I think what makes the Olympics so special is that the entire world is watching and cares at that moment of time. The stage is so much bigger. There is a true sense of pride with everyone involved. A World Cup of hockey is only important to hockey fans and to me it's not nearly the same. If the NHL doesn't allow the players to go oh well but a World Cup of hockey wouldn't be nearly as interesting to me. From a roster standpoint I'm sure you would see quite a few opt out as well which kind of defeats the purpose. Not nearly the same level of importance and passion with something like this.
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