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With the Flames, Jets, and Leafs all out in the first round and no Canadian team winning the cup since 93 do you believe it is too much pressure to play for a Canadian team?
With the Flames, Jets, and Leafs all out in the first round and no Canadian team winning the cup since 93 do you believe it is too much pressure to play for a Canadian team?
It has nothing to do with pressure, its 2 other things.
1) Its simply a toxic work environment. The media is constantly overreacting and its non stop bombardment for the players. Every team tries their hardest to win and puts more pressure on themselves than any fan base ever could, but those cultures are emotionally draining and are a disadvantage for the teams that have to play in them.
2) Fans in Canada are too loyal. What I mean by this is that for non Canadian markets, teams that don't win generally bleed money, which forces them to stay competitive, generally from the front office and ownership positions. However in Canada you can have a team like EDM who can have the same failure of a brain trust that ruins the team for decades and fans still support them enough to where they stay in power.
If the answer is "yes" then hockey players are incredibly soft. I get it, the media and pressure in Canada and worse than in the US but there are huge market NFL and NBA teams that are under a microscope just as much or more than Canadian hockey teams and they have no problem winning. It's a poor excuse.
Lol, yup. It's actually hilarious that Canadians think they're somehow more rabid fans of their teams than any other fans of any other sports teams. I'm not saying Canadians aren't great hockey fans who put a lot of pressure on their players but they also aren't some unique brand of fan that other athletes don't see.Also imagine soccer players lol
If the answer is "yes" then hockey players are incredibly soft. I get it, the media and pressure in Canada and worse than in the US but there are huge market NFL and NBA teams that are under a microscope just as much or more than Canadian hockey teams and they have no problem winning. It's a poor excuse.
Am I reading this wrong? You can't actually think that.In Toronto, absolutely
In Montreal, if you aren’t good enough or French enough then issues could arise
Everywhere else in Canada, you’d feel less pressure playing there than in the States
I’m being honest there. There’s surely gotta be more pressure to play in markets like New York, Boston, Philly, Chicago, Pittsburgh and even the Cali teams than somewhere like Winnipeg or OttawaAm I reading this wrong? You can't actually think that.