It’s more complicated than what you’re saying.
As usual...SMH.
It’s more complicated than what you’re saying.
The players did not like the setup in Edmonton/Toronto. Lots was promised that wasn't followed through on, probably easier to get agreement on a short term bubble in a warm weather market during winter months though.
While on the one hand I can appreciate the circumstances weren't ideal, I do have to say boo f***ing hoo. They were given access to better COVID screening/protection than 99.9999% of the population while doing about the least non-essential activity possible during a pandemic.
Good for them if four warm-weather markets are willing to step up and run such a complicated and expensive setup for 4+ months, but the PA and its members need to realize how lucky they were and are to even still be playing a sport in any sort of quarantined setup anywhere on the planet right now.
Your referring to the Edmonton and Toronto bubbles. The NHL wasn’t ever going to do those again. They were talking about 4 quasi bubbles for divisional games.
I don't think the NHLPA were specific in their opposition to bubbles. But if you have that information please share.
Leavins is smoking crack ... the NHL was not the "gold standard" for return to play.
That would be the NBA which ran a bubble flawlessly in an actual COVID hotspot with more amenities and even managed to accomodate families of players into the bubble.
NBA has tentative dates for their fans to get excited about
where's the NHL?
I think you'll see something similar from the NHL by the end of this month.
Leavins is smoking crack ... the NHL was not the "gold standard" for return to play.
That would be the NBA which ran a bubble flawlessly in an actual COVID hotspot with more amenities and even managed to accomodate families of players into the bubble.
Moderna just announced they have a vaccine. Just throwing this out there so don’t shoot the messenger:
If they start running out the vaccine, and it sounds like they will very soon, could we have a border opened by let’s say February? We know that the world wants to get its economy going to pay for this mess.
With a vaccine circulating, it would enable fans back in the stands. People are gonna spend like crazy when the restrictions are lifted. I’m going to my favourite watering hole and taking 4 days off work so I can get drunk as f@$k and not wear a mask. I am then going to tackle all the plastic dividers set up everywhere. Anyone tells me to wear a mask, I’ll have a couple pairs of dirty underwear stored up from my 4 day drunk and I’ll throw them at them
Who is with me?
I had to work thru the whole thing. I work at a Power Plant so they consider us “Essential Service “ I would imagine front line workers will be done first. I just wanna get a normal life back. There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel until the next one. Let’s just get this shitty year over with. It’s been baddddddd"normal people" are highly unlikely to get a vaccine before April. The early doses are ear-marked for high priority people (old people, front line medical workers, etc). I do think there can be fans in the stands by the end of the season though. If it starts in January and ends in late May, I could see fans in the stands for April and May, in a reduced capacity of course.
I had to work thru the whole thing. I work at a Power Plant so they consider us “Essential Service “ I would imagine front line workers will be done first. I just wanna get a normal life back. There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel until the next one. Let’s just get this shitty year over with. It’s been baddddddd
AgreedI simply couldn't agree more this the bolded part. I'm sure 99%+ of people feel the same.
Honestly, just sit back and think of how freaking GREAT it will feel to go to your first NHL game, or concert, or play, after this is done. Even if it is partial attendance, and you have to still wear a mask, and show some certificate for a vaccine (or whatever). It will be euphoric.
Weren’t you just complaining and calling them all incompetent for not having a season announced?I am starting to wonder in light of the vaccine news this week if the NHL is hedging on starting later and simply pausing two weeks for the Olympics if need be.
They are so gate revenue dependant, the thought of being able to have full arenas for playoffs in May/June when the vaccines are more widely available might be appealling to the NHL brass and owners, Olympics be damned.
Weren’t you just complaining and calling them all incompetent for not having a season announced?