Sad state of affairs - Canadian hockey rocks, yet none of the Canadian franchise teams look like a Cup contender and 6 of the 7 may not even make the playoffs! I understand that the correlation is a stretch, and none of these teams have predominantly Canadian rosters, but some of the high end talent is there, yet there is something missing in how these franchises are being managed, or how they play, Or just plain ordinary rosters.
Take Vancouver for instance - from a perennial Presidents cup contender to where they are today, completely mismanaged (goalie situation was a farce, choosing Torts to coach them - I could go on)