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Jiri Hrdina · 02-19-2026, 05:47 PM

I am of two, split minds.
1. I don't think what happens on the ice between the U.S. and Canada matters at all in the broader political context. In fact, I got annoyed when people tried to make the 4 Nations cup even more important because of what was/is happening between the two nations. In the context of that, it is 100% meaningless.
2. But with that said, with the magnitude and implications of what is happening in the U.S. right now, and how that impacts the entire globe, we should not be surprised that it leaks into every conversation. And trying to keep it walled off to political discussion only, is ignoring those far reaching implications.

So it doesn't matter. But it does.

02-19-2026, 05:47 PM	#308
Jiri Hrdina Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2014 Exp:	I am of two, split minds. 1. I don't think what happens on the ice between the U.S. and Canada matters at all in the broader political context. In fact, I got annoyed when people tried to make the 4 Nations cup even more important because of what was/is happening between the two nations. In the context of that, it is 100% meaningless. 2. But with that said, with the magnitude and implications of what is happening in the U.S. right now, and how that impacts the entire globe, we should not be surprised that it leaks into every conversation. And trying to keep it walled off to political discussion only, is ignoring those far reaching implications. So it doesn't matter. But it does.