The birthplace of hockey has been virtually shut out of the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs, SB Nation reports. For the first time in 46 years, Canada will not be sending a team in one of the 16 spots vying for the NHL's highest honor.
Mathematically, the Montreal Canadians, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, and Winnipeg Jets are all no-gos for the playoffs. There is only the tiniest glimmer of hope left alive for the Ottawa Senators — except not really:
The Senators are technically alive, if you count having to win out while three other teams have to do a perfectly synchronized routine of losing all but two games left in their schedule. But really, that's as dead as dead can be. Don't let a highly improbable scenario give you hope and ruin my narrative in the process. [SB Nation]
The disappointing season will extend Canada's 21-year Stanley Cup drought to 22 years.
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