.
I honestly don't think we'll see a Canadian team come out on top for at least the next 5-10 years. For that to happen you'd need the West as a whole to weaken, in particular the 3 big Pacific teams. I would say that Eastern Canadian teams are closest, Montreal in particular. But only because they play out East. I can't see any Canadian Eastern team beating out the Kings, Sharks, Ducks or Hawks in a 7 game series.
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