Around the NHL 2020-21

[NoNecksCurse]

At least we're not Detroit... Tampa is already up 3-0 on them in the first five minutes

Detroit at least has direction. Suck really bad, draft high. Try not to become what Edmonton was for so long.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Tampa scores 3 goals in the first 5 minutes against Detroit. Can’t wait until we play Detroit and beat them in OT.

No jinx or anything.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

When you lose track of how many teams are now sidelined for Covid...

 

[BigFatCat999]

When you lose track of how many teams are now sidelined for Covid...

At first, I thought it would be BAD for the teams but on second blush. teams with COVID breaks are winning.

Maybe Forsberg needs to develop a cough?

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Maybe if we save it for the last few weeks of the season, we'll be rested for the playoffs... well, if we can manage to be in a playoff position anyway.

 

[Legionnaire11]

Hopefully teams get it out of the way early and the second half of the season is smoother, I feel like that's how the NFL went, but maybe it was just the Titans.

 

[drwpreds]

Hopefully teams get it out of the way early and the second half of the season is smoother, I feel like that's how the NFL went, but maybe it was just the Titans.

Not to get off on a tangent, but my question is are we ever going to take a step back, look at the past year, and maybe, just maybe- stop cancelling so many things over one or two positive tests/contact tracing??

We are now 1 year into this thing- there have been thousands and thousands of sports cancellations. A ton of positive tests and even more contact tracing. But there is still no evidence whatsoever of in game spread or risk to the community. And has there even been a single case of an athlete getting sick enough to be hospitalized?? Has there been anyone who suffered anything more than a cold/flu like illness??

Everything that we have been through with Covid the past year and no athletes have gotten really sick. All of the cancellations/shutdowns and the vast majority consisted of a bunch of completely healthy athletes and coaches.

And we now have a vaccine. If this virus never goes away, are we still going to be cancelling/shutting down things a year or two from now over every positive test??

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Not to get off on a tangent, but my question is are we ever going to take a step back, look at the past year, and maybe, just maybe- stop cancelling so many things over one or two positive tests/contact tracing??

We are now 1 year into this thing- there have been thousands and thousands of sports cancellations. A ton of positive tests and even more contact tracing. But there is still no evidence whatsoever of in game spread or risk to the community. And has there even been a single case of an athlete getting sick enough to be hospitalized?? Has there been anyone who suffered anything more than a cold/flu like illness??

Everything that we have been through with Covid the past year and no athletes have gotten really sick. All of the cancellations/shutdowns and the vast majority consisted of a bunch of completely healthy athletes and coaches.

And we now have a vaccine. If this virus never goes away, are we still going to be cancelling/shutting down things a year or two from now over every positive test??

Well Marco Rossi is out for the season due to Covid. That's really sick. I'm sure there are many others, but he's the most recent one in hockey circles.

 

[Scoresberg]

Not to get off on a tangent, but my question is are we ever going to take a step back, look at the past year, and maybe, just maybe- stop cancelling so many things over one or two positive tests/contact tracing??

We are now 1 year into this thing- there have been thousands and thousands of sports cancellations. A ton of positive tests and even more contact tracing. But there is still no evidence whatsoever of in game spread or risk to the community. And has there even been a single case of an athlete getting sick enough to be hospitalized?? Has there been anyone who suffered anything more than a cold/flu like illness??

Everything that we have been through with Covid the past year and no athletes have gotten really sick. All of the cancellations/shutdowns and the vast majority consisted of a bunch of completely healthy athletes and coaches.

And we now have a vaccine. If this virus never goes away, are we still going to be cancelling/shutting down things a year or two from now over every positive test??

Inching closer and closer to cancellation..

 

[PredsV82]

Hopefully teams get it out of the way early and the second half of the season is smoother, I feel like that's how the NFL went, but maybe it was just the Titans.

NFL responded to the Titans situation and other early problems by recognizing that COVID spread a lot easier than initially thought. The "6 feet and 15 minutes" assumptions were blown up by the NFL experience. NFL got much more strict about interaction and it saved the season. Hopefully the NHL follows their example

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Inching closer and closer to cancellation..

I don't think after everything they've put into getting this season going that there is ANY scenario in which they'll cancel. There are a finite number of players we're talking about here, and the league must be getting close to having had 50% of the players infected already. They'll just streamroll through whatever ensues.

 

[Predsanddead24]

This Lake Tahoe game is amazing. It’s like watching Mystery Alaska. Would love if they kept this as a yearly thing although I doubt it’s economical.

 

[BigFatCat999]

This Lake Tahoe game is amazing. It’s like watching Mystery Alaska. Would love if they kept this as a yearly thing although I doubt it’s economical.

True, very very true.

 

[Soundgarden]

This Lake Tahoe game is amazing. It’s like watching Mystery Alaska. Would love if they kept this as a yearly thing although I doubt it’s economical.

Yeah, I'm impressed. The jerseys are looking pretty sharp this year too.

 

[Predsanddead24]

Shame the ice seems to be having some big issues. That spot near center ice has taken tons of people out. Sloppiness makes it more like pond hockey I guess though.

 

[Legionnaire11]

My only gripe, and it's very minor, with the Lake Tahoe games is that I wish they could have limited/prohibited the boats from cruising and hanging out at water's edge.

 

[jumb0]

Yeah, I'm impressed. The jerseys are looking pretty sharp this year too.

Boston and Colorado's were great. Vegas and Philly were eh.

 

[Scoresberg]

Ward canned from Calgary. Sutter in.

 

[NoNecksCurse]

Ward canned from Calgary. Sutter in.

i would probably prefer to go the interim route at this point anyways. hard to get a read on the roster and taylor has seemed to do enough in milwaukee to get a look.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Well we wondered if Sutter would even be willing to coach again. Maybe still only because it's Calgary. But there's an attempt anyway to fix something that was broken by another NHL team. While our team is content to remain broken.

 

[jumb0]

i would probably prefer to go the interim route at this point anyways. hard to get a read on the roster and taylor has seemed to do enough in milwaukee to get a look.

It's an absolute perfect situation to make Taylor the interim....Hynes is garbage, Ads aren't playing this season, no need to repeat the mistakes of the last coaching change.

 

[Scoresberg]

Chicago's just masterful at getting away from those bad contracts..

 

[hockey diva]

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Ward canned from Calgary. Sutter in.

<sigh> It was a pipe dream, but damn would it have been a good fit. Can't wait to see what USA Hockey bozo we hire after Hynes finally gets the axe.

 

[Predsanddead24]

<sigh> It was a pipe dream, but damn would it have been a good fit. Can't wait to see what USA Hockey bozo we hire after Hynes finally gets the axe.

I have a feeling that Columbus is going to fire Tortorella and we'll hire him.