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Originally Posted by 1Nite
I never paid attention early on as to where the idea for this came from, but I think it should have been something like Scandinavia or northern Europe team, instead of separate Sweden and Finnish teams, and then a south/east Europe team, which could have had future HoF players like Kopitar and players if there were allowed from a country ran/ruined by a ashamed, so a couple of the top NHL scorers might be in it that currently are not playing.
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I couldn't disagree more!
The European players take pride in playing for their country as much as Canadians do. Those teams have as much history, and as many fans as the Canadian team. Moreover, the WCs/Olympics are a much bigger deal in Europe than the NHL itself. The majority of Swedes are going to watch Sweden play, the same goes for Finland. I doubt they would have the same interest in team Europe, playing alongside their bitter rivals.