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Originally Posted by Jay Random
This is one reason why I'm not that excited about the tournament. Players aren't going to go all-out and risk injury for a glorified All-Star game, not when they have to go right back to training camp and put their jobs on the line.
I suspect a lot of players will go into the tournament wrapped in bubble wrap, and when they come out, none of the bubbles will be broken.
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The quality of play at the World Cup/Canada Cup has never been an issue in the past. If you think any of these guys are going to dog it in front of their sports elite with all the eyes of the hockey world watching, you're fooling yourself.
Nobody who gets to play here is a bubble player. It's a best on best event that NHL players get paid for.
Personally, I think most of the resistance to this event is rooted in insecurity. Canada is guaranteed nothing in this event, and that bothers people. Myself, I'm very curious to see how it goes.