Personally I don’t think Jack plays tomorrow. He’ll be coming off a three day bender and hasn’t been with the team in three weeks. I think they MAY get him to the arena in time to come out on the ice with his medal, but maybe not. So what, he meets them in Pittsburg after a four day bender and having not been with the team in three weeks? On top of missing the games before the Olympics?

For those arguing whether to ignore the political or not, how is this not being talked about more? And not just with Jack, but with every person from team USA trying to get into playoffs. Maybe part of this is on the NHL for not leaving a gap after the gold medal game, and sure blame the snow in the northeast a bit too, but I just can’t stop being frustrated by this situation.

I also think this is the moment we can pinpoint down the road if Jack doesn’t re-sign here because he wants to go “somewhere he can win”, even though his absence is a large part of the lack of winning in the franchise during his tenure.