Canada vs US in Playoffs

[SUBdrewgANS]

Has there been any discussion on how they'll handle this? I know it won't happen until the conference finals and a lot can change by then, but given that Canada has very limited access to vaccines right now, I highly doubt they'll be opening the border. Will they make acceptions?

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[IBleedOil247]

Ive been quite curious about this too.
The Canadian Team coming out of the division will be at a substantial disadvantage if they have to play all there games in the opposing teams home arena, especially with many US Cities allowing Fans

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

No the Canadian government wont I feel. If I had to guess I would say they will be playing the last few rounds of the playoffs in the US. Most likely in a bubble as well. Last thing NHL wants is for the Canucks situation to occur mid playoffs. Thats just my two cents anyways seeing as you asked.

 

[Section337]

One time speculation is that the Canadian team could head to the states, using one of the non-playoff teams' arena as their home arena. I don't mind that idea.

 

[AvroArrow]

They should do it in a bubble. I want to say in the US from the leagues perspective, but doing it in Canada would be safer.

 

[Riseonfire]

This would only happen for 1 of the "ECF or 'WCF".

Bubble time for sure.

 

[StreetHawk]

Ive been quite curious about this too.
The Canadian Team coming out of the division will be at a substantial disadvantage if they have to play all there games in the opposing teams home arena, especially with many US Cities allowing Fans

Probably the most logical solution. For the games where the Canadian team is designated as the home team, there should be no fans in the arena to keep it fair.

 

[Spirit of 67]

They really can't commit to anything too soon as things are changing all the time.
A bubble would be the absolute last solution as it was very expensive last time.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

Play the Canadian team in the arena of the team that lost in the 2nd round to the team they will be facing, if crowds are allowed, for maximum heat.

 

[willy702]

Too much money and excitement from having the fans in the arena. I think they just send the team to Buffalo and allow fans there. If its the Leafs or Canadiens there will be plenty of supporters on the US side of the border buying tickets.

 

[Habsrule]

My suggestion would be to have a week off after the second round. It would be needed for quarantine rules crossing borders for the Canadian team. Have that Canadian team play at a neutral arena in the States.

 

[SaltNPeca]

They really can't commit to anything too soon as things are changing all the time.
A bubble would be the absolute last solution as it was very expensive last time.

Yep. Probably best to have several plans in place, ready to adapt to the current situation in near-time.

 

[Iapyi]

One time speculation is that the Canadian team could head to the states, using one of the non-playoff teams' arena as their home arena. I don't mind that idea.

That would be horrible. I state they need to create a bubble for the last 4 teams preferably in Canada.

 

[Gatorbait19]

With only about 2 months until Round 3, there’s just no way the restrictions are lifted particularly after what happened with the canucks.

Will be very interesting to see what the league does. Will they pick 1 random centrally located place (say Chicago or Columbus) and have the Canadian team play there?

Or will the location depend upon where the Canadian team is (either TOR or EDM) or where their 3rd round opponent is?

One really cool/smart option would be for the league to put the Canadian team in Seattle and let them use the Kraken arena if it’s ready. That could go a long way to generating fan support in a new market by giving them intense playoff hockey.

 

[Lua]

They should do it in a bubble. I want to say in the US from the leagues perspective, but doing it in Canada would be safer.

I was surprised to learn that for the first time since the outbreak, Canada actually has more cases per capita than the US

EDIT: made correction

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Cross that bridge when we come to it. Who knows what the landscape will look like in June.

 

[AvroArrow]

I was surprised to learn that for the first time since the outbreak, Canada actually has more active cases than the US

You may have read it wrong, the US has close to 7M active cases at the moment. Canada has more cases per capita now than the US, but the total number of cases is significantly smaller.

 

[Lt Dan]

I assume that there will be bubbles, like last season.

 

[EdJovanovski]

They should do it in a bubble. I want to say in the US from the leagues perspective, but doing it in Canada would be safer.

You may have read it wrong, the US has close to 7M active cases at the moment. Canada has more cases per capita now than the US, but the total number of cases is significantly smaller.

Lol what? Per capita is certainly the more significant measure in determining which is safer, the vaccines are also far more widespread in the US than Canada

 

[Lua]

You may have read it wrong, the US has close to 7M active cases at the moment. Canada has more cases per capita now than the US, but the total number of cases is significantly smaller.

oh jeeze you right

 

[Lt Dan]

Cross that bridge when we come to it. Who knows what the landscape will look like in June.

Are you serious here?
The makeup games are a variable but there is less than a month left in the (planned) regular season .

There are going to be increased complications with the Canadian border and issues like possible quarantines. This isn't a school project than that be eek'd out in a few hours time to plan in now , not at 11:59pm the day before.

 

[Lua]

Lol what? Per capita is certainly the more significant measure in determining which is safer, the vaccines are also far more widespread in the US than Canada

In his defense, I did claim that Canada has more active cases right now than the US, which as it turns out is incorrect

It's harder to say whether per capita vs active cases makes an environment like the NHL playoffs more dangerous. I suspect you might be right just because the Canadian teams play in metropolitan areas, but i'm hardly an epidemiologist or 8th-grade-level reader

 

[Rafafouille]

Hopefully it's all in the US in locations where they can pack the arenas so it's not a snoozefest with zero ambiance like last years playoffs.

 

[Steerpike]

It's pretty rich to just assume that a Canadian team will make it out of the second round of the playoffs. /s

 

[Lt Dan]

It's harder to say whether per capita vs active cases makes an environment like the NHL playoffs more dangerous.

Per capita is exponentially more dangerous. The US has about 8x the population of Canada, it is almost always going to have more cases

American specific example.
Let's compare California and Michigan

California has 4x the population of Michigan , but Michigan is clearly a more dangerous place to catch Covid right now.




The question is: Where are the current hot spots and how can they be avoided

I suspect you might be right just because the Canadian teams play in more metropolitan areas,

Are you kidding me with this?