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Originally Posted by The Swedish Flame
Not to mention that any/all other international tournaments pale in comparison to the Olympics. The World Championship, for example, is mostly a mixture of some of the best players outside the NHL and the losers who couldn't make the Stanley Cup playoffs. Right now I'd be perfectly happy trading all our other medals for the hockey gold at the Olympics. It's the only one that really matters.
I'm also amused by the idea that only "amateurs" would go if the NHL barred players from going. Players in the KHL, SHL, DEL, SM-Liiga aren't exactly playing pro bono...
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I think the feeling is more like ALL pro athletes not competing not just the nhl.