I'm hearing it's likely the regular season is over, standings will be frozen and the playoffs will start up in a month.
How pissed off are you if you are an Islanders fan? 2 points behind Columbus with 2 games in hand. Just outside a playoff spot. That’s the kind of shit that usually happens to us.
TBH they should postpone the playoffs until... *checks Pesce's recovery timeline*... at least 4 months. You know, for seasonality and all that.
I actually do think the Canes being so young plus going into a Playoffs with a very strong defense (healthy Hamilton/Vatanen) after month(s) of sitting around would bode well for their chances. Plus they have the expert already there with Williams.
On the off chance this game is played, it will be hard to get excited for. Seems like it’ll be the last for awhile, and have no ramifications on what happens next (whether the season is outright cancelled or starts up at the playoffs, the outcome doesn’t really matter to the Canes).
He does look geriatric. I then I see he is more than 12 years younger than I am....I'm just worried about Williams with him being a high-risk group and all.
Actually pretty much opposite. If regular season is cancelled soon, point percentage is the one that matters. It gives very important role for last games now. If it will be cancelled after today, I think no problem in any case, but two game eve still after now, and it all might change.
Not a big fan of a wild card games for NHL playoffs as a full time idea. But if they do cancel the regular season and end up doing playoffs, I think a wild card game or two for the teams on the bubble would be fair for this instance.
I'm curious on what would happen if the season were just delayed. Conceivably, that could give us enough time to get healthy, and if we could have at least Dougie and Vatanan ready to go for the stretch run and playoffs, this delay could be huge for us.about to make rare playoffs appearance
the regular season is cancelled
it's caniac thing
I mean you're looking at a month probably minimum...now you're talking hockey going into July (past the draft & free agency start). I think the only way they could conceivably do that (play out the season) is to shorten the Stanley Cup Playoffs to best-of-5 series AND on an accelerated schedule.I'm curious on what would happen if the season were just delayed. Conceivably, that could give us enough time to get healthy, and if we could have at least Dougie and Vatanan ready to go for the stretch run and playoffs, this delay could be huge for us.
And, we all saw how dominant we were early on this year while everyone else was shaking off the cobwebs from the summer. If that same kind of situation happens again.....