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Huntingwhale · 04-03-2017, 03:11 PM

For someone like me who has no idea of the backdoor negotations and such, how exactly did all of this come to fruition? What was the NHL looking for? What was the IOC/IIHF's role? What's the ELI5 for this situation?

04-03-2017, 03:11 PM	#85
Huntingwhale Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Exp:	For someone like me who has no idea of the backdoor negotations and such, how exactly did all of this come to fruition? What was the NHL looking for? What was the IOC/IIHF's role? What's the ELI5 for this situation?