Original sentence: The Depression had already claimed several teams, and Smythe felt that the league might not have been able to survive the loss of its oldest franchise.To this day, however, the Canadiens claim descent from the original "Les Canadiens" franchise
Edited sentence: During this era, for all intents and purposes, the Canadiens took turns ruling the league with the Detroit Red Wings; the Habs and Wings won all but one Cup from 1950 to 1960.However, the transaction was apparently treated as a merger between O'Brien and Kennedy's clubs, as to this day the Canadiens claim Les Canadiens history as their own.The Depression had already claimed three teams, and Smythe felt that the league might not have been able to survive the loss of its oldest franchise