1.) playing half in Canada and half in the states? makes no sense if border becomes an issue.
What is the benefit of having games in your city? Why do teams care?
God help you if you are so oblivious that you can't see the benefits of a team playing games in the arena they are most familiar with, having everyone in the organization sleeping in their own beds every single night with their own families over playing away from home every game and not getting good sleep or recuperation in a hotel for the medium-term.
God help you if you are so oblivious that you can't see the benefits of a team playing games in the arena they are most familiar with, having everyone in the organization sleeping in their own beds every single night with their own families over playing away from home every game and not getting good sleep or recuperation in a hotel for the medium-term.
God help you if you are so oblivious that you can't see the benefits of a team playing games in the arena they are most familiar with, having everyone in the organization sleeping in their own beds every single night with their own families over playing away from home every game and not getting good sleep or recuperation in a hotel for the medium-term.
????? I’m pretty sure all teams will be in quarantine?????
You think they are going to let them go home? What if a wife is a nurse or a doctor?
You really think that they will let some players break quarantine and some not?
Games at neutral sites wouldn't allow for the players from the "home team" to go back and stay in their own bed every night. Those teams would be quarantined like everyone else. The most important reason for this is public health. Added bonus is it puts everyone on a level playing field
You do realize if this thing ever happens (Which I personally doubt), everyone will be quarantined at a hotel including the hotel staff. People will be taking daily corona tests on the Abbot testing machines. Do you not understand how this virus works? What you just said is reckless and irresponsible.
Look at the title of this thread. We're not talking about neutral site games. Bettman said they are off the table and the league is looking to have each division play at an NHL arena, since even minor league and high end college arenas they looked at didn't have NHL-standard amenities.
My idea. 4 cities , each representing a division as already discussed. Scrap the previous regular schedule. All remaining regular season games are divisional with all teams playing one game against their other division opponents. So 6-7 games depending on the division. After these games, top 5 teams via points percentage in each division make the playoffs with seed 4 and 5 playing a best of 3 playin. So its divisional series, then conferance, then championship like it was in the 80s. No wildcard.
Also all series after the 4 vs 5 division playin are best of 5 utilizing a 2-3 format for "home" and "away" for last change purposes. Should be able to finish the season by late August instead of Sept and next season could start on time on Oct.
I probably wouldn’t suggest planning anything that requires an airline to be operating to do.This will be interesting. I understand the desire to finish the season, and especially the desire to have a playoffs. However, sequestration is a difficult matter, because:
There is no way to simply give a certain team a set of hotel rooms to finish the regular season unless you can play all games in ONE location. That's because there are inter-conference games left on the schedule, and I do not think it's possible to create 2 'sets' of teams with no crossover. So, even at this....there will be travel.
Now, it's possible that you could do:
Four sites for games (one for each division)
If your team is playing out of site that day: Fly in the AM to the correct site, transport direct to facility, spend the day at the facility, play game, transport to airport, fly 'home'.
Alternatively, one set of hotel rooms in each city could be reserved for traveling teams.....
But the planning logistics are going to be difficult.
I might just take a look at how many games each team has left out of its division - just for kicks. By a quick count, approximately 1/2 the games left on the schedule would fit into this category - either interconference or interdivisional.
they discussed this and said it was not mathematically possible to do that exact scenario and have each team equal the same amount of games before reaching 82.
I find that slightly odd that it wouldn't be possible... But I'd trust they worked it out a lil bit before saying it.
Could they hit an equal number with LESS than 82?
The two reasons to finish the regular season are:
1. After such a long break, teams need a few games before the playoffs. Jumping into the playoffs after a mini-camp would be a terrible situation for a higher seed to be in.
2. Teams haven't played the same number of games, so picking your playoff teams based on where we paused isn't fair.
So, if they COULD get everyone to the same number of games by playing just division games in a way that makes sense, whether than be 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 games each; wouldn't that make sense? As long as everyone gets a minimum of 3 regular season games before the playoffs, and everyone plays the same number, you've answered your fairness issue.
Bottom line. ONE game....ONE game between a Central team and an Atlantic team will allow the league to balance the number of games for all teams at any EVEN number between 72 and 82. But no balancing of schedules can be accomplished without that one game, because the Atlantic needs one extra game to attain parity.
If a team is hosting, they will likely not be quarantined. Bettman has said the only way the season will continue is if people can be reliably tested. Besides, most players are quarantined at their homes right now, with their families. A direct quarantine certainly doesn't mean the players leave their families, where they've been since the season has been paused.
Look at the title of this thread. We're not talking about neutral site games. Bettman said they are off the table and the league is looking to have each division play at an NHL arena, since even minor league and high end college arenas they looked at didn't have NHL-standard amenities.
Reckless and irresponsible? Players are already quarantined at home with their families. That's what they've been doing since the season was put on pause. They're not sitting alone in a hotel room. Have you looked at any NHL social media over the last month? Carey Price fishing at home with his family. Zdeno Chara wearing Bruins masks at home with his family. The three Hughes brothers playing street hockey at their home together. Patrick Marleau skating through his house past his wife and kids. Tarasenko playing goalie with his family at his home. Family workout videos posted by Gustafsson, O'Reilly, and no less than dozens of other players. Do you not understand what NHL players have been doing? What you just said is wildly oblivious. Get real and turn your brain on.
Families get groceries/takeout/essentials
I understand they are currently living at home, but part of the change is those players would then be sharing locker rooms/facilities and then potentially bringing any contacts home with them?
And families can spread among themselves very easily...