NHL To Resume Play In Edmonton and Toronto | Teams Arrive Sunday

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Makes sense, is reasonable and manageable from a Covid perspective.

 

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NHL, NHLPA finalize tentative agreement on Phases 3 and 4 - TSN.ca

 

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That’s a lot of tests.

 

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Long thread but it talks about what happens if an outbreak occurs in Phase 3 or 4.

Essentially if 1 team gets a huge outbreak and can’t continue the tournament ends at the behest of Bettman or the NHLPA via an independent arbiter if they feel Bettman is wrong.

 

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CBA should be done tomorrow.

 

[CupofOil]

The cost of testing alone should eat away significantly at most of the revenue they generate with these playoffs. It almost seems not worth it from a financial perspective if they make it to Phase 4 which is 50/50 IMO.
Either way, even if they don't finish the season finalizing a CBA extension is huge for the long term health of the league. Say what you want about the NHL but they've done well through this whole process.

BTW, thanks for all the updates Bob and 5-4. It's appreciated

 

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The cost of testing alone should eat away significantly at most of the revenue they generate with these playoffs. It almost seems not worth it from a financial perspective if they make it to Phase 4 which is 50/50 IMO.

BTW, thanks for all the updates Bob and 5-4. It's appreciated

I read somewhere or heard in a pod that testing was expected to cost about $3M. The tournament is expected to save between $400-500 million in television revenue. Also the Canadian dollar savings on all costs in Phase 4 should be significant.

 

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I read somewhere or heard in a pod that testing was expected to cost about $3M. The tournament is expected to save between $400-500 million in television revenue. Also the Canadian dollar savings on all costs in Phase 4 should be significant.

Good point about the Canadian dollar, that was certainly another incentive to playing an All Canada tournament.
$3M seems really low considering all the extra staff that's going to be tested on the protocol list but good for them if they can get this accomplished with a strong flow of revenue.

 

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Good point about the Canadian dollar, that was certainly another incentive to playing an All Canada tournament.
$3M seems really low considering all the extra staff that's going to be tested on the protocol list but good for them if they can get this accomplished with a strong flow of revenue.

At $50 a test, 20,000 tests is $1,000,000. That covers the first 10 days. 8 teams will be gone, then 8 more 2 weeks later. Add in the dollar savings and $3M doesn’t seem out of line. Either way it’s a shit ton of money but still reasonable to try to save the season.

 

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The cost of testing alone should eat away significantly at most of the revenue they generate with these playoffs. It almost seems not worth it from a financial perspective if they make it to Phase 4 which is 50/50 IMO.
Either way, even if they don't finish the season finalizing a CBA extension is huge for the long term health of the league. Say what you want about the NHL but they've done well through this whole process.

BTW, thanks for all the updates Bob and 5-4. It's appreciated

The revenue isn’t the whole story, the penalties on not fulfilling the tv contracts with NBC and Rogers are substantial, as well as other sponsorships and partnerships. If they don’t get this completed the leagues financial situation will be dire. Barring teams not having enough players to continue or someone dying, they’re going to do whatever it takes to get the playoffs completed and I think they get it done, there’s just too much on the line for both sides.

 

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It'll be interesting to see who will opt out, and how that will affect the series'.