NHL Notebook: Bill Daly rules out NHL in Olympics if rink isn't completed, McDonagh signs 3-year extension with Lightning

"Bill Daly: 'If there's no rink completed, there's no NHL players going to the Olympics'"

""So, hopefully they can kind of resolve everything and get everything figured out. But in the end, just gotta go out there and play, I guess.""

"Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Ryan McDonagh signed a three-year extension worth $4.1 million per season on Thursday."

NHL player participation in the Olympics is contingent on completion of an NHL-standard ice surface in Milan. A direct condition links rink readiness to whether NHL players will attend the Games. Concerns about the Milan rink’s timely completion are growing and could prevent NHL involvement. Separately, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh signed a three-year contract extension at $4.1 million per season. McDonagh has won two Stanley Cups, surpassed 1,000 career games, remains an elite defensive defenseman, provides veteran leadership, and offers cost certainty for the Lightning.

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