Statement from Brad Marchand

[Axeman33]

Well, we know Brad Marchand would have went.

So he says today. It's always easy to say something after the decision has been made. Where was this public outcry before the decision was made not to go? I saw Stamkos say he'd go but I don't recall Marchand coming out publicly saying he'd go.

[rataylor22]

The only thing worth saying in this thread is there is zero confirmation of a 5 week quarantine if you tested positive so let’s stop pretending that’s anywhere close to fact.

It was regularly stated that the 3-5 week quarantine was worst case scenario and the NHL would have worked with the IOC and Chinese government to reduce it, with suggestions being it could be drastically reduced to needing to produce 2 negative tests 24 hours apart. So.

[Axeman33]

Clearly there was a quarantine threat of some sort. That's why guys like Lehner and Erik Karlsson were open about not wanting to go.

You can say there's lots who would have gone, but you can just as easily say there's lots who weren't willing to go too. We just don't know many from either side. The race the NHLPA was in on pulling put tells you that the number was greater for those who weren't willing to go, or the fight for the players to go would have been more open and public.

Either way, it's all hypothetical because none of us really know what happened behind closed doors.

[Daydream Nation]

Clearly there was a quarantine threat of some sort. That's why guys like Lehner and Erik Karlsson were open about not wanting to go.

You can say there's lots who would have gone, but you can just as easily say there's lots who weren't willing to go too. We just don't know many from either side. The race the NHLPA was in on pulling put tells you that the number was greater for those who weren't willing to go, or the fight for the players to go would have been more open and public.

Either way, it's all hypothetical because none of us really know what happened behind closed doors.

Friedman said on their recent podcast that a GM who is generally pro-Olympics stated to him that he thought it would be selfish of players to go to the Olympics with the quarantine threat and how their decision could potentially affect their NHL team's season. I suspect a lot of teams were pressuring the NHL not to go to the Olympics in light of the quarantine uncertainty. Personally, I am always against shutting down the NHL season for the Olympics so the decision pleases me.

[notch4077]

Personally, I am always against shutting down the NHL season for the Olympics so the decision pleases me.

Personally, I am against forcing someone to do or not do something that is against their personal choice.

[audiopile]

Personally, I am against forcing someone to do or not do something that is against their personal choice.

I agree but these guys are employees of a union that has rules. I cant go away on vacation from my job without approval, as one example. It is also not allowed for me to work outside the country while being employed by my company. The same Union protects me from wrong doing by my employers, but for that to work, there are also expectations I am required to meet. See also vaccine mandate ��

[Belexus75]

So he says today. It's always easy to say something after the decision has been made. Where was this public outcry before the decision was made not to go? I saw Stamkos say he'd go but I don't recall Marchand coming out publicly saying he'd go.

i agree with this...its a little cry baby in Marchand that takes this "impossible" situation and turns it into complaining about having to give money back. I always thought he was a rat on the ice but pretty decent human being from what i saw and heard but this is does not paint him in great picture.

[lucafen4]

I was pretty stoked for an all Nova Scotia/Halifax line (Mack, Sid, March)