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Originally Posted by InternationalVillager
If Kawhi Leonard can leave Toronto after winning a championship and being one of the favourites to repeat if he stayed, Johnny Gaudreau can leave Calgary. I think in most cases, it’s become pretty obvious that sports players want to make their millions and live in big US cities. I don’t blame them and as a result, Canadian teams are at a huge competitive disadvantage and now the Cup not being won by a Canadian team since early 90s makes more sense. I doubt that trend ends anytime soon.
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Good point. Canadian teams will always be smaller markets than any U.S. team, the exception being Toronto and Montreal of course (and even then they'll have a hard time retaining players). During the next CBA negotiations, I hope the owners of Canadian teams really try to push for a fairer deal for their teams. Any neutral fan can easily notice how much the NHL has become an American market's dream.