Who will be the next Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup? (sport, legends) - Hockey - - Page 4 - City-Data Forum

TroutDude · 01-16-2018, 09:35 AM

The Jets look to be the best bet so far this season, though Calgary has really been coming on. Sadly, they look like the only two in the running this year. Leafs should make the playoffs but I don't think they have the seasoning to get too far. Habs, Sens, Canucks and Oilers look to be also-rans.

Muevelos · 01-16-2018, 09:47 AM

Habs overachieve due to Price. Senators are in a weird spot. Most likely gonna say The Maple Leafs or the Flames, they have a lot of great players.

Kavalier · 01-16-2018, 10:16 AM

None of them look like they're on the cusp of doing it.

It ain't gonna be the Jets.

So I will say Edmonton just to go against the odds and because they have the Anointed One.

Arcenal813 · 01-16-2018, 11:22 AM

As long as the Habs keep hiring nincompoops as coaches and managers (prioritizing on last names and language rather than abilities,) this team is going absolutely nowhere.

BIG CATS · 01-16-2018, 02:24 PM

Jets or Leafs, that's my pick.

Arcenal813 · 01-16-2018, 03:01 PM

I say Leafs. They have a solid young core that is sure to develop into a scary top 6 forward set of lines.

Muevelos · 01-16-2018, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Arcenal352

I say Leafs. They have a solid young core that is sure to develop into a scary top 6 forward set of lines.

So do the Flames, Oilers and can say the Jets to.

mrconfusion87 · 02-02-2018, 12:32 AM

Watching this season progress, I think the Jets may surprise us for all we know! I as a Wild fan welcome them becoming a lot better, and hope to see my team have multiple playoff series battles with the Jets in the coming years!

Kavalier · 02-02-2018, 08:56 AM

Jets are an outlier. You ever been there in January? It's the coldest city on the planet with pop over 700K.

They can't attract big enough names to win it all. That's why no one is picking them here.

(Also, they have the smallest arena in the entire NHL. Not that that really matters though..)

mrconfusion87 · 02-07-2018, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Kavalier

Jets are an outlier. You ever been there in January? It's the coldest city on the planet with pop over 700K.

Coldest city in the planet with over 700K people? Ulan Bator says hello! And Harbin (a city I visited in the winter before as well) gets just as cold as Winnipeg but has at least 5 million residents...

I do know about how difficult it is for places like Winnipeg to attract top level sports talent. But I do like the way the management is handling and developing the talent they've been dealt. They seem to take the slow and steady approach to building a team, and I think they will definitely keep the division on their toes for a number of years at the least...