Original sentence: Lacking the ability to throw Livingstone out of the league, Kennedy and the Canadiens joined the Wanderers, Senators and Quebec Bulldogs in creating the National Hockey League (NHL) on November 26, 1917, leaving the Blueshirts on the outside.The NHA met its demise in the winter of 1917 as the result of several long-running disputes with Blueshirts owner Eddie Livingstone over who owned the rights to various players.The NHL created a new Toronto team, the Toronto Arenas (today the Toronto Maple Leafs), and after the Bulldogs suspended operations, opened the first NHL season with four teams
Edited sentence: Lacking the ability to throw Livingstone out of the league, the Canadiens, Wanderers, Senators and Quebec Bulldogs withdrew from the NHA and formed the National Hockey League (NHL) on November 26, 1917.The NHA met its demise in the winter of 1917 following several long-running disputes with Blueshirts owner Eddie Livingstone over who owned the rights to various players.They created a new team to replace the Blueshirts: the Toronto Arenas (today the Toronto Maple Leafs), and after the Bulldogs suspended operations, opened the first NHL season with four teams