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Originally Posted by transplant99
All tournaments are "made up" in that case.
And no, the World Championships are not the World Cup...never have been and never will be.
Its ridiculous to suggest that NHL change it's schedule to accomodate that tournament....maybe if they want the best players the IIHF should be the ones to adjust when its played?
As for asking the NHL to play in late August? Horrible idea. Even the NFL doesnt start til September and thats because people are doing different things while the sun is still shining warm and particularly in cold weather areas. Nevermind the nightmares of making ice in places like Tampa/Dallas/Nashville where the humidity and temperature combine to make temps feel over 100F well into late August.
The World Cup will be just fine moving forward. They have already stated that previous to the next one there will be a qualifier tournament of all these countries that so many are arguing need to have a chance to be there. (no idea why anyone thinks that way however) Germany/Switzerland/Denmark etc will all have their opportunities to join the fun.
The single biggest problem with this past iteration of the WC was nothing more than Canada never being threatened by anyone. It was complete domination much like the last Olys. There was no drama involved as Canada was going to roll to a win from day 1...and then proceeded to do so. Nothing would have changed that.
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We'll see. I'll believe it when I see it.
Canada dominating is never a problem
