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http://wmia2016.iihf.com/en/news/aut-slo/
I can only read that as no more than one team from Denmark's group relegated. And if either Germany or France finish last, the 7th placed team in their group will be relegated. If Germany and France finish 7 and 8, then no team from their group will be relegated and still only one team from Denmark's group. Of course the IIHF could go handball style and change the rules 8 times before the end of the tournament.
It says:
"Italy will finish in second place and will have the chance to get promoted as well if there will be two relegated teams from the top division, which will be the case as long as next year’s co-hosts Germany and France won’t finish in the bottom two places of their preliminary-round group of the upcoming 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Moscow and St. Petersburg."
The way I read it there's only one scenario where there's just one team going down. That's if France and Germany are #7 AND #8.
I haven't seen any where that there will only be one relegated if just one of France or Germany are #8 in their group. In that case it's the two teams with the fewest points - regardless of which group they are in. I think.