si.com photo: German and Russian players exchange handshakes following Russia’s gold medal win at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The NHL players not being allowed by the league to play was said to be the main reason for low TV rating for Men’s Olympic hockey.

On the NHL Podcast with Daniel:

1 Olympic hockey struggles to draw crowds without NHL players

2 NHL trade deadline on Monday, teams already making moves

3 What will the Sharks do at the deadline?

4 Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews day-to-day with shoulder injury

Daniel Dullum does the NHL Podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com