OT: Around the NHL - The Big Asterisks Era
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Randy Butternubs
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"Big Asterisks Era" because of the roid usage by a certain team?
ZeroPucksGiven
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BHD
Vejmelka for Vezina
No. The tongue in cheek title has to do with the footnotes that will be attached to every round of the playoffs in the history books.
I don’t care what anyone else thinks, these playoffs are as legit as any other in my books.
Jaded-Fan
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I was reflecting on this entire year, and saw this visual representation of it.
I don't recall there being an asterisk associated with 2013. But that was probably determined after the fact when an Original Six team and greatest player ever Toews won. Had the Penguins won that year, that sentiment might have been a little different.
wheelz87
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I mean. Every team was on equal footing going into ‘13. Here, this season was stopped at an arbitrary point — to the benefit of some and to the detriment of others. (the later to us.. besides the point though) And now a finish to an interrupted season, perhaps 4-5 months later?
Gurglesons
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Not really sure how that puts other teams at an advantage.
BHD
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All 30 teams played the same amount of games in the regular season (albeit, an abbreviated one).
wheelz87
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the advantage is one less round of guys killing each other. The bigger point being, playing 70 games then having 4-5 months off and going straight to a gimmick playoff. It’s certainly asterisk worthy.
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EightyOne
My posts are jokes. And hockey is just a game.
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And EVERYONE will be clamoring of the biggest of asterisks if the Pens win lol
Just means we get to do more
BHD
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Generally speaking. Moving forward, every game will be played under special circumstances.
Gurglesons
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so when will overseas players be able to return stateside? also gotta wonder if a player tests covid positive what then? almost seems like you should just have all of em get covid now, develop the antibodies and play on. I mean you can't do that, but in some ways I do wonder if that wouldn't ultimately be the best thing because if you get covid and have to sit out 2 weeks of game play, as infectous as this is you could literally have the head coach and half the team be out. what then?
if this is true, just cancel the season...that’s ridiculous....
heck by the time they get around to playoffs it would be the normal start of the season, and we might actually start having vaccine's available. who knows.\
but I agree if you are doing playoffs in September and into October just call it already. I mean then what for the regular season how much break after the playoffs end? My selfish side however thinks a fully healthy (minus Simon) penguins team that plays like it did last December will beat any team in the league, so play on I guess.
but I agree if you are doing playoffs in September and into October just call it already. I mean then what for the regular season how much break after the playoffs end? My selfish side however thinks a fully healthy (minus Simon) penguins team that plays like it did last December will beat any team in the league, so play on I guess.
Gurglesons
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Why? They’ve come out and said they see the Winter Classic being the start of next ssason?
Ugene Magic
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I don't care... Every playoffs are played under special circumstances for sake of parity, the regular season, too.
It's all a farce for sake of parity. We tend to overlook it due to our own passion for the game to a certain degree. Someone will always take advantage of the current times rabbit hole. The Pens in 2016 & 2017 defied the rabbit hole and fell back into it.
I'll fully acknowledge this one (if they win) due to having others taken away because of past parity BS.
If a team is bad why parade them as equals?
So now they’re not going to start until January...all I heard previously was December? At some point it’s silly...I think they’re pushing back training camp because of the NBA’s newly announced schedule and the NHL doesn’t want to compete with the start of the NBA...it’s about money...that and Bettman is a wimp...they need to grow a pair...there’s absolutely no reason to push back training camp for any other reason
Gurglesons
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Empoleon8771
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The NHL already needs to delay the start of next year due to bans on crowd sizes that will likely be in place for all of 2020. All of these sports leagues are gambling on a vaccine being out at the end of this year, which would allow the return to normal operation starting in 2021.
BHD
Vejmelka for Vezina
In all honesty, the title wasn’t meant to be serious. I simply couldn’t think of one before posting it. Although, it’s a pretty loaded statement.
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