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Podcast: The Cross-Check NHL Show
Episode: Omicron threatens NHL's Olympic participation while ESPN's John Tortorella threatens fun in hockey
Description: With the Calgary Flames now entering the fray of having games delayed, that combined with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 is beginning to put pressure on the NHL about the Olympics in China. On top of that, China's draconian quarantine policies pose an even greater risk to NHLers than previously believed. Are the Olympics truly in jeopardy?John Tortorella hates fun, he hates Trevor Zegras' amazing flip pass to Sonny Milano, and he loves hard hockey, which apparently means concussing players who try fancy things. As a former NHL coach less than one year removed from...