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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Guess it depends on the point of the thing. I don't think the inclusion of Kopitar or some other guy from Kazakhstan is drawing anyone in to watch the tournament.
If you don't want a 4 or 5 non competitive teams, then just got the number of teams down. Most of the allure of this is for Canada, US, Sweden, Russia and Finland to see who is the best hockey nation.
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The point for me is best on best. And without team Europe, yeah, you are missing, a bunch of great players - Kopitar, Draisaitl, Jodi, Neiderraiter, Ehlers, Grubauer. And we’re actually at a relatively low ebb for “other country” players. In the past you’d eliminate Chara, Mikita, etc.