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Originally Posted by nik-
Please. The players want to go and most fans want them to go. If the NHL wasn't trying to push their competing product this wouldn't have gone as far as it has. I'm sure the players will be happy with their cut of the WC money that amounts to less than a game cheque though.
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Sorry Nik, but you dodged the question. Why should the NHL act as a charity for the IOC's benefit?
We all want them to go, but for the NHL, this is a business decision, not an emotional one.
The owners dislike the Olympics because they feel they realize no benefit. The World Cup is a response to that complaint, not a cause of them abandoning the Olympics.