"There hasn’t been a flood of players leaving, and plenty of players from the U.S. joined Canadian clubs in the off-season, but when elite players are involved — including three who played for this year’s Olympic gold-medal-winning Team USA — the moves are subject to extra scrutiny.
Asked to weigh in on the apparent American exodus in a pre-season interview aired by Sportsnet this week, the Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid said he hopes it’s not because they don’t want to be in Canada."
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