“I think everyone feels pretty strongly they’d like to be there, but I try not to think too far ahead and get too caught up in it.”Still, the Jan. 10 deadline for the NHL and NHL Players’ Association to opt out without penalty looms large here. The truth of the matter is the Olympic decision may end up being made by a body much more powerful than the NHL. One of the fundamental reasons NHL players elected to reopen and extend their collective bargaining agreement in June 2020 was to get the Olympics back on the books. After Phaneuf officially closed the book on a 1,048-game NHL playing career, dozens of former teammates shared their well-wishes. Kyle Connor WinnipegGenerating more shots than any NHL player per game and filling the net for the Jets.

Source: thestar November 22, 2021 14:09 UTC