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Originally Posted by strombad
Would that make the NHL the only professional association that doesn't allow it's players to attend the Olympics?
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The NHL doesn't forbid them from going, if the NHL didn't support it they could leave their teams and go play, at their own risk. No different than all the other athletes who leave their day jobs for a shot at gold.
If the door was open but the league continued while the games were on how many of these guys would care enough to take a sabatical and go for a gold? Ovechkin was going to.
It's easy to love your country and go for gold when there's no risk.