Jaded-Fan said:
....... and this is settled because you say it is?
No. Because the president of the IIHF says it is.
I do not personally know one way or another but as it had been mentioned before in articles as a possibility I hardly think that it is settled until official word comes down.
Why are the words of the president of the IIHF unofficial? And I don't think many articles at all mentioned the possibility. If you go back and review the articles, they indicate all NHL players, not just Russians, would miss the Olympic games if the IIHF and NHL did not reach a transfer agreement.
Hell, the fact that in the article that forms the basis of this thread it the IIHF president felt the need to give an opinion against this action sort of speaks to the fact that this is hardly a settled issue, doesn't it?
The fact that the president of the IIHF labeled such an action as "stupid" speaks to the fact that it is not only settled, but wasn't really an issue to begin with.
