re: How is Florida so good at producing Ice Hockey championships and Canada is so putrid

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right? You know almost all of the players are from places with cold winter weather?

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And like many people from Canada they want to get the hell out of it. Hell several players on the team from both Canada, Finland, etc have said how much nicer it is to live down here in a long arse winter sport season.

Add the better weather to the increased tax savings and it isn’t rocket science. You’re free to think otherwise…but you’re wrong.

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That is not the reason, if it was why aren’t the Magic winning NBA title after NBA title? When is the last time the Dolphins won? Meanwhile we had a dynasty in New England and a dominant run in KC, Philly has been in 2 of the last 3 SB

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I didn’t say it was THE reason but it’s definitely part of it. It’s almost like in real life people weigh multiple factors when making important decisions.

Also let’s stop pretending that acquiring talent is the same process and contracts are an apples to apples thing as well across multiple leagues. In your ridiculous examples you picked the teams with arguably two of the top 3-4 QBs of all time. One of which one another title…when he moved to Florida. You chose to pick an inept franchise in the magic, but conveniently ignored the NBA team in south Florida who won multiple titles largely by attracting free agents.

The organization, the tax savings, the quality of life for young single guys or with young families are all part of it in the NHL and the Canadians better get used to it.

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Completely arrogant in anything that is "Canadian."

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How is it possible to get cocky about maple syrup? It is good. But we still have Vermont.

Seriously, what do they list?

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Add the better weather to the increased tax savings and it isn’t rocket science. .

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The Florida Panthers have been in existence since 1993. They had zero championships and only 1 Stanley Cup finals appearance before 2022. Did the players just suddenly find out they have nice weather? Did they just change the tax laws?

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In your ridiculous examples you picked the teams with arguably two of the top 3-4 QBs of all time.

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Again how were those QB acquired? Did they not have opportunities to leave if weather and taxes where the primary driver? Yea Brady won a title in Tampa were bad weather and taxes the reason he wanted out of NE?

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conveniently ignored the NBA team in south Florida who won multiple titles largely by attracting free agents.

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Again was weather and taxes the main factor? Shaq was acquired via trade because he and Kobe could not longer play together and the Lakers kept the better younger player. Weather is not better in Miami than LA. Taxes yes but he previously left Florida for LA he also eventually signed with Cleveland and Boston. Speaking of Cleveland LeBron went back there after Miami he obviously went to Miami in the first place because the Heat offered him the best chance to win a title. The driving factor in both cases was winning because the Heat were a good organization run by an all time NBA great Pat Reilly not the weather.

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You’re free to think otherwise…but you’re wrong

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Except I’m not. The reason Tampa and Florida have won 4 of the last 6 titles is because they are good organizations run by good management that knows how to put together a winning team. I’m sure nice weather and taxes are nice benefits they can pitch to free agents but ultimately the teams win because they are managed well. Tampa won it I 2004 between that and their 2020 win the SC champs were either northern teams with bad weather Detroit Chicago Pittsburgh Washington St Louis or high tax LA and multiple Canadian teams have made the finals they just haven’t won.

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-Town Tiger

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I like how in the first sentence of your first post in this thread you admit that you don’t follow the NHL and yet you continue to post in this thread as some expert on the subject. Gotta respect the absolute arrogance.

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Canadians live on the mythos of "Canadians." If you've ever worked with them... they are often terrible people. Completely arrogant in anything that is "Canadian."

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This is so stupid. The OT also rips on Texans for being arrogant. There are constant posts that show how snobby Louisiana is when it comes to their food, just find the one where some dude is calling out Barrett’s for their crawfish boil.

Get out and travel. Every single state has stuff they are prideful about, even on a borderline obnoxious level. And it’s laughable that you think Americans don’t have that same mentality and can be overly prideful.

Canadians love them some Canada…big surprise.

This is going to blow your mind. NHL franchises can sign players that aren’t from their state or country. Isn’t that crazy??

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matters but not to the extent of being a major factor in developing a Stanley cup winner. A great GM and coach are way more important. See my previous post about Florida teams not winning a cup until the last 5 years , what took them so long if it was all about taxes?

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Apparently Tampa’s Stanley Cup from 2004 does not count.

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Well income taxes might have something to do with it,,and the salaries thrusly affected

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Meanwhile the Miami Dolphins haven't been to a Super Bowl since 1984 and haven't won a Super Bowl since 1973.

In the meantine, teams from New York, California and Taxachussetts alone have won 19 Super bowls.

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Apparently Tampa’s Stanley Cup from 2004 does not count.

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Nope, doesn't count since that was before the salary cap.