Confirmed with Link: 2019-20 NHL Season Suspended
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OmNomNom
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Had a thought - this break gives vatanen time to recover and potentially play games later on
BenedictGomez
Corsi is GROSSLY overrated
Ridiculous overreaction.
The players fly on private jets.
Just play the games with no crowds.
The players fly on private jets.
Just play the games with no crowds.
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They are the 3rd seed in the Pacific based on points percentage which is what people assume would be what they use to determine seeding.
Emperoreddy
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it’s about the players. One guy gets it like in the NBA, you have to quarantine that entire team and staff for 14 days. You can’t finish a season like that.
I suspect they also fear the publicity.
Imagine if a large outbreak took place, and it was all traced back to a hockey game. I don't think the league could/would risk that.
BenedictGomez
Corsi is GROSSLY overrated
That makes perfect sense, but it seems like you could get as far along as you can before that point (if it even happens).
About the only thing I can tell that isnt cancelled right now is March Madness, but I imagine the pressure will build on the NCAA now.
Safe decision. Really they couldn't do anything else given the the NBA decision. I wonder what the players wanted? I imagine most will be happy to be at home with their families riding this out.
The major question that nobody knows the answer to is, how long? If they are determined to avoid even a single case among the players and staff while this is going on, I think we may be done for the year. And no tolerance is implicit in this decision.
The major question that nobody knows the answer to is, how long? If they are determined to avoid even a single case among the players and staff while this is going on, I think we may be done for the year. And no tolerance is implicit in this decision.
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Duke just withdrew from it, suspended their schools athletics. I would be stunned if we get to next thursday without anything getting suspended
BenedictGomez
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FinnishDevil
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Right call, even if this sucks, but just sending my best wishes to fellow Devils fans around the globe. Stay safe.
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Yeah man, I cant imagine things will look better in a weeks time or that public pressure will calm down. That tournament is not happening next week, maybe May Madness.
Oh how I wish I was in Finland right now. Or, you know, any country with national health care.
FinnishDevil
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Yeah its definitely something me and many people living in Nordic countries take for granted, cause we simply havent experienced anything else. Still, if things get real bad real quick, free healthcare is gonna end up costing countries a looot. Obviously its still just money and keeping the death count as low as possible is the only thing that matters, but what this does to the economy of especially smaller European countries definitely raises some questions. Here's just hoping this will all just settle down in the upcoming weeks and months.
glenwo2
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Just heard on WFAN that it's Duke and Kansas.
Yep. That's a wrap for March Madness.
Classic Devil
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Things are going to be catastrophically bad inside of 10 days.
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Right call for sure.
Considering the way South Korea and China's measures worked (and I'm not saying the USA will be anywhere near as successful in containment) this could conceivably be over in two weeks and everything will be back on.
This website is pretty good for those who are interested - especially with the 'new cases' graphs.Coronavirus Update (Live): 133,181 Cases and 4,950 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Outbreak - Worldometer
Considering the way South Korea and China's measures worked (and I'm not saying the USA will be anywhere near as successful in containment) this could conceivably be over in two weeks and everything will be back on.
This website is pretty good for those who are interested - especially with the 'new cases' graphs.Coronavirus Update (Live): 133,181 Cases and 4,950 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Outbreak - Worldometer
SteveCangialosi123
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We have conducted something like 11,000 tests total to date. South Korea is running 10,000+ tests a day...We are woefully unprepared.
What are sports stations gonna do with nothing to show? There's maybe 2 or 3 days in the whole year with no sporting events at all, which is manageable through Top 10s and stuff like that, but this might go on for a couple months.
Time for the PBA to hit the spotlight.
Time for the PBA to hit the spotlight.
glenwo2
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Emperoreddy
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yeah the sad reality is we actually have no idea how many cases there are and how people with few or no symptoms have been transmitting it. with the 5-14 day period for symptoms to show it can really just explode and we don’t have any idea if it’s too late.
