While Bettman and Daly appear to have made peace with the fact NHL players might not go to the Olympics, the league has not completely closed the door on the matter. Well, if the NHL and the IOC cannot agree on anything, maybe it’s time for the players to get involved. McDavid said “100 per cent NHL players should be there,” but he also said he wasn’t willing to pull an Ovechkin. Maybe that was why Daly brushed off the notion that the NHL Players’ Association could pressure the NHL into going to the Olympics. It might be a different evaluation and formula, so they’re different.”Beyond that, the same old problems exist when it comes to the logistics of sending NHL players to the Olympics.

Source: National Post March 08, 2017 20:26 UTC