2014 Olympics

Sochi Olympics
2014

Hey, guys. I'm a new writer for nhljambalaya.blogspot.com and I am Happy to join. You can call me Syko (Pronounced Psycho).

I bet all Canadians that were alive in 1972 remember Paul Henderson scoring the greatest goal in Canadian History. That was the best players from two countries battling it out to see who was the best. Then there was Sidney Crosby Scoring The game winning goal in Overtime of the 2010 Olympic finals against the United States.

Since last February, Gary Bettman and the NHL have been talking about not letting the best Players in the NHL compete for the country for Olympic gold medal any more. There are many reasons why this would be bad for the NHL.

Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin have publicly stated they would go play elsewhere for the 2013-2014 season so they can play in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The G.M.'s Of Pittsburgh And Washington are fine with letting them go play for their home country. Most Teams wont do that. For Starters, it's too expensive. And Second, Players can get injured. We have seen that in the past with Dominik Hasek. His season went great until he injured his groin in the '06 Olympics. The Sens begged for him to come back, but did he want to return? No.

And let's be honest, would you rather see the best players in the world compete in the Olympics or have Canada and the U.S. lose out on repeating the 2010 finals because they can only use minor leaguers. Look at all the players in the KHL who can play in the next Olympics.

So Like i said before, Ovie and Malkin both have said they will play in the Olympics no matter what. Think of all the disappointed Russians from the last Olympics who will want to Win for their country. What will some of the junior stars think that the only way they can make the Olympics is play elsewhere?

I think if Gary Bettman doesn't let the best players compete, it will not be good for the NHL. So Please, let the players Play!

-Written by Syko-

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