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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange
Without competition they have no incentive to change at all.
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It has nothing to do with competition and a lot to do with pride and plain old hockey sense, something MLSE is sorely lacking in in the upper echelons of management.
Your statement about competition could apply to almost any professional franchise that is the sole occupent of a province/state in their particular sport.
Motreal has no "competition" in Quebec, but they have incentive to change because they have pride and a desire to win. Same for Vancouver, Minnesota, or even Atlanta and Nashville. They keep changing and trying to improve, and it's not because they have competition in their respective areas.