  We present here a simple mathematical model that provides a successful
strategy, quantitatively, to ending the continued championship futility
experienced by Canadian Hockey Teams. Competitive Intransitivity is used here
as a simple predictive framework to capture how investing strategically, under
a uniform salary cap, in just 3 independently variable aspects of the sport
(such as Offence, Defence, and a Goaltender), by just 3 Hockey Teams applying
differing salary priorities (such as Montreal, Boston, and New York), can lead
to rich and perhaps surprisingly unexpected outcomes in play, similar to
rolling intransitive dice together in a series of head-to-head games. A
possibly fortunate conclusion of this analysis is the prediction that for any
Team's chosen strategy (such as New York's), a counter strategy within the same
salary cap can be adopted by a playoff opponent (such as Montreal) which will
prove victorious over a long playoff series, enabling a pathway to end
prolonged championship futility.
