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Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
Great question, it would seem silly to leave February with the 3 week gap between games if players don’t end up going.
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I think a big obstacle there is a lot of the buildings are now filled with dates in that February window. So maybe you could fill some of the games but not a ton. Games in February don't generally sell well, either, being the dog days of the season and season ticket holders might not appreciate the games being moved.
The other factor is, maybe it just becomes a shorter break but still a break (or staggered bye weeks like the NHL has done in the past) and it's something the NHL dangles as a carrot to try and make the players not go.
Another random thought I had is, why not just stage the Olympic men's hockey over here in North America? I'm sure the IOC would never allow it but I wonder if anyone ever considered that.