Yes, we have a subtle plot to take over the world. It's the ones you'd least expect
Mercury, I think that is a very fair thing you've pointed out, that is definitely true. I would like to alter that to, asking them at the beginning of their career "if you would achieve the exact same level of success on either team, would you rather play for an American or Canadian team" and I bet they'd say Canada. But I realize that that is an almost useless point because it would be overtaken so strongly by the reality of actually being more succesful.
I also admit that you seem to know more about the specifics of NHL stats and such much more than I do, which I think is cool! My interest in hockey is, as you may have guessed, more of a historical perspective, so my bias towards Montreal and Toronto being the true "hockey towns" is largely due to that (and my being in the same country), and I do ignore the fact that Detroit is the more dominant team of the last decade or whatever. My dad is also a red white and blue in the face Canadiens fan, he grew up in Montreal for a few years during one of their peak periods. I'm horribly biased!
And if I'm not mistaken, the Canadiens won when I was like two years old
They had a pretty good season last year, too. I think Montreal probably has the most rabbid fanbase of any team, too, because of all the history and everything. It's exciting to see a game there.
This was a fun derail!
