It seems kind of odd that they're even talking about this. Who is even worried? I can't imagine the NHL or IIHF would care, except of course they care because they're being pressured to care by Chinese officials and/or politicians.
It almost seems like China is saying "you better not embarrass us or else"
Nobody cared when the dream team was beating teams by 50 points. There are other examples too, even in hockey.
But all of a sudden China's about to get a beat down and everyone's all worried about the optics and their honour. Seems pretty lame.
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