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If they are going to keep NHLers in the Olympics, they need to take a cue from Soccer.

They have designated weeks called “International Breaks” during the season, where friendly matches are played, this give the national teams a chance to play together for a period so that come time for the tournament they are familiar with each other.

Hockey, like Basketball, has decided to make the Olympics their big tournament, instead of having a separate “World Cup”, if that is the case, then there should be accommodations from the professional leagues to have national teams play at least some games together before the Olympics. It’s hard to just throw a bunch of guys together who’ve never played a game together beforehand, and expect them to gel.