TomLee...that your guys have had time to build chemistry is true...the US, however? Thrown together mish-mosh...same for Team Europe, that spanked the US...simply not an ideal format/plan.
Stang...I have a great disdain for flag-waving nationalism...these international tourneys do little to pique my interest...
I'd rather watch clubs that work together extensively, than these "all-star" format things...going back a few decades, it was the club concept that allowed the Sovs, basically the Red Army team, to dominate the international stage...what you say is true, to a point, though, intact club play down to low levels is immanently watchable hockey (the ECHL Utah Grizzlies is the nearest Club that I get a chance to watch, there are no lower levels of play out here, where I live, and limited exposure on television, except for what is shown on Center Ice).
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