There’s going to be NHL hockey in China this fall because it’s good for the league’s bottom line, present and future. There should be NHL players in South Korea next winter because it’s good for the game itself. What the NHL so often fails to understand is that it’s the same thing, even if the financial rewards of playing in the IOC’s tournament in Pyeongchang aren’t as immediate as selling a bunch of tickets for exhibitions in Shanghai and Beijing.

-Jesse Spector at DealBreaker where you can read more on the NHL and China.