Pre-Game Talk: Leafs/Sens - Game Cancelled in Light of Ottawa Tragedy

[Cor]

As long as there are shooters loose, there is no chance the game gets played.

 

[FlareKnight]

Well if it's not safe enough for the Leafs to get out of their hotel then obviously no game is happening.

I fully expect the reschedule on this one.

 

[Cor]

Hope_Smoke ‏@Hope_Smoke 50s51 seconds ago
...Dreger said he spoke to Leafs organization and they are in lock down inside their hotel. @THNKenCampbell @mlse

 

[Daisy Jane]

Leafs @ Ottawa.... Is there a game tonight? [will keep you updated]

Not to make this political - but strictly focusing on the game.
on TSN they are mentioning that the city is on lockdown, and Henny said (for obvs security reasons) they can't mention the hotel - the Leafs aren't in Kanata.

so there may be a game, but maybe not.

 

[ACC1224]

As long as there are shooters loose, there is no chance the game gets played.

Agreed, they'll need to wrap it up in the next couple hours for any chance to play the game.

Tough call whether they should play or not

 

[Budsfan]

May be more to it than I thought and the game may be cancelled

Graham Richardson @grahamctv · 1m 1 minute ago

BREAKING: @ottawapolice confirm one death on Parliament Hill. 3 separate shootings: War Memorial, Hill and "near Rideau Centre"

 

[ACC1224]

Not to make this political - but strictly focusing on the game.
on TSN they are mentioning that the city is on lockdown, and Henny said (for obvs security reasons) they can't mention the hotel - the Leafs aren't in Kanata.

so there may be a game, but maybe not.

Little late to the party Daisy

 

[Cor]

Catherine Lathem ‏@CatherineCTV 7m7 minutes ago
BREAKING: @ctvottawa CONFIRMS: One shooter dead. Police working under assumption more than one shooter. 3 shooting incidents #ottnews

Jonas Siegel ‏@jonasTSN1050 41s42 seconds ago
Leafs haven't heard yet from the league as to status for tonight's game.

 

[Al14]

So we get the game moved to the end of the year I'm guessing?

Unless gunmen is caught or police think Kanata is far enough away from DT Ottawa, which as someone who use to live in Ottawa will tell you, it may be distant enough to be safe, about a 20 min drive

My wife's building, located a few KM west of Parliament Hill in Tunney's Pasture, is also in lock down.

 

[Ace88*]

This game should be f***ing played. National game, in Ottawa, against "Canada's Team", nothing stronger than this gathering, on this day. Show the sign of strength, tonight it's all one team.

This exactly. To cancel the game would show cowardice in the face of ended tragedy; to go on would be a demonstration of united strength.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Hope_Smoke ‏@Hope_Smoke 50s51 seconds ago
...Dreger said he spoke to Leafs organization and they are in lock down inside their hotel. @THNKenCampbell @mlse

They must be at the Chateau Laurier...which is odd because many teams stay at the Brookstreet in Kanata.

I can see Chateau from my window, and there a solid 50 cops around it.

 

[JoeyBeans]

Play the game in Toronto.

 

[Cor]

They must be at the Chateau Laurier...which is odd because many teams stay at the Brookstreet in Kanata.

I can see Chateau from my window, and there a solid 50 cops around it.

Edit: Weston apparently vvvv

 

[SprDaVE]

Not to make this political - but strictly focusing on the game.
on TSN they are mentioning that the city is on lockdown, and Henny said (for obvs security reasons) they can't mention the hotel - the Leafs aren't in Kanata.

so there may be a game, but maybe not.

Henny posted pictures of the situation from their rooms and it's pretty obvious where they are staying. They are at the Westin. And let's just say they won't be going anywhere anytime soon.

 

[Al14]

They must be at the Chateau Laurier...which is odd because many teams stay at the Brookstreet in Kanata.

I can see Chateau from my window, and there a solid 50 cops around it.

Nope, they're across the street from the Chateau at the Westin???

 

[SprDaVE]

They must be at the Chateau Laurier...which is odd because many teams stay at the Brookstreet in Kanata.

I can see Chateau from my window, and there a solid 50 cops around it.

Nope. They are at the Westin.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Little late to the party Daisy

don't mean to laugh lol but i did.
I didn't see Cor's thread.

Henny posted pictures of the situation from their rooms and it's pretty obvious where they are staying. They are at the Westin. And let's just say they won't be going anywhere anytime soon.

this is so scary

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Nope. They are at the Westin.

I can see people on the roof of the westin, but not street side. They have evacuated the streets all the way east to King Edward, so the Leafs hotel is in the restricted area.

 

[mcleex]

The game better not get cancelled.

 

[Quares27]

I think they should play the game assuming the guy isn't still loose but I think they'll cancel it just out of convenience because there's no difference playing it today or tomorrow schedule-wise

Just looking at the schedule, I don't understand why they make us play back to back when neither us or Ottawa plays until Saturday? is it not common sense to have both teams rested and play on Thursday rather than play back to back on Wednesday and then be off for 2 days? especially considering Ottawa has had like 4 days off, seems pretty BS to have the Leafs play back to back vs a fully rested team for no reason.

 

[JackJ]

Threat is over. Lets drop the puck.

 

[Morguee]

2nd shooting at Rideau Centre confirmed.

 

[BertCorbeau]

I think they should play the game assuming the guy isn't still loose but I think they'll cancel it just out of convenience because there's no difference playing it today or tomorrow schedule-wise

Just looking at the schedule, I don't understand why they make us play back to back when neither us or Ottawa plays until Saturday? is it not common sense to have both teams rested and play on Thursday rather than play back to back on Wednesday and then be off for 2 days?

Maybe they could postpone it until tomorrow assuming there isn't an event planned at Ottawa's rink?

 

[diceman934]

A confirmed second shooting in the Rideau center

 

[Swervin81]

Maybe they could postpone it until tomorrow assuming there isn't an event planned at Ottawa's rink?

Both teams don't play till Saturday and the Leafs are already in town.