If a player wants to play in Canada the only places where the media glare is more favourable are Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Winnipeg. The weather in all 4 of those places sucks, and the cities are the least desirable major Canadian cities to live in.Blob Mckenzie wrote:Reminds me of when people thought Sakic and Kariya wanted to return home when they were ufa .
Can't see it with Ladd or Lucic either .
Why would a guy want to play here with the media glare , the state of the team or the weather . No thanks would be my answer .
Montreal and Toronto have the same media as Vancouver, the weather there might be nicer in the summer and fall, but sucks in the winter. So really who gives a shit, in the summer you are a millionaire NHL player who can live wherever the hell you want.
The state of the team is hilarious. Montreal has a decent squad, but they are coming apart at the seams right now without their goalie. Toronto is as much in the toilet as we are. Do I even need to tell you how awesome the other teams are?
Edmonton is the only team with a roster that should indicate a bright future.....and they aren't signing any marquis names to long term deals at the centre position as they will be paying McDavid top dollar in 3 years.