So here's an interesting stat...

[xp_cypher]

With Edmonton's loss tonight, a Canadian team won't win the Stanley Cup for the 29th straight year -- the last Canadian champion still being the Montreal Canadians in 1993.

An American team has won the Grey Cup more recently than a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup. There hasn’t been an American team in the CFL since the Baltimore Stallions moved to Montreal in 1995.

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[xp_dominion]

I feel I'm being deliberately baited here. But just for fun, let's look at the numbers. See, the most important number is 44. That's the percentage of NHL players that are Canadian. Despite massive fanbases in Russia, Scandinavia and the US, with a combined population of over a half billion, 44% of NHL calibre players come from a country with a total population base of 38M. Which is to say that a Canadian team always wins the Stanley Cup every year. They just don't happen to have their home ice located in Canada.

[xp_colossus]

Russian hockey is superior.

[xp_dominion]

Ovechkin is superior. Fixed that for you.

[xp_darcy]

So what I'm hearing is that you're cheering for the Avs in the final, because they have the most Canadians on the roster? :)

[xp_dominion]

Nope. Just comfortable knowing whatever team wins will ultimately be a Canadian win.

[xp_darcy]

Mm, if Canadians make up less than half the roster, it's not really a Canadian win. Cute try though, I like your sideways logic.

[xp_dominion]

That's an assumption that a team needs a majority of Canadians to be Canadian. If does not. It simply needs a plurality of Canadians. Hockey is clearly a first past the post system.

[xp_cypher]

I feel like that explains so much about Canadian parliament...

[xp_dominion]

Yup, firmly Liberal and able to pass legislation.

[xp_darcy]

I'm sorry darling, we don't practice that in the United States. Where the cup will be awarded. Again.

None of the teams remaining have a clear quorum of Canadians on the roster, although the Avs are closest.

[xp_dominion]

You keep thinking that. Fortunately, since I don't see any of the people trying to troll me down at Harry's while I watch hockey, I get to safely ignore your opinions and just keep cranking the difficulty on your Danger Room scenarios.

[xp_cypher]

See, the only reason I'm not at Harry's right now is I don't have to worry about things until the Rangers and Lightning decide who's going to play my Western Conference champs who won in 4. :D

[xp_dominion]

OK, you guys scored your win. Canadian hockey teams haven't won the Cup in a long time. Enjoy the finals.

[xp_darcy]

Sad little Canadian hockey fans that can't even handle a bit of chirping without thinking the world is out to troll them. (It's not the world, it's just Bettman.)

[xp_dominion]

Yup, you got it. Just a sad little fan. I'll make sure to enjoy it in private from now on.

[xp_darcy]

dammit, now you're sucking the fun out of good-natured chirping.

[xp_dominion]

Or it wasn't that funny to be targeted. But that's fine.

[xp_darcy]

You... do know you're not the only Canadian in the house that follows hockey, right? In the future I will do my best to remember that you do not enjoy sports banter.