Montreal Canadians or the New York Yankees: Which franchise is better overall?

Question

Montreal Canadians or the New York Yankees: Which franchise is better overall?

Answer 1

Contrary to a popular myth perpetuated by hockey itself, the Stanley Cup isn't the most difficult trophy to win.

Playing 162 games to become one of the 6 finalists is the most gruelling of all sports elimination.

The New York Yankees domination of a sport not just from winning but from all presentation is a marvel in marketing, as well as unprecedented in sport. The NY Yankees are the Coca Cola of sports.

In the near past their success hasn't been as marvellous as their long past has been (Boston and Atlanta have been more successful lately) but they are the measuring stick of every one else in sports.

They have the most money, they make the most money, and they spend the most money. Who else but the Yankees can expect to market non private box seats at $2500 a pop and expect them to be sold out.

Half of Montreal's Stanley Cup wins came during 6 team NHL when the odds against winning were lower.(Even Toronto had as many SC's as they did in those years)

Since a franchise's measure of success includes it's ability to make money and return investment for it's owners, the Montreal Canadiens only wish that they were as successful as the New York Yankees.

Answer 2

CanadiEns de Montreal no doubt !!  

Answer 3

Canadiens rock

Answer 4

Montreal Canadians. The Yankees are a bunch of overly paid old guys who suck ***. Tha Canadians have a storied and still respected franchise that can kick butt, unlike they Yankees who won't make the playoffs. I say this as a Red Wings and Giants fan.

Answer 5

Yankees

as much as I love hockey, I feel that Yankees is a more well-known sports franchise in the world

Answer 6

Great answer tomjc43...

only thing I don't agree with is saying the Yankees are the Coca Cola of sports. I'd say Manchester United, Real Madrid or Arsenal are the Coca Cola of sports. Yankees and Cowboys can be Sprite. Canadiens would be some Fanta flavour no one has ever heard of.

As a huge hockey fan and a vivid Yankees & Habs hater... I'll say the Yankees are the better of the two.

Entertainment value... well, even when the Yankees suck... their lineup is a cast of superstars, allstars or former allstars - that sells tickets, merchandise and generate new fans. The Habs stopped being like that in the early 80's, aside from Patrick Roy... everyone else since LaFleur was a semi-star at best... Hockey arguably is a much faster, physically demanding and more exciting game to play and watch.

There are tons of Yankee fans all across North America... but Canadiens fans generally lies within the province of Quebec. Merchandise sales aren't even comparable.

Go to India, Korea, Brazil, Germany, Mexico and/or Philippines and ask about a dozen people from each country which team they heard of... and I'll bet none of them would reply yes for the Canadiens.

The Habs are ranked 4th (283 mil) for NHL teams values while the Yankees ranks 1st ($1.3 bil) for baseball.

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Answer 7

Both are historic teams in their own countries and sports. But for over all history I would say that Montreal edges the Yankees on this one  

Answer 8

canadiens, im a mets fan

Answer 9

Montreal is way better because......

I HATE the Yankees almost as much as I HATE the Rags.

Answer 10

there are plenty of things to note when comparing these two teams. one is that the canadiens only had 5 other teams to compete against for the Cup until 1967, nearly 40 years after the NHL started. The Yankees had 7 other teams to compete against just to get to the world series and then they had to beat the best team from another league to win it. The Yankees won 5 world series in a row from 49 to '53, while the Canadiens won 4 straight on 2 different occassions. The deciding factor has to be that the Yankees are fresh in the minds of this generation's fanbase as "the" team based on their 4 championships in the last decade, while Montreal has only won twice since '86.

I go with the Yankees, although in the hockey world, Montreal is still the measuring stick for overall success.

Answer 11

I hate the Canadiens (obviously, I'm a Leafs fan it goes with the territory) but they are the better franchise.  The Stanley Cup, in my opinion, is alot harder to win than the world series.  And the Canadiens did it 23 times.  Plus, the Yaankees have managed to 'buy' alot of championships, whereas the Canadiens have gotten it done the old fashioned way.  Hard work, development, and blood sweat and tears.

Answer 12

Montreal Canadians

The Hardest trophy to get is The Stanley cup, Im not saying the yankees were not great, but holy c**p, The Canadians won like 23 stanley cups, thats crazy

All due respect to the yankees, the Canadians are the best franchise ever

Answer 13

Tough call, I am a Habs fan but I have to admit a lot of those cups were won in a 6 team league when the Habs had regional rights to a lot of the Quebec born players.

That said the yankees have won a lot of theirs by outspending everyone else.

The tradition of both franchises is amazing.

Lets just say they are the top franchise in their respective sports and leave it at that.