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SuperMatt18 · 12-27-2020, 09:15 AM

They should really just change the format of this tournament and make it more like how the Women’s Olympic tournament was set up.

12 teams overall.

Group A: Seeding Bracket
Canada
Russia
USA
Sweden
Finland
Czech Republic

Group B: Qualifier Bracket
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Austria
2 other qualifiers

All of the 6 teams in group A make it to the quarter finals and their round robin games are for seeding. The top 2 teams of the qualifying bracket make it to the quarter finals as the 7 & 8 seed.

You’d get more evenly matched games, the top teams all play each other at least once, and it wouldn’t end up in these games that are just complete blowouts.

IMO it would result in a much higher quality of tournament overall.

12-27-2020, 09:15 AM	#228
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	They should really just change the format of this tournament and make it more like how the Women’s Olympic tournament was set up. 12 teams overall. Group A: Seeding Bracket Canada Russia USA Sweden Finland Czech Republic Group B: Qualifier Bracket Switzerland Czech Republic Slovakia Austria 2 other qualifiers All of the 6 teams in group A make it to the quarter finals and their round robin games are for seeding. The top 2 teams of the qualifying bracket make it to the quarter finals as the 7 & 8 seed. You’d get more evenly matched games, the top teams all play each other at least once, and it wouldn’t end up in these games that are just complete blowouts. IMO it would result in a much higher quality of tournament overall. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 12-27-2020 at 09:17 AM.