One of my plank to the 47th president of the United States was to pass a law that if an NHL city does not have snow on the ground, it will be automatically eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. Medium contributors did not seem to like that idea. I did not get any campaign donations.
A libertarian inclined person brought the 30-year drought back when it was a 28- or 29-year drought. She said the lower marginal tax rate in the USA was the reason. THe better players were staying south of the border.
I said that this proves the acumen of Canadian businesspeople. They can sell an inferior product and charge the highest prices.