Part of this remarkable run for the Canadian teams has to be attributed to the 2016 draft when no Canadian teams made the playoffs. 4 teams picked up franchise altering players or made moves to aquire another franchise player.
Toronto = Matthews
Winnipeg = Laine
Calgary = Tkachuk
Montreal = Sergachev (Drouin)
The 3 other Canadian teams haven’t seen as much success with their 2016 selections.
It really speaks to the cyclical nature of this sport.
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