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Originally Posted by Joborule
The World Cup can easily fill in the void of the Olympics, and the NHL (and NHLPA) gets perks out of it. It's the same thing in the end, best versus best. It'll take a while to get to the prestige the Olympics built, but it's definitely achievable.
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I'm sure trampoline fans might view their World Championships as on par with the Olympics, but for everyone else, the Olympics count for more - because it's part of a larger competition.
A standalone hockey world cup could exceed an amateur Olympics, but will never exceed a best-on-best Olympics in my view.