CANADA SHOULD EXIT THE NHL

It is time for Canada to consider leaving the NHL.  For one reason which encompasses a lot of other reasons...they cant compete.

Location, location, location.

Reasons...
1) Canada is colder than the US...if you are going to be on a team with no shot at winning a cup, why play in Cold Canada when you could be in LA/Tampa, Florida?

2) Fans.  The fans in Canada are so rabid that NHL players cant wipe their ass without someone recognizing them.  They have no privacy and are thus front and center in Canadian Cities with an NHL team.  Edmonton has a minimum of 2 hours a day of radio time devoted to the Oilers.  Its sad. 

3) Players don't want to play in Canada.  They only play here to get a job to stay in the NHL where upon teams have to pay them more to come here where they don't perform because they would rather be someplace else.  Their heart isn't in it.

4) And finally, more and more its happening that Canadian teams cant compete with the US any more.  Sure we get individual players who are fantastic, but we cant field a team.  Fewer and fewer Canadian teams have been making the play offs.  And now for the first time since the 70's Canada will not be able to field a play off contending team.  All 16 teams will be from the US.

As of Feb 21/16 Canadian Teams occupy 7 of the bottom 9 spots with Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg and Edmonton in the last 4 spots in the Western League.  Ottawa and Montreal have Columbus and Buffalo between them and last place Toronto.

Canada is no longer able to field competitive teams in the NHL.  They are now all farm teams. The only guys who will play on them are guys who cant get a job anywhere else, or young draft picks looking to make a name for themselves so they can get traded out of here. 

Canada...the little engine that couldn't.  Its becoming more and more that Canada can only field National teams.  Hockey will soon become Canada's Ghost Sport.  Relegated to the same status as Lacrosse.

Canada...the country that WAS.