markd Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Hey you hockey buffs out there, when was the last time that no Canadian teams made the NHL playoffs??? Pretty sad that its our national sport and we are currently sitting with 4 teams right at the bottom, and a couple teams 7 points out of the last playoff spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalcal Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Off the top of my head...69-70...both the Leafs and Habs were out...Habs won the Stanley Cup the following season...Could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutbow16 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Off the top of my head...69-70...both the Leafs and Habs were out...Habs won the Stanley Cup the following season...Could be wrong. MrBotangles is correct. It will also be the first time since the NHL-WHA merger in 1979 that no Canadian team will make the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I blame the Oilers.What ever it is that they have its contagious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedy1 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I blame the Oilers.What ever it is that they have its contagious. Protopickenitus? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Welcome to Bettman's NHL. He's now finally got it pretty much where he wants it. Don't believe me? Try this: Find out the percentage of Canadian teams to win the cup in all the years before Bettman became commish. THEN find out the percentage of Canadian teams to win the cup since. I stopped giving a crap about hockey a while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northfork Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Welcome to Bettman's NHL. He's now finally got it pretty much where he wants it. Don't believe me? Try this: Find out the percentage of Canadian teams to win the cup in all the years before Bettman became commish. THEN find out the percentage of Canadian teams to win the cup since. I stopped giving a crap about hockey a while ago. I can share your biterness buddy, being a flames fan as well. But really? Do you legitimately think it's a conspiracy? Montreal and Ottawa both were good contenders for the post season until recently. One thing I will find odd is Vancouver's place in the standings. That's something we haven't seen in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinkster Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 It's not a conspiracy, it's just a product of parity and expansion. The percentage of Canadian teams in the NHL is pretty much the same now as it was in 1993 when the Habs won the cup. The salary cap has changed everything for the league. I think Canadian teams are clinging too much to the glory days instead of carving a path for the future. Why do the Oilers STILL have Kevin Lowe around. What is Trevor Linden doing in Vancouver? Hockey is modernizing, and I worry sometimes that Canadians are being left behind. Most other hockey playing nations seem to be embracing the faster and higher skill players instead of the 230lbs monster that is only out there to fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDC Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Last year five out of the seven CN teams made the playoffs. I think this year is bit of an odd year. I'm fairly sure next year we will some CN teams in the post season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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