Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and sorry about those audio issues! We're back at it this week with news that the NHL has officially pulled out of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Brett Merriman and NHL Rumors Daily aka NRD are here on Cold Stove to break down the latest from around the league.

- NHL pulls out of the Olympics. What happens next? 

- A hypothetical World Cup Tournament in the works? What would we like to see?

- Paul Maurice is out in Winnipeg

- The NJ Devils mayyyy need some change sooner than later 

- Jacob Chychrun is on the block and where will Marc-Andre Fleury land? 👀

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