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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Won't be the same without Russia.
Which to be clear is NOT suggesting Russia should be participating. Just that, not having them in these tournaments really erodes what they mean.
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If we were able to play hockey against the Russians during the height of the Cold War, we should be able to play against them now. It may even give the games a bit more edge.
Include the Russians. And the Czechs and Slovaks (and Germans and Swiss if you need). A tournament like this really shouldn't be that hard, but the NHL always seems to find some way to mess it up.