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Originally Posted by polak
I think almost any player that is good enough to make the top lines of these Olympic teams would be able to find work as they please. Again, it only takes 3 or 4 big names to leave en masse before it's all over ESPN that the NHL can no longer retain top talent.
If the NHL doesn't go to the Olympics, that leaves one tournament that uses NHL players? If they lose NHL'ers at the Olympics the IIHF can't lose much from shaking the tree at that point. Convince some of the bigger nations to hold the fort with the IIHF with the benefit of keeping their best players in the domestic league and you might be able to convince the NHL to change their mind. Especially if they actually hold the fort for a few years and the NHL starts losing real talent to the other leagues.
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Yeah...just like when the KHL was gonna steal everyone and then it was the WHA2 and maybe the Swedish league.....yadda yadda yadda.
The vast majority of players want to play in the best league in the world and there is nothing even close to the NHL in that regards.
If 2 or 3 guys want to forsake their NHLcareer to attend a 2 week tournament in Korea that does not have all the best in the world....who cares? Certainly not the NHL.