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Old 05-16-2023, 09:42 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root View Post
That's the thing - with 32 teams, a reverse draft, and a tight salary cap, the margin between winning and losing is razor thin. If some teams have to pay more, and are less desirable destinations, that is likely more than enough to lose that margin. Saying they are poorly run may be true, but it may also be true that the difference is simply that margin.

The likelihood that all of the Canadian teams are poorly run, is quite low.
There have only been 13 cup winners since 2000. There are a lot of US franchises with no success either. Teams have to be lucky when they are bad and hit a star or two at the top of the draft and hit in later rounds as well. The Rangers would be perennial cup contenders if winning came down to signing UFAs.
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