Nicklas Backstrom isn't happy about missing the Olympics

This week, the NHL put the season on pause due to the rise of Covid19 cases and announced officially today that NHL players wouldn't be going to the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Some players were happy about the decision and other weren't.

Capitals Center Nicklas Backstrom didn't shy away from his feelings when asked by Swedish tabloid Aftobladet.

Here's what Backy had to say (translated from Swedish):

"It is a joke, I have been looking forward to this for eight years"

Backstrom isn't the only player who feels this way...

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