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Originally Posted by MattyC
I agree that it would ruffle some feathers of the hockey fans, BUT I think it would mostly be Canadian fans. The asterisk is only given by those who weren't there.
IE. If Russia had sat out last Olympics for us allowing gay marriage (no idea if the legislation coincides with the last Olympics, its just an example), and Canada won, would we as Canadians feel like it wasn't worth as much because the Russian's weren't there? I know I wouldn't care. but the Russian's might.
What if Martin St. Louis was injured the series before and the Flames ended up winning the Cup in 04, would we as Flames fans feel like the Flames didn't REALLY win? I doubt it. But Tampa might.
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I wouldn't, we would have won a tournament that didn't include the best possible field, it would be a sham victory.
The injury comparison doesn't hold up, that's part of the game. Does Canada get a re-do on Nagano because Kariya was hurt?