Despite the NHL's withdrawal from the games, a number of NHL players are seeking for a way to represent their country at the 2022 Winter Olympics, according to a report from Sportsnet NHL insider Elliotte Friedman.
"I was just talking to a couple of other players and they told me one of the things, just to give you an idea of how they felt about it, one of the things a few of them asked was, 'Could we retire or find some way to void our contracts, go play the Olympics and find a way to come re-sign?'"
"And a couple of them said, could they retire and come back. They also asked, 'Could we be in a situation where we could ask to be put on waivers for the purposes of termination and then come back after the Olympics and re-sign with our team?'
