What if the NHL has to cancel the rest of the season?
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Bender said:
I don't know. I'm not saying the NHL shouldn't suspend right now, but I don't think they will (and Dreger says his sources say they won't, at least not yet).
I think the NBA is suspending because the player who tested positive, his entire team, and possibly the teams that he's played against recently will need to self-isolate for 2 weeks. You can't continue the season while that happens.
Kin
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Bullfrog said:
My larger point is that if the season is suspended or canceled then teams won't be sweating the small stuff and the truth of the matter is that mathematically, to say nothing of common sense and decency during this situation, even the difference between 20th and 30th in the draft isn't particularly significant.
I hold NHL owners in as low regard as anyone and even I don't think there'll be a lot of "But what about my draft picks!" stuff in a time of crisis.
ulfselrach
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Guess who the Jazz just played against on Monday.CarltonTheBear said:
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Heroic Shrimp
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Hey, Auston. No pressure, buddy, but if you want to make sure you score 50 this season, I think it would be a really, really good idea to score 3 on Thursday, or by Saturday at the latest.
The NHL should suspend the season tomorrow. If they continue, some NHL player is bound to contract it and unknowingly infect his friends.
Italy is in a terrifying state right now without enough ventilators for their patients. As a result, their death rate is skyrocketing. The US is on an identical exponential trajectory right now. The only difference is that the virus arrived in the US a bit later. The US should shut everything down for 2 weeks. Doing so will cost an enormous amount but will save lives and will be vastly superior to the alternative, which is shutting things down in 2 weeks anyway. I hope Im wrong.
Italy is in a terrifying state right now without enough ventilators for their patients. As a result, their death rate is skyrocketing. The US is on an identical exponential trajectory right now. The only difference is that the virus arrived in the US a bit later. The US should shut everything down for 2 weeks. Doing so will cost an enormous amount but will save lives and will be vastly superior to the alternative, which is shutting things down in 2 weeks anyway. I hope Im wrong.
Heroic Shrimp
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Bender said:
I don't disagree. It's a matter of when not if a NHL player tests positive for it. We've all seen how quickly the flu can go through a team.
Peter D.
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I think the NHL has no choice to postpone the season at this point. Would be completely bad optics and negligent to keep their head in the sand and carry on until one of the players tests positive.
So many teams share arenas with their NBA cousins. The Raptors are all now in self quarantine. Who knows what has been circulating down at Scotiabank.
So many teams share arenas with their NBA cousins. The Raptors are all now in self quarantine. Who knows what has been circulating down at Scotiabank.
bustaheims
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Peter D. said:
Yeah. I suspect we'll see the season suspended by Sunday. Too much overlap with the NBA. There's almost certainly some players infected but not showing symptoms yet.
WAYNEINIONA
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Nik Bethune said:
I think we've played are last game for this season.
Strangelove
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Yeah I heard that the season will be suspended indefinitely.
Seems to me to be a little excessive given the mortality rates etc but they don?t have much choice considering the degree of panic that has erupted. It also appears to be highly contagious.
At least we won?t be eliminated in the first round again.
Seems to me to be a little excessive given the mortality rates etc but they don?t have much choice considering the degree of panic that has erupted. It also appears to be highly contagious.
At least we won?t be eliminated in the first round again.
bustaheims
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Strangelove said:
That's the reason it needs to be done. Stopping the spread is easier when you eliminate large group gatherings.
Part of the reason it's going to be a disaster is this kind of thinking. Anything not essential should be shut down including NCAA, all major sports, concerts, parades, college campuses, etc. Cases are going to explode and overwhelm the hospital system. Have you seen what is happening in Italy? It's coming to the US at least, before you know it.Strangelove said: