What if the NHL has to cancel the rest of the season?
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bustaheims
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KadriFan said:
Except, some of the players are in Canada, and some are in the U.S. right now (and, some might have made it home to Europe before the travel bans). Teams are split up, opponents are on different sides of the borders . . . it's really just a logistical nightmare right now. Unless things change in the geopolitical sphere relatively quickly, there's no chance of the rest of this season happening.
bustaheims said:
I don't doubt for a second they could figure out something with the Canada-U.S. border to make this happen. It's still open for "essential" workers, isn't it? Working out the logistics with players in Europe could be trickier though.
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CarltonTheBear said:
Maybe, though, I'm not sure the NHL has enough pull in the US to make that happen on their own. If all the major sports leagues banded together, I'm sure something would get done.
bustaheims said:
They'll do anything to get the sports leagues back up. Even if it was just the NHL at first they'd comply with whatever they needed because it might signal to the other leagues that they should do it too.
L K
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When nonsense like this takes place in the US, I really don't think the border from their side will be the problem:
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/13/us/wwe-essential-business-trnd/index.html
The logistics of this are going to be a nightmare if they do try and run a league with some form of normal scheduling. Far more so than playing in a selection group of locations.
MLB is also partnering to get antibody testing as part of a larger testing trial. They are going to be testing families, players, trainers, pretty much everyone involved in the game. It's pretty clear they partnered up to use it as ammunition to be able to get MLB up and running.
http://www.cnn.com/2020/04/13/us/wwe-essential-business-trnd/index.html
The logistics of this are going to be a nightmare if they do try and run a league with some form of normal scheduling. Far more so than playing in a selection group of locations.
MLB is also partnering to get antibody testing as part of a larger testing trial. They are going to be testing families, players, trainers, pretty much everyone involved in the game. It's pretty clear they partnered up to use it as ammunition to be able to get MLB up and running.
Arn said:
Nah. Two completely different situations. The AHL's revenue mostly comes from having fans in the stands. The NHL can still make a lot of money just from TV.
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I saw also that there was an agreement that eligible AHL players could be re-assigned to the NHL. I wonder if they'll allow for expanded rosters for getting the NHL back playing.
The football(soccer) authorities seem to be leaning towards allowing 5 substitutes instead of 3 for the remainder of any leagues that get playing in Europe and also allowing the squad size to be expanded from 25 to allow for the fact they could be playing several games in a short period with no real "pre-season" and then a minimal gap before a new season starts
The football(soccer) authorities seem to be leaning towards allowing 5 substitutes instead of 3 for the remainder of any leagues that get playing in Europe and also allowing the squad size to be expanded from 25 to allow for the fact they could be playing several games in a short period with no real "pre-season" and then a minimal gap before a new season starts
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"were going to need a bigger bench"Arn said:
Heroic Shrimp
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If there's anything we know about Gudas, it's his relentless concern for the health of fellow NHLers.herman said:
OldTimeHockey
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Deebo said:
Isn't every business in the world trying to power through it?