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Been watching quite a few Wild games this season and Kaprizov is a becoming one of my favorite players to watch. We’re taking a weekend trip up to the Twin Cities in January and have tickets for the Wild-Blackhawks game. Seems like a great environment to take in a game. We used to go to 2-3 Avs games every year when we lived in Colorado, but I haven’t been to an NHL game since 2012.
 
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Then they turn it on in the 3rd.

McDavid’s passing is divine.
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I've watched most of their games this season. They have a tendency to start slow and sometimes appear to play down to their competition. But, most nights they turn it on and simply "out talent" teams. With McDavid and Draisaitl, they can pretty much beat anybody they want with a little effort. They have enough supporting talent outside of their "Big 2" in their top-6 that they can just outscore most teams. Goaltending is a bit of a question, but it's been "good enough" this year. They're pretty banged up on the blue line right now, too.

McDavid is just unreal. His speed and puck handling are as good as I've ever seen. He's Michael Jordan on skates. It'll be interesting to watch them come playoff time, because on paper, they're one of the 3 or 4 best teams in the league. They need to shake the playoff bugaboo, though.
 
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NHLPA says lack of clarity about COVID-19 protocols has players uncertain about participating in Winter Olympics

NHL Players' Association executive director Don Fehr said a lack of "concrete answers" from the Beijing Organizing Committee about COVID-19 protocols, including quarantine logistics, has led to uncertainty from the players about participation in the Winter Olympics.

The NHL and the NHLPA collectively bargained to allow players to participate in the 2022 and 2026 Games, but the concerns about COVID protocols in Beijing, along with other political and safety considerations in China, has left that participation next February in doubt.

At Friday's Board of Governors meeting in Manalapan, Florida, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said it's "ultimately going to have to be a players' decision" on whether they play in the men's hockey tournament in the Beijing Games.

Fehr said the decision isn't entirely in the players' hands. The NHL could pull out of the Olympics if the 2021-22 regular-season schedule is impacted by COVID postponements and the Olympic Break is needed to make up games. There have been only five postponements so far.

But Fehr said COVID and the Beijing Olympics is "a fluid situation" the players are watching. "We're waiting on an awful lot of information to come from the IOC and the Chinese. We still don't know what the COVID situation will be as we get closer," Fehr told ESPN.

Bettman said players are having second thoughts about playing in Beijing.

"We see that a number of players are now also expressing concerns, and we'll have to see how this all plays out," he said.

Fehr said he wasn't sure what Bettman was referring to, as the only public opt-out thus far is Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner, who has said he won't play for Sweden's national team.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id...ayers-uncertain-participating-winter-olympics
 
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Sources: NHL not going to Olympics because of COVID-19 surge

The NHL and NHL Players' Association have come to an agreement to not participate in the 2022 Winter Olympic men's hockey tournament in Beijing, multiple sources told ESPN.

The NHL and NHLPA had negotiated Olympic participation in 2022 and 2026 into the newest collective bargaining agreement after NHL players did not participate in the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The only caveat for the Beijing Olympics, scheduled for February 2022, was if the current NHL regular season was "materially impacted" by COVID-19 postponements. As of Dec. 21, the NHL has postponed 50 games because of outbreaks on teams and has paused its season through Christmas, apparently meeting that threshold.

The NHL had until Jan. 10 to opt out of Olympic participation without financial penalty and the NHLPA said it expected a decision on participation to be made before that date.

A formal announcement on opting out of the Games is expected within the next 24 hours.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/32918026/sources-nhl-not-going-olympics-due-covid
 
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