The Canadian NHL team most likely to end Stanley Cup drought?

[doctajones428]

Originally Posted by AcGold

Price isn't that good, he's solid but not on Lundqvist or Quick's level. One of the luckiest series ever for them to beat Boston with countless ringers off the post. It would've been 4-1 if not for insane puck luck, don't see Price shutting down LA or Chicago on his own.

Olympics. He played out of his mind.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by dammage79

...If the Oilers get it right eventually, they do have the talent to get there...

No, they don't.

[Tinordi]

Have to say as of today that Montreal has the best odds. They aren't great odds, but they're the best.

[Dajazz]

Wow, Jets... really?

Short Term - Habs, highly unlikely of course, but right now they appear to be the closest although losing Gorges is going to hurt. Not a contender, but a red hot Price and Subban can take you far.

Mid Term - Why not Ottawa, some solid but under the radar moves, not much talk or hype, but quietly gathering assets. Sure, Dallas robbed them of Spezza, but I like the potential of their blueline.

Long Term - Calgary perhaps, or Ottawa again?

Jets are going nowhere and doing nothing. Cheveldayoff (sp?) actually needs to improve the team in order to you know, improve the team.

Edmonton is fail, always.

Vancouver, does not have the goods right now, and too far away from a rebuild to compete mid - long term.

[JBR]

Jets are my pick to finish last among Canadian teams this year. Even the mighty Grease will finish ahead of them. The shine is starting to wear off on the new toy in my Manitoba home town.


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[Poe969]

Kenora Thistles.

[Regular_John]

Habs or possibly Ottawa. Just don't see any teams in the west making a push in the next 5 years.

[Mike Teavee]

Probably Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver.

But I don't see anyone doing it any time soon. The next Canadian team who does it will probably be in years and with a very different roster than the team has now.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by doctajones428

Olympics. He played out of his mind.

As did the team in front of him.

[codynw]

If Galchenyuk starts to look like the player he was supposed to be, I could see Montreal doing it within the next 3 years.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

No, they don't.

I hate the Oilers, but you or I cannot blatently state they don't have the talent. Hall, Draisaitl and RNH if surrounded by the right kind of team are catalysts to success. Cannot fault them for being a part of a poorly run organization.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Mike Teavee

Probably Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver...

I don't think that one can make a convincing argument for either Toronto or especially Vancouver. Not only do they play in the ultra competitive Pacific division, they are now a whole world removed from the team that went to the SCF in 2010, and are continuing to diminish.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by dammage79

I hate the Oilers, but you or I cannot blatently state they don't have the talent. Hall, Draisaitl and RNH if surrounded by the right kind of team are catalysts to success. Cannot fault them for being a part of a poorly run organization.

Yeah, they're young and they all still have their best years ahead of them. But based on what I have seen from the Oilers uber-draftees so far—which is quite a lot, actually—I am extremely underwhelmed.

[ForeverFlameFan]

Montreal can in these next few years, but I really think it will be us that breaks the streak; Which means it will be a while.

[Mike Teavee]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

I don't think that one can make a convincing argument for either Toronto or especially Vancouver. Not only do they play in the ultra competitive Pacific division, they are now a whole world removed from the team that went to the SCF in 2010, and are continuing to diminish.

You could easily say it's difficult to make a convincing argument for any team outside Montreal. However, the title of the thread is what team is most likely to win first and I listed in order my top 3.

[Erick Estrada]

When you really think about it it's kind of sad that there's really not a lot of hope on the horizon for Canada. Montreal definitely has the best chance in the coming few years as the East is so mediocre that any team can get a goaltender on a roll in the playoffs and make the finals. That said though there is so much drama and controversy that dogs the Habs in the playoffs with their fans and media being life and death after every single game that it must be exhausting for their players compared to other markets. They seem to always run out of gas a round before the finals.

[FlamesAddiction]

The Quebec Nordiques after the Florida Panthers are re-located there.

[Mike Teavee]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

When you really think about it it's kind of sad that there's really not a lot of hope on the horizon for Canada. Montreal definitely has the best chance in the coming few years as the East is so mediocre that any team can get a goaltender on a roll in the playoffs and make the finals. That said though there is so much drama and controversy that dogs the Habs in the playoffs with their fans and media being life and death after every single game that it must be exhausting for their players compared to other markets. They seem to always run out of gas a round before the finals.

Maybe the NHL could coordinate a special "Canada Cup" after the regular season for all the Canadian teams that miss the cut.

[Psytic]

We win the cup every year most teams have over 50% Canadian born players

[Resolute 14]

I can certainly understand Jets4Life's thought processes here. He is a fan of a team that is run as poorly as the Oilers and, now that the initial honeymoon has ended, is as irrelevant as the Senators. This wasn't an honest question or opinion, but a desperate plea for attention.

The Jets have a few pieces, sure. But they aren't even a huge threat to break into sixth in the Central, let alone contend for a Cup. Continued good drafting might help, but given the franchise is loathe to spend money, the Jets seem to be on the verge of becoming a feeder team for everyone else. I'd bet on Kane and Byfuglien being traded before that team sniffs a post-season berth.