2024/2025 Around the League

[Pokecheque]

Next year's Olympics matter, and those aren't legit if Russia is not involved.

It is not best-on-best if Russia is not in. Simple.

Meh, the 1980 and 1984 Olympics didn't feature the USA and USSR at the same time for political reasons, nothing you can do there.

I’m not sure the players are going to look at it that way. Especially because of how long it’s been since a beat on best tournament was had.

I'm sure the players will be psyched but they're still not the ones making the decisions.

 

[Ceremony]

Next year's Olympics matter, and those aren't legit if Russia is not involved.

It is not best-on-best if Russia is not in. Simple.

This sounds entirely like Russia's fault and nobody else's.

 

[Pokecheque]

This sounds entirely like Russia's fault and nobody else's.

Yep. Frankly they should've been banned from competition long before the war broke out.

 

[dahrougem2]

Oh goodness. If you're banning Russia then you ban the United States.

 

[henchman21]

 

[LOFIN]

Oh goodness. If you're banning Russia then you ban the United States.

One of these countries is not currently in war with with a European country and the Western world.

And not banning itself from a tournament it's hosting.

 

[Vaslof]

One of these countries is not currently in war with with a European country and the Western world.

And not banning itself from a tournament it's hosting.

They are in that same war by proxy, as well as funding Israel in their wars. Banning countries for political reasons will always get messy. Though I am glad to see Russia gone for their systematic doping. That is relevant to hockey.

 

[Pokecheque]

They are in that same war by proxy, as well as funding Israel in their wars. Banning countries for political reasons will always get messy. Though I am glad to see Russia gone for their systematic doping. That is relevant to hockey.

Yeah, that's the real issue as far as sports go. It wasn't so much that the doped, they were just so goddamned brazen about it. They literally dared the IOC to do something about it. They did, but it was completely pointless. They were allowed to compete, but just couldn't call themselves "Russia" or fly the flag in an official capacity, so all it did was take an already surly bunch of whiners and give them a rallying cry.

I could go on about the whole war thing but admittedly that is not a uncomplicated subject.

 

[Ceremony]

Oh goodness. If you're banning Russia then you ban the United States.

It's an American league that's organising the tournament.