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Originally Posted by Geeoff
what has changed since they negotiated the deal to go? China was the same then as it is now
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COVID. Even though it existed when the deal was negotiated, everyone thought the restrictions would mostly be over or significantly reduced by now.
Even though a lot of people in this thread are talking about the politics of the situation, whether the NHL goes or not will have absolutely nothing to do with China's politics.
It's all about the concern over what COVID restrictions will be in place during the Olympics, both at the venues and the athlete's village, as well as how much freedom the players will have in their free time.
No one wants to have a positive test the day before they're supposed to fly home and then be quarantined for a mandatory 3 weeks all alone in China.