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Originally Posted by flameswin
Haha, what a lame tournament. I wouldn't be surprised if a number of NHL stars saw this format and just laughed it off and said "Yeah, I'm not risking injury before training camp for that ****ty gimmick".
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FWIW, they probably can't. While we all pillory the NHL on this one, per the CBA, these international events are jointly considered by both the league and the union. The CBA calls for such jointly held events as being played under the terms, rights and restrictions of the CBA and the standard players' contract. That would almost certainly include suspensions and fines for failure to report.