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Originally Posted by lazypucker
Wow, I just checked the schedule - 16 teams, 7 games of round-robin, plus quarters, semis, and the final - that's 10 games to win the championship!! That's insane!! How can people get excited for a Denmark vs Italy or a Belarus vs Kazakshtan matchup?
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How can people get excited for a Buffalo-Florida matchup? Because they like hockey and they follow those teams. I mean you do know there's actually people living in those countries?
Personally, I've always thought part of the attraction of the international tournaments is watching some teams and players you'd never otherwise see.
It's interesting to check the level of hockey around the world every now and then, and there's occasionally some players I specifically want to check out, like Berra last year.
I don't always follow the world championships, but when I do, I try to catch at least one of those lower tier matchups. A lot of it depends on the schedule and how invested I am in what goes in Stanley Cup playoffs.