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Originally Posted by Press Level
An Olympic Gold medal is much more coveted than the gross glass-thing that the NHL hands out. Most players will say that it's second only to winning a Stanley Cup. As a result, the level of play is much closer to play-off hockey, rather than the slightly-better-than-exhibition level of hockey that we see during the World Cup.
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It’s cool and all, but the players cared about the Canada Cup, and I have strong recollections of them caring about the 1996 World Cup.
If they did it every four years, it would take on more significance.
And change that stupid trophy. It looks like a vase.