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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
I hate this... I know it's envy and it's not a good thing, but I sincerely hate this... San Jose, LA, Anaheim will always have more pull to attract superstars due to their nice climate. Looking outside of my window, it's snowing here already... Players and their families, especially those without any roots in Canada, are naturally gravitating towards going to California when the opportunity arises.
SJ has been a perennial playoff team. They are now becoming a perennial Cup contender for a long stretch of time. F...  |
I am sure climate is a factor. I would say that the toxic Canadian media and fan base makes their chances of pulling in UFA much worse than the Canadian climate. Besides this was a moot point because Karlsson was traded, he didn't to to SJ based on free will per say.