WJC 20/21 should be cancelled
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are you worried about the players or are you worried one team is getting an advantage over another team.
ORRFForever
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ORRFForever
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hockey20000
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super excited to finally see some hockey tonight even if its only switz vs austria first... shame it has to cross over with the nba's opening game ughh channel flipping after the first hour i guess.. finland vs usa should be sweet though
ORRFForever
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I came to say this, but you beat me to it. I mean... we have to think about the fairness here.
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tobu
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They were given option to move a game by a day, but they chose to play it like this hoping to have the rest before their crucial games.
HaNotsri
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Yeah, what a great option to give them.
Point is the tournament shouldn't be held because it disrupts the european leagues and doesn't provide an even playing field for the nations playing.
It's basically IIHF and Canada fluffing each other while forcing everyone else to be in the room.
SotasicA
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Shut up, this is the best entertainment we've had in months. Why does someone always want to ruin a good thing?
tobu
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I'm afraid you're in a large minority over here with that opinion. I respect it though, happy holidays!
TheBeastCoast
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You know the great thing about TVs? They have an off button.
HaNotsri
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JabbaJabba
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The Olympics also disrupt leagues around the World, maybe they shouldn't hold that either?
No one is forcing anyone to be in the room.
TheBeastCoast
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Try telling the kids playing in this that it shouldn't be played and that they should miss out on maybe their only opportunity to play in this and see how they react. You're fooling yourself if you believe they don't wanna be there.
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It is quite a shame that European leagues are mandated at gunpoint to release their players to the WJC. It's a human rights issue if you really think about it. Something should be done about this, but long-time best friends Hockey Canada and the IIHF have vast powers.
I think the idea of cancelling the tournament is a bad one, but that Canada v Germany game was simply not entertaining, it was sad. Germany should have forfeited the match. You can't go against Canada with a shortened roster. I would have liked the IIHF to change the format to reduce the number of boring blowouts. Have a top tier of 6 teams, instead of a 10 team tier.
I don't know how it works, but there are clubs and players deciding not to take part (like Mo Seider), so how is it a human rights issue? Seems over the top.
TheBeastCoast
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They are never ever going to go down to as few as 6 teams. Just isn't going to happen. Going back to 8 could be a conversation though I also don't think the IIHF will ever do that either. There is also a lot of recency bias because certain countries happen to look weak this year so people are acting like there is less parity then there actually is at this tournament. The Swiss finished 4th in 2018 and the Czechs 4th in 2019.
