Richard White
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It's unbelievable, for over 30 years Canadian clubs have not won the Stanley Cup.
The same amount of time that Bettman has been commissioner.
Coincidence? I think not.
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The same amount of time that Bettman has been commissioner.
Coincidence? I think not.
AlbertC
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I have a soft spot for the Jets, but their best chance was from a few seasons ago. I'd say the Oilers are currently the biggest disappointments along with the Leafs.
Towered
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Out of 32 teams, only 7 are Canadian so that really dilutes their chances of winning. People forget that way back when the Leafs frequently won the SC that there were only 6 teams...
Northern Light
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All other things being equal, 7 Canadian Teams out of 32 should win the cup 21.87% of the time or slightly more than once every 5 years.
Each individual team in the league, should win the cup, on average 3.1% of the time or about once every 32 years.
If we start the clock in the 94-95 season (after Montreal won the cup, the last Canadian team to have done so) that's 29 years w/o a Canadian team winning.
There were fewer than 32 teams though much of that period.....but ignoring that, statistically, we should have had at least 4 (5 if you round up) Canadian cup winners.
Towered
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So we just have shitty below average teams then!
Jonny5
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Absolutely horrible news today.
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AlbertC
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Auston Matthews on pace for 246 goals, this is gonna be the year!
AlbertC
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From several days ago but Ryan O'Reilly scored a pair for his new Nashville Preds team to beat the Leafs:
www.tsn.ca
An earlier article as he discusses his time with the Leafs and leaving in the summer:
www.sportsnet.ca
Ryan O'Reilly burns former team as Nashville Predators beat Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime | TSN
Roman Josi scored at 2:13 of overtime and the Nashville Predators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday night.
www.tsn.ca
An earlier article as he discusses his time with the Leafs and leaving in the summer:
'You do kind of fly under the radar': Ryan O’Reilly talks decision to leave Toronto
Ryan O'Reilly knows that the passionate fan base and attentive media is part of what makes playing hockey in Toronto unique, but at this point in his career, he's content to fly under the radar.
christiesplits
Senior Member
Four losses in a row after blowing multi-goal leads. Is Keefe in the hot seat?
Richard White
Senior Member
If they do not win at least 1 through this road trip I don't see Keefe being the coach when they come back.
Towered
Superstar
In other words, all is normal in Leafs World.
AlbertC
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The Leafs are ranked as Europe's "favourite" NHL team:
streetsoftoronto.com
Toronto Maple Leafs are Europe's top NHL team, study shows
The Maple Leafs topped the table in as many as 23 European countries and came within the top five in 39 countries
streetsoftoronto.com
Towered
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I imagine that the amount of people in Europe who give even the slightest shit about hockey (and even less so the NHL) is tiny. Maybe slightly more in a handful of specific countries - Czechia, Slovakia, Sweden and Finland.The Leafs are ranked as Europe's "favourite" NHL team:
Toronto Maple Leafs are Europe's top NHL team, study shows
The Maple Leafs topped the table in as many as 23 European countries and came within the top five in 39 countries