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Originally Posted by Coach
Im fine with a World Cup of Hockey.
The NHL has shown they can't organize something like that without throwing stupid gimmicks into it, again thinking it somehow attracts fans that weren't there. "Oh man, some teams arent as good. TEAM EUROPE (but not those 4 good countries)! thats what people in Slovakia want, right? To cheer for a nothing team?"
"People dont want Matthews vs McDavid, they want Matthews AND McDavid! TEAM 25!! That's what people want, right? Not their best young players playing for their country."
so f***ing dumb.
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It would have to be incorporated into the World Championships that happen in May every year. There is a structure there which the NHL is not interested in. Thus, teams cobble up as many players as possible who want to commit.
It doesn't have to be in May every year. A deal could be struck to have a best-on-best every two years or every four years. Instead of promotion and relegation, it could be straight World Cup qualifying for an August tournament. But again, I'm repeating myself, the NHL isn't interested. It's not interested in aligning it's season or releasing it's players for anything.