GDT: Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning - POSTPONED!

[KuralySnipes]

They should cancel this game. Public safety is more important than sports.

 

[TD Charlie]

Should be a packed house tonight, probably huge tv ratings too!

 

[SerenityRick]

They should cancel this game. Public safety is more important than sports.

The storm will be long over by 7pm.

EDIT - or at least the worst of it.

 

[TP]

if i go now I can walk and get there by game time.

Doubtful.

 

[NDiesel]

Ah you Americans! Know what we call blizzards like this in Canada? Saturday!

But seriously, be safe everyone

 

[ProdigalFan]

NECN just reported game may be cancelled. Decision to be made around noon.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Ah you Americans! Know what we call blizzards like this in Canada? Saturday!

No doubt. Eh.

 

[meunier33]

They should refund all tickets and have it be open seating at the box office. Especially with the T not operating today.

 

[Kate08]

The storm will be long over by 7pm.

EDIT - or at least the worst of it.

There's no public transportation, and there's a travel ban....doesn't matter that the storm will be over, it's a mess down here.

 

[Regina]

NECN just reported game may be cancelled. Decision to be made around noon.

If I did all that work on Sundays GDT for nada' , someones gonna get hurt

I can see Saturday's game be played because TB is in Boston already but with The Herd in
Jersey tonight and the Bruins trying to shuffle off to Buffalo , crapshoot IMO

 

[Ladyfan]

If I did all that work on Sundays GDT for nada' , someones gonna get hurt

I can see Saturday's game be played because TB is in Boston already but with The Herd in
Jersey tonight and the Bruins trying to shuffle off to Buffalo , crapshoot IMO

No workers can get to the Garden so they will have to cancel.

You did an excellent job on the GDT !!!

 

[SerenityRick]

With the condensed schedule.. I don't see how it's possible for them to cancel and reschedule this game

 

[Regina]

No workers can get to the Garden so they will have to cancel.

Irony ​

Workers could get there a month ago and they players couldn't ( wouldn't )

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[deliciouspie]

Irony ​

Workers could get there a month ago and they players couldn't ( wouldn't )

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you must be confusing a lockout with a strike; the players could but the owners wouldn't let them

The More You Know!

 

[MGF0723]

I can see tomorrow's game in Buffalo (no way to get there) and even Tuesday nights game against the Rangers being in trouble.

 

[Regina]

you must be confusing a lockout with a strike; the players could but the owners wouldn't let them

The More You Know!

I believe I covered all aspects but stating wouldn't and couldn't

 

[SerenityRick]

you must be confusing a lockout with a strike; the players could but the owners wouldn't let them

The More You Know!

Owners wanted to re-negotiate the CBA a YEAR in advance of the last one expiring and the NHLPA said "nah"

The More You Know!

Wait... why the **** are we arguing about this again.

 

[deliciouspie]

because i refuse to let misinformation against the side of organized labour slide, because it ultimately benefits people

 

[howaryuh]

Ah you Americans! Know what we call blizzards like this in Canada? Saturday!

But seriously, be safe everyone

Gave me thought that cancellation probably wouldn't be considered an option in most Canadian cities.
Hockey over safety or logic up here!

 

[reidy]

I plan on hoofing it from Charlestown to the Garden area, probably going to take me an hour or so. I hope they don't call the game, should be an epic scene.

 

[missingchicklet]

Based on the remaining season's calendar, it will be very difficult to make up this game if it is cancelled. I assume the players of TB and BOS are close enough to be able to make it to the Garden. Could they just play the game and make it closed off to fans, then refund people with tickets? I know there is still some support staff needed to have a game even if there are no fans, so maybe they cannot get to the Garden, making it impossible to have a game anyway. Will be interesting to see what happens.

 

[Nightslyr]

The travel ban is for normal people and not the people who remove snow from the roads/tracks, who have presumably been working throughout. If those guys did their jobs right, the roads should be able to be reopened late afternoon or early evening, even if the snow hasn't completely stopped by then.

They have, realistically, about 5 hours to get it done and the snow is tapering off.

 

[reidy]

Based on the remaining season's calendar, it will be very difficult to make up this game if it is cancelled. I assume the players of TB and BOS are close enough to be able to make it to the Garden. Could they just play the game and make it closed off to fans, then refund people with tickets? I know there is still some support staff needed to have a game even if there are no fans, so maybe they cannot get to the Garden, making it impossible to have a game anyway. Will be interesting to see what happens.

I don't see why you'd close the game off to fans, just let those with tickets who can make it in allowed in. I plan on being there and I know many of my friends do also.

 

[missingchicklet]

I don't see why you'd close the game off to fans, just let those with tickets who can make it in allowed in. I plan on being there and I know many of my friends do also.

Well, I was considering that the authorities might not want a lot of people traveling. Allowing fans in would only encourage people to take unnecessary risk in getting to the game (not everyone has common sense when it comes to traveling in large amounts of snow). Also, if you allow fans into the game you would need to have security workers, concessions workers, etc. Not sure they could get them all to the Garden. That's the basis of my suggestion.

 

[Nightslyr]

Anyone remember the game back in the Dale/Gordie days when Gordie was late due to snow? Wasn't as bad as this but still pretty bad.