It\u2019s been 31 years since a team north of the border raised the Stanley Cup as teams<\/p>\n\n\n\n
based in the States have dominated championship play. Yes, the odds are even more<\/p>\n\n\n\n
stacked up against the seven Canadian teams since the expansion into Vegas and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seattle, but this could be the year that things change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canadian Teams +200<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With four Canadian teams firmly in a playoff spot, that gives Canada a 25% chance to<\/p>\n\n\n\n see one of their teams hoist Lord Stanley\u2019s mug. Since Montreal brought the Cup home<\/p>\n\n\n\n in 1993, a Canadian team has been to the finals just six times with the Habs being the<\/p>\n\n\n\n most recent squad to nearly go all the way in 2021. That includes a three year span<\/p>\n\n\n\n where a Canadian team played second fiddle in the finals. The execution from the<\/p>\n\n\n\n Canadian clubs has put the league on notice this season. We saw Edmonton go on a<\/p>\n\n\n\n sixteen-game win streak and Vancouver has been jockeying for top spot in the league<\/p>\n\n\n\n for most of the season. Add in to the fact that Winnipeg has the overall depth in each<\/p>\n\n\n\n position to go on a serious run and the United States streak might end. The talent alone<\/p>\n\n\n\n on the Canadian teams has been dominant this year. You have the depth of Vancouver,<\/p>\n\n\n\n the star power in both Toronto and Edmonton and then there\u2019s the quiet confidence of<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winnipeg. This may be Canada\u2019s best chance to see a Stanley Cup parade in one of<\/p>\n\n\n\n their beautiful cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Field -300<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With the consistent expansion into the United States, the odds are consistently in their<\/p>\n\n\n\n favor to be crowned Champs at the end of the season. With 25 teams to choose from,<\/p>\n\n\n\n it\u2019s not surprising that we\u2019ve seen 23 Stanley Cup Finals consisting of just American<\/p>\n\n\n\n squads since 1993. It is a bit ironic that 19 of those Finals have seen the Conn Smythe<\/p>\n\n\n\n won by a Canadian player but I digress. From the defiant Bruins rise to the top all the<\/p>\n\n\n\n way to the resilient Rangers who went on a win streak that reached double-digits, the<\/p>\n\n\n\n American clubs are always a threat. With talent such as Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kucherov down south, the dominance from below the 49th could continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n