international tournament in the olympics when it was russia and germany in the final, you couldn t find a person that cared about that final here in north america. that is just the nature of the beast, isn t it? what about the players? do they feel robbed? how are they going to feel about it? they are massively disappointed. they entered into this agreement knowing that there was a chance that if covid 19 interrupted the season, that they may lose their chance to play in the olympics. but it is a huge disappointment. you have star players in this league that have not gotten their chance to represent their country yet in the olympics. you have star players like alex ovechkin, currently chasing wayne gretzky s all time goals record in the national hockey league, who has been chasing a gold medalfor his entire career for russia. there are young players that feel they could get another shot at this in 2026 but one, connor hellebuyck, of the winnipeg jets, for example, who is expected to be