MILAN, Feb 2 : As the Winter Olympics return to Italy this week, the host nation's men's hockey team will take to the ice as the tournament's biggest underdog - the only side without NHL players in a field stacked with the sport's elite. For the Azzurri, the Milano Cortina Games will be less about chasing medals and more about withstanding waves of speed and skill rarely encountered in their domestic competitions, while trying to seize rare moments that can electrify a home crowd. The Italians

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