Canada’s Cup Drought Keeps Getting Harder to Ignore

The drought has become a national hockey storyline, because at this point it is less a slump than a stubborn annual reminder. This piece breaks down how long Canada has gone without a Stanley Cup and what that cold stretch says about the modern NHL landscape. The bigger the wait gets, the more every spring run from a Canadian team starts carrying extra baggage. That kind of pressure does not stay in the standings - it follows the sport from April all the way into June.