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Originally Posted by dissentowner
The league has financial opt out clauses, they do not have any say on players participation. The league cannot overrule anything, that would be a violation of the CBA. Bettman and Daly like to say things like "we want to honour our agreement with the players" but they really don't have a choice here. If players want to go, the league can't stop them.
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You are wrong.
From the NHL website:
"The caveat is the NHL can withdraw on its own if COVID-19 disruptions force games to be rescheduled during the Olympic window. "