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Originally Posted by Locke
Thats what they tell me... 
Look...its a thread about a joke tournament that only has 4 teams in it. Children play in more credible tournaments than this so, yeah, I'm going to be sarcastic about it.
If I had my way 0 Flames would be selected for any team and they'd all get a break.
Does anyone really GAF about this 'tournament?' |
Yeah......the players and their federations do.
Im stunned people think this thing is some glorified all star game.
It really isnt.
It isnt quite Olympic level obviously, but its the only time they can do best on best outside the 4 year cycle of the Olympics.
The only real threats not going that would be at the Olys are the Czechs and the Swiss.
It is a showcase of these 4 countries ability to beat the others. Every single federation involved will be heavily invested because its a way to identify who/what works going towards larger competitions.
It is the single biggest audition that these players will have if they want Olympic team consideration in the future as well. A guy like Bennett sure comes to mind in this scenario.