Vlasic tweeted at the NHL after the medals were unveiled for the 2018 Olympics

BarDown Staff

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It's no secret that NHL players want to go to the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

Over the last several months, many big names haven't been afraid to share their thoughts and feelings on being omitted from the international event.

Alexander Ovechkin released a statement on #NHL players being omitted from the 2018 Winter Olympics. . Full story on TSN.ca .(Via @capitals)

A post shared by TSN (@tsn_official) on Sep 14, 2017 at 10:51pm PDT

Alex Ovechkin has been the one of the most outspoken players when it comes to the Olympics issue and many of his peers share similar feelings and have let the NHL know.

Disappointing news, @NHL won't be part of the Olympics 2018. A huge opportunity to market the game at the biggest stage is wasted..
— Henrik Lundqvist (@HLundqvist30) April 3, 2017

M-E Vlassic sur les risques qu'il soit mis à l'amende par la LNH s'il va aux JO: «Pas grave, je vais recevoir 56 millions $ ensuite» #RDS
— Francois Gagnon (@GagnonFrancois) July 1, 2017

Canadian Marc-Edouard Vlasic, who signed an extension with the Sharks this offseason, had a great response when asked about the Olympics back in July, and on Thursday he doubled down on Twitter.

Many fans probably noticed that the Olympic medals were revealed for the world to see and Vlasic used that as an opportunity to once again let the NHL know how he feels about not being able to represent his country in 2018.

Breaking news: Here are the medals for @PyeongChang2018. 🥇🥈🥉 Good luck to all the athletes! #Olympics pic.twitter.com/pIISYbhFvJ
— Olympics (@Olympics) September 21, 2017

Beautiful, right? @NHL https://t.co/QsQ3wfa59P
— Marc-Édouard Vlasic (@Vlasic44) September 21, 2017

Vlasic won gold with Canada during the 2014 winter games, but his only focus this season will be on winning a Stanley Cup with the Sharks rather than another medal and a Cup.

(H/T: Marc-Edouard Vlasic)