TORONTO -- The World Cup of Hockey is here to stay, that much the NHL and NHL Players' Association have made fairly clear.
Just what form it will have moving forward, however, remains very much up in the air.
Team Canada head coach Mike Babcock didn't hold back when I asked him Tuesday morning what his feedback would be about the World Cup if the NHL and NHLPA asked him for it.
"Two cities, only night games, bring the pools together -- close, close together -- so you have crowds every night, not moving players around," began Babcock, and it was obvious he had been waiting for a while for someone to ask.