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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
There was a story on the Athletic a few weeks ago that goes over how unlucky Canadian teams have been over the decades in regards to winning a cup.
https://theathletic.com/3353799/2022...y-cup-drought/
There's a lot of parity in the league so the 10 million theory is likely nothing more than chance as I don't think salary structure has much of a bearing and it's more about bounces and luck which simply haven't gone the way of Canadian teams for some reason. |
I think there are other factors at play too. Winnipeg and Ottawa aren't cap teams, several teams are undesirable destinations for lots of players - so that is a handicap. Take the Adam Fox situation... What could the team look like with a young Norris calibre D-man? Or trying to acquire Mark Stone, he wouldn't sign long term here because he didn't want to play here. There are plenty of other examples, but I don't think it is by chance Canada hasn't won a cup in 28 years.