I’M NOT THE FIRST to do it, and I won’t be the last.
It’s a time of yearning for hockey. It’s a time of boredom. And, when we twiddle our thumbs and have nothing to do but dream up imaginary hockey scenarios, one seems to pop up in our minds more than any other: Olympic rosters. For some reason, nothing sparks a debate between friends or boils the blood of keyboard warriors on Twitter like publishing a hypothetical lineup for the Winter Games – especially when it is Team Canada’s.
Months ago, the NHL hadn’t inched any closer to allowing players to participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The league’s stance was that nothing would change unless the players were willing to make concessions in future labor talks in return for getting…
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The Hockey News (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 1, 2020