On Monday, the NHL delivered a blow to hockey fans and players everywhere.
The league announced that it won't take part in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
While hockey fans and players were upset about the situation, it's important to remember that the NHL is saying it won't be participating, not the players.
On Tuesday, we got a glimpse of what that sentence truly means as Alexander Ovechkin reiterated he's still going to the Olympics.
Ovechkin wasn't the only Capital with that mindset, either.
Vezina candidate Braden Holtby, on the other hand, had a completely different opinion on the matter.
It's interesting to see the different opinions from players, because there is no right or wrong answer.
Playing at the Olympics and representing your country while growing the game of hockey is an honour, but if it means missing games for your NHL team, players might be a little more hesitant to attend.
Obviously the Stanley Cup is the main goal for a lot of players, but winning Olympic gold is also a goal that might be more difficult for some players.
Ovechkin and Holtby weren't the only players that commented on the issue Tuesday, either.
Some players have also taken to Twitter to share their feelings over the past 24 hours, and the most notable of the bunch was Henrik Lundqvist.
With the Olympics still so far away, expect this topic of conversation to continue to come up.
