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Olympic hangover could impact NHL playoff picture
 
By Andrew Chong /

The impact of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games on the NHL’s post-season will soon be determined.

There are three basic schools of thought on what exactly the impact will be:

No teams will be impacted.

Some teams will be impacted.

Many teams will be impacted.

The second school of thought seems to be the most realistic.

In a column written earlier this season, Cam Cole of the Vancouver Sun pointed to the 2006 Games in Turin to reveal the potential im...(click here for full story)
 
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