Olympics
Italy Skips NHL Stars, Imports Other Foreign Talent
Italy, as Olympic hosts, draws a hard line by excluding NHL players from their roster while every other nation loads up on league stars for Milan-Cortina. Front offices across the NHL have long whispered about these kinds of roster quirks in international play, where home teams lean on domestic loyalty and lesser-known imports to fill gaps. They bring in foreign help from other pro circuits to bolster the lineup, betting on home-ice passion against McDavid, Matthews, and the global elite.
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