This is why the Flames can never ever have one of the top draft picks in any draft. Proof that the hockey Gods will always be against us. I'm fully expecting the Isles to go in full-on tank mode and end up as bad as Edmonton now. Sucks for us.
I don't think this stops the NHL players from going to the Olympics next time. Sure it's an owners worst nightmare. But players are injured all the time in the NHL during the season and teams just deal with it. Injuries are part of the game, regardless of where they are played and at what level. I doubt you'll see a single player change his mind about participating because of this, and really if the players want to go then they should be allowed to. The Olympics are every 4 years, I doubt by this time next season anyone is going to even care. Can anyone even remember the name of a single player injured in the 2010 games? IMO it's a non-issue.
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