JianYang
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- Sep 29, 2017
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Am I the only one to see the world cup as a bit weird, as it in such a direct competition with the world championship? Only with less nations. I don't see this as enough to differentiate it from IIHFs world championship.
Gimmick teams may have been seen as a way to make this less obvious and less so in the whole?
No, I never thought of it as not differentiated enough from the world championships.
In North america, we got to see the best on best, and not just the best remaining who aren't in the playoffs. Plus, there were games in North America with NHL refs and ice dimensions.
That was all enough differentiation from a North American fan's standpoint.
Now, The European fan may feel differently. They hold the worlds in higher regard than North Americans do, I believe.