CandyCanes
Caniac turned Jerkiac
- Jan 8, 2015
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Well, at least not this year.
Seriously though I honestly think the NHL did itself a huge disservice by not going. I would have loved to see the passing of the torch when it comes to international play from the Crosby generation for Canada to the guys like McDavid, Oshie and Kessel to Matthews and Eichel, Koivu and Rinne to the Aho Barkov and Laine.
Actually thinking about it Canada's transitional year is probably going to be 22. But man talk about opportunity missed for the US and Finland to see the kids take over and really show their stuff.
I 100% agree that the NHL has done a huge disservice to themselves. Here you have an opportunity to showcase your talent/product on a HUGE national stage, but you decide it's best not to showcase it... It was amazing to see and hear how many people watched that game when TJ Oshie was the shootout hero for the US, it brought a lot of the country together, it was so awesome. I can only imagine how many people that one exciting game converted into long time fans of hockey. Like the Olympics for the NHL is an absolute huge marketing opportunity, how do you not take that one opportunity that comes only every 4 years.....?