Is it too hard to play in Canada?

[Bondurant]

MLB, MLS, NBA and NFL all have teams that have not won a championship or appeared in a championship game. Many factors at play and one of the most important is odds.

 

[Legion34]

Of course it’s not “too hard to play” in Canada.

That’s silly.

Are their disadvantages that make it harder to win in a competitive sport where minor differences make massive differences in outcomes? Absolutely.

The media/fan pressure makes it harder in comparison to teams that don’t have it.
The taxes make it much harder.

It’s like asking “is it too hard to score with old wooden sticks”. Of course not. Gretzky scored 92 goals with a stick you could but for 19 dollars at Canadian tire.

But if your team had to play with the red and white titans and American teams got 2025 technology. It’s not the same.

 

[Legion34]

MLB, MLS, NBA and NFL all have teams that have not won a championship or appeared in a championship game. Many factors at play and one of the most important is odds.

Yes. And taxes are by far the biggest. No state tax teams have are 6/32.

What are the odds that 22% of the league
Have all (except Seattle) made it to the finals. And at least one no state tax team has been in every single final since 2015 save one.

Tampa 3 finals
Florida. 2 finals
Vegas. 2 final.
Dallas. 1 final
Nashville 1 final

No state tax teams have been 9 Of 18 finalists in the last 9 years. And 2 may be the finalists this year.

 

[NYRnine94]

These guys make millions of dollars to chase a puck around and shoot it into a net. If they can't handle some pressure then that's f***ing embarassing.

 

[Dirty Dog]

There’s some good Canadian teams with a lot of recent success. They just haven’t won the Stanley cup lately. I don’t agree with the premise of the thread

 

[Bradely]

I can't understand this pressure argument for a hockey player playing in Canada.
In my opinion, playing for the Yankees or Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, etc. must be unbearable from that perspective. In Montreal, Maurice Richard must be rolling around laughing at these ridiculous comments.