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Originally Posted by Plett25
If NHL player participation in the Olympics is replaced with NHL player participation in a World Cup or Canada Cup, doesn't Tavares injure his knee in the summer tournament and miss a season anyway?
If Tavares' injury keeps NHL players out of the Olympics, why wouldn't it keep NHL players out of all international tournaments?
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Because NHL teams take all the risk for zero benefit with the Olympics. They get no money. They get no rights to even the highlights of the games, and they are asked to interrupt their season for three weeks.
NHL teams take a lot of risk with considerable financial benefits with a World Cup, can schedule it when they like and have full control over broadcast rights.