It is no secret that Canadians teams, all eight, in the NHL have struggled to win Stanley Cups. Interestingly, a graphic from Cardinal Point could show exactly why. Players may not want to play in Canada- even players from Canada. The last Canadian Stanley Cup was insanely 1993. That makes it 33 years since the last time a Canadian team won it all. Worse though, is the fact that Canadians teams make up almost a fourth of the NHL, but have 0% of all championships since 1993.
Canada has insane taxes, leaving a lasting impact
The graphic showed that the highest taxes belonged to the Toronto Maple Leads, followed by the Ottawa Senators, Vancouver Canucks, and Montrel Canadians. The four teams with the highest taxes are all Canadian. The next three teams are all the teams from California, the San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings, and Anaheim Ducks. Finally, there's also the New York Rangers before the next three teams with the highest taxes are the remaining Canadian teams, the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, and Calgary Flames. Of the 11 teams with the highest amount of taxes, seven of them are the seven Canadian teams.
This has obviously led to a bit of an issue for Canadian teams. Players don't want to sign there in free agency because of the amount of money they can get from American teams is better, especially considering the better taxes. Even when it comes to trading players, players with a no-trade clause can easily block Canadian teams, not wanting to go there, again, because of the taxes. The lack of Stanley Cups in Canada haven't only been because of this, but the lack of players wanting to go to Canada definitely explains why Canadian teams have struggled to keep up with American teams.
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