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Originally Posted by pgsieve
I'm just curious what avenue the league really has to stop them? It's not like it's the regular NHL guys that get invited, it is the leagues stars. If I was any one of McDavid, Crosby, Ovechkin, or Price I would just go anyway.
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They would be suspended by the NHL without pay - which for these guys will result in several hundred thousand dollars in lost salary - and the IIHF already generally honours NHL suspensions, so that alone could put a stop to it.
But more simply, if the NHLPA does anything at all to encourage it, the league would have every right to crush the players - individually and collectively - in court over breach of contract. They would be acting in direct violation of the CBA.