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All players are paid in USD, regardless of where the team is located. I think American teams have better players because of the living/playing conditions. There
by noer 11y ago
All players are paid in USD, regardless of where the team is located. I think American teams have better players because of the living/playing conditions. There isn't a huge expectation to win every single year and for the most part the cities are nicer to live in during the winter.
- slantyyz 11y ago>> I think American teams have better players because of the living/playing conditions. To get the best hockey players via the draft, your team has to be among the worst for a few years. If you have a consistently middling team like the Leafs, you'll never be able to draft the likes of a Sidney Crosby, and free agents who want to win a Stanley Cup generally go to cities where it's most likely to happen. I don't think Toronto is at the top of the short list.
- noer 11y agoI think it's more that free agents don't want to deal with being under the microscope of the Toronto media.