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Originally Posted by lazypucker
Injuries can and do happen to anyone anyday, it's just bad timing to have Taveres injured during the Olympics. The chance of him getting injured during a regular season NHL game, or even slip and fall on the pavement are equal. I personally don't think the NHL should take this as a argument point for not participating in future Olympics.
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Most NHLers have clauses in their contract that they're not allowed to do stuff like snowboard and play basketball in the off-season for just this reason. Their employers have invested millions in them.
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Originally Posted by flamesfan1297
I think that the players will care a lot less about a world cup,then they do the Olympics. Gold at a work cup would not had the same effect as Olympic gold. The world cup would be just like the world championships, nobody would watch
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How old are you? Because I can remember the Canada Cup and World Cup, and there was just as much hype among hockey fans and players. It was the only best-on-best tournament in the world, and every player knew it. Fans and commentators speculated for months about who would be on the rosters. Players were absolutely jacked. The quality of play was fantastic. In fact, it was better hockey than the Olympics because there were no weak-sister teams. Just the top six countries in the world. Also, a best-of-three finals beats the crap out of a single-game.
If the World Cup is restored as the best-on-best tournament in hockey, it will have every bit as much credibility and prestige in the eyes of the players as the Olympics do now. And more than an Olympics without NHL players would have. And that doesn't just go for North American players.