Canadian teams are getting screwed and insider Elliotte Friedman reveals the unfair truth!

The Canadian was in St. Louis last night to face the Blues in an extremely important match for both teams, exactly the same situation, in their respective playoffs race.Unfortunately, Montreal was not a sizeable one for St. Louis, who has been one of the NHL's most dangerous teams since the second half of the season. Martin St-Louis's troupe did not seem able to settle in the opposing zone, which explains the team's sole goal. However, according…

Canadian teams are getting screwed and insider Elliotte Friedman reveals the unfair truth!

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman recently proposed a solution for how the National Hockey League could and should handle the taxing issues across the 32 teams. On his “32 Thoughts”, Friedman explained how the NHL should consider adopting a form of salary-cap relief for teams because of a competitive imbalance created by different state income taxes market to market. He believes this needs to be discussed ahead of the CBA negotiations with the NHLPA…