Eklund: Why Are There No Canadian Teams Left? Poll: Next Canadian Cup Winner?

Because most of htem are bad hockey teams.

Some are not rebuilding but just treading water.

Quebec Nordiques

Leafs and Oilers stanley cup finals in 2016


Oilers win in 5

2022 Moose Jaw Warriors

Montreal's Arcade Fire won the Album of the Year Grammy in 2011.

never saw Fargo Braveheart.

Edmonton and Ottawa have a shot. Winnipeg needs an identity. Vancouver is finished. Toronto, Monteal and Calgary need full rebuilds around top draft picks for a few years.

Hey Ek. Are there going to be ANY blogs form the Flames writers? ANY, any at all? It's been a month since our Flames blogger has written anything. THere is kinda' a lot going on with potential trades of Iggy and Kipper and Feasters "need major changes comments."

Eklund: Why Are There No Canadian Teams Left? Poll: Next Canadian Cup Winner?
- Eklund

1) Bryan Murray
2) Pierre Gauthier & Bob Gainey
3) Brian Burke
4) Mike Gillis
5) Kevin Cheveldayoff & Don Waddell
6) Steve Tambellini
7) Darryl Sutter & Jay Feaster

never saw Fargo Braveheart.
- Fountain-San

Because Gary Bettman doesn't want them to succeed.

Question: Does Bettman get a ring if the Coyotes win the Cup?

Because Gary Bettman doesn't want them to succeed.

Question: Does Bettman get a ring if the Coyotes win the Cup?
- Scooby_Doo

if it wasn't for Gary Bettman there would be no team in Ottawa.

Because we hate hockey.

In part because NBC network made a huge investment in US hockey and Canadian teams in no way help those ratings.

if it wasn't for Gary Bettman there would be no team in Ottawa.
- Fountain-San

Same is true in Buffalo.

1) Bryan Murray
2) Pierre Gauthier & Bob Gainey
3) Brian Burke
4) Mike Gillis
5) Kevin Cheveldayoff & Don Waddell
6) Steve Tambellini
7) Darryl Sutter & Jay Feaster
- ggunky

remove darryl sutter on that list as a coach, but keep him on as a GM.

Sutter as a coach gives teams a shot at a long playoff run

how about just odds? 23 teams are American 7 aren't.

Same is true in Buffalo.
- Buffalo--Sabres

yup.

Because all top Canadian talent play for US based teams!!

how about just odds? 23 teams are Canadian, 7 aren't.
- Fountain-San

Because all top Canadian talent play for US based teams!!
- StanleyCupDreams

yeah that's it.

yup.
- Fountain-San

We found out more in detail when Golisano sold the team last year that the team was absolutley on the chopping block before he bought them. Bettman put an end to that and allowed Golisano to but them.

- hscesq

fixed

Toronto :"their ability to grab college UFA's"

All it takes is a chequebook, and how many have made a impact