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MOMENTUM KILLER? Will Missing Olympics HELP or HURT Kucherov and Vasilevskiy When Lightning Return?
Tampa Bay Lightning face a unique Olympic break as Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy miss out on Milan 2026, raising questions about momentum versus rest. Will Team Russia's absence hurt or help their NHL performance post-break? Hosts Nick Morgan and Greg Stephen debate whether extra recovery outweighs the lost high-stakes action, spotlighting Kucherov’s record scoring pace and Vasilevskiy's current heater in net.
The episode also explores the impact of Team Russia's exclusion on Olympic hockey, dissecting Kucherov’s claim that the tournament lacks “true best-on-best” without Russian…
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