Around the NHL 2021-22
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Legionnaire11
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sparkle twin
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True. All of our games are postponed through the Christmas break.
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Well at least I wont have to worry about making a GDT from Disney..
No real surprise here - Season paused until after Christmas break.
NHL to break early for holidays amid COVID spike
NHL to break early for holidays amid COVID spike
GoldOnGold
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Lavi and McCarthy up to their old tricks in Washington - The Caps are the 5th best team in the league but have the 28th ranked PP; seem familiar? 
I haven't bothered to keep up with them but how is that even possible?Lavi and McCarthy up to their old tricks in Washington - The Caps are the 5th best team in the league but have the 28th ranked PP; seem familiar?
Kat Predator
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Backstrom, Kuznetsov, and Oshie out on COVID. Wilson recently on IR. Mantha has been on LTIR. That's a lot of firepower.
Still they have Ovechkin and Carlson.
Armourboy
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Yeah but you don't get to 28th from one covid stint.Backstrom, Kuznetsov, and Oshie out on COVID. Wilson recently on IR. Mantha has been on LTIR. That's a lot of firepower.
Still they have Ovechkin and Carlson.
Porter Stoutheart
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he had to break them off all their habits.Lavi was their coach last year too. And they were #3 in the league on the PP. 24.8%.
Kat Predator
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Nope.
Of course, who understands why our PP went off a cliff suddenly either? Lavi and McCarthy admitted they didn't have the answer.
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Armourboy
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Wouldn't surprise me. Omicron is spreading like wildfire and the holidays are not going to help that.
101st_fan
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Omicron is spreading but presenting as no to mild symptoms among vaccinated persons ... resembling its coronavirus cousins that produce sniffles rather than widespread death. That is why some players and staff are questioning if it is wise to continue widespread testing of asymptomatic vaccinated people.
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Exactly. The currently policy is needlessly strict. But I guess the leagues are so lawsuit averse that they are afraid to change
Porter Stoutheart
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But I think - like the early days of Covid itself - that it's rational to be cautious with the unknown. "So far" "it seems" like Omicron isn't causing much harm to vaccinated people... this is great news for us all... but while that's the general observational trend so far, hockey is just hockey, it's just a game for entertainment, no real need to take any chances. The hard data is stacking up meanwhile. Players have families too. No need to just keep spreading things to their homes during the holidays if they don't need to. After the holidays, they may have the hard data in hand and will probably send everybody back to work. I think this works out nicely for all of us.
101st_fan
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After scrolling through Twitter today it might be easier for the NHL to just post who isn't in the protocol at this point.
101st_fan
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101st_fan
I taught Yoda
Porter Stoutheart
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Surprising that NHL players are still clamoring about the Olympics. Seeing what's going on, why on earth would you want to put yourself into that mess and risk being stuck in China?
I mean, if the Olympics even goes ahead, I for sure would not want any of our players taking that risk. I wouldn't trust any organizers or foreign governments with the fate of our team's NHL season.
Of course, flip side, I would be all for having players from other teams bolt for the Olympics.
I mean, if the Olympics even goes ahead, I for sure would not want any of our players taking that risk. I wouldn't trust any organizers or foreign governments with the fate of our team's NHL season.
Of course, flip side, I would be all for having players from other teams bolt for the Olympics.
Armourboy
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If any of them want to go that bad then they can retire and go play. This is what happens when you are part of a larger organization. Most of the players will not be going so the majority will not want to give up a paycheck so the rich minority can go play in the Olympics.
101st_fan
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The Olympics are a once every four years event where the sweaters are national ... no free agency, no trades, just representing your country. It historically is significant. Up until 60-90 days before the event, NHL players thought they were going but now the situation has shifted and that isn't happening now. The lure makes sense ... so does the league wanting its players to avoid participating.
