After two seasons impacted by COVID-19, the NHL looks to play a full slate starting on Tuesday, even amid a fourth wave of the pandemic

But despite the sense of normalcy that comes with a return to the ice, the league is reckoning with the departure of one of Canada’s biggest on-ice stars.

Postmedia’s national hockey columnists Michael Traikos joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss why it’s so important to the league to hold a season, how the NHL has managed the COVID vaccine situation and the news that star goalie Carey Price has entered the player assistance program

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