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...Louis Blues are doing well in the NHL this year, but they still have to get by the powerful Detroit Red Wings to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. Of course, the city does have Mark McGwire, but unless the Cardinals can get some pitching soon--and Kent Bottenfield is not going to cut--the Rams are going to be the only team with a chance to win a league title for a while...
There are currently six NHL franchises playing in Canada. Take a good look at them because they aren't going to be around much longer...
Immediately after the announcement, Ottawa Senators owner Rod Bryden triumphantly announced that he had "put away the 'For Sale' sign." NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman breathed a sigh of relief. And the response from the public resounded from the banks of Newfoundland to the shores of British Columbia...
...people of Canada have sounded the death knell for the NHL in their country...
Maybe the popular reaction was a realization that the NHL simply isn't Canadian hockey anymore. The pond in the backyard is a good metaphor. Winter was already freezing, and it just took someone to run the garden hose a little for there...