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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
One area of potential concern is how the "rest of the best" team gets selected. Will be interesting to see how they do it. Will every country automatically get a spot like back in the NHL All-Star days, and the rest of the spots being selected more on merit? Who will do the selecting?
I can see a potential problem coming up - bribes. Apparently, lots of hockey players in some poor countries often have to bribe their way onto lines and playing time, etc. - at least if you believe the words of Mike Danton:
http://www.mikedanton22.com/kazakhstan-true-story-2/
I can imagine some poor eastern European teams may have the same issues. "Want to be on that team and have a chance to showcase yourself to NHL teams and maybe become a hero? Give me $10,000!". Hopefully the selection to those teams have a few safeguards. Maybe I am just being paranoid, but would hate to see a scandal. |
I was thinking the same thing. It's almost like you would need a coaching and selection staff from a neutral country.