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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
A Canadian team hasn't won a cup for over 30 years. It's about time Canadian owners, management teams, and fans take a step back and realize that (outside the Flames possibly being a replay away from Cup) that it's not bad luck and simply the fact that Canadian organizations are not run the same. Canadian teams simply haven't accepted the model that has delivered Stanley Cups to the Hawks, Penguins, Lightning, Avalanche, etc. The fact that Conory is even discussing the Dallas model simply shows how hopeless the situation is for Canadian fans.
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I assume you mean by this, tanking.
Montreal, Ottawa, and Edmonton have tanked. Hard. Edmonton was tanking for more than half of the entire 30-year drought.
Toronto tanked for a while too.
Tear-down rebuild does not equal cups - for every team that it results in success (CHI, TBL, PIT), there are 2 teams for whom it didn't.
I think the bigger factor for Canadian teams is that they are less desirable as destinations. Having to pay more for players is a distinct disadvantage.