GDT: UPDATE: Season Postponed. Pens at Jackets at a date TBD

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Can the Corneavirus kill the Grimace?

 

[66-30-33]

Wonder how they deal with the remainder of the season? right to playoffs? cancel season and playoffs? meaning we miss and keep our 1st.

 

[Khelandros]

 

[BreakfastatMarios]

I wonder if there is any reasonable scenario where this gets Jake Guentzel back in play for the Penguins this year, if they suspend play and then have to play longer to get season/playoffs in.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

How the hell would that work?

Isn't the arena booked something like 250 days or more a year?

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Wonder how they deal with the remainder of the season? right to playoffs? cancel season and playoffs? meaning we miss and keep our 1st.

And lose next year's first, which could be worse for the Pens.

 

[K Fleur]

Season ends on a win for the Pens.

Some positive vibes.

 

[EightyOne]

Suspend a month. Finish regular season using the arena dates already set aside for playoffs.

Jam actual playoff games in where they can afterward? They waste a lot of time in playoffs between games.

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Season ends on a win for the Pens.

Some positive vibes.

I was thinking that earlier but then I looked at the only teams they had beat in the like last ten tries and I kinda got sad, again.

 

[66-30-33]

And lose next year's first, which could be worse for the Pens.

This is a better draft, no? also read on main forums the cap might go down, depends how much it drops it might force the NHL to bring back compliance buyouts.

 

[66-30-33]

Season ends on a win for the Pens.

Some positive vibes.

Pens vs Flyers if they skipped right to playoffs after 2 months, would be good for us to rest up from our suckiness and suck for Flyers because they were rolling and this would kill that for them.

 

[PensandCaps]

I wonder if there is any reasonable scenario where this gets Jake Guentzel back in play for the Penguins this year, if they suspend play and then have to play longer to get season/playoffs in.

seems very likely


put the coronavirus name on the cup

 

[Jaded-Fan]

This is a better draft, no? also read on main forums the cap might go down, depends how much it drops it might force the NHL to bring back compliance buyouts.

If they cancel a bunch of games the cap certainly will go down, as it is based on revenues.

 

[Nadal On Clay]

The only positive aspect that I can see is that we might get Guentzel back for round one. (If there is any playoff games at all)

 

[Andy99]

The only positive aspect that I can see is that we might get Guentzel back for round one. (If there is any playoff games at all)

Yeah I don’t see how they can realistically suspend for a month and then just resume . Players will be off the ice. It’s hard to ramp it back up. Quality of hockey would be shitty

 

[66-30-33]

If they cancel a bunch of games the cap certainly will go down, as it is based on revenues.

How much would it probably drop? 5-6M?

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

I wonder if there is any reasonable scenario where this gets Jake Guentzel back in play for the Penguins this year, if they suspend play and then have to play longer to get season/playoffs in.

It's probable, depending on how long the hiatus to resume period lasts.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Season suspened per LeBrun, Pens leaving Columbus at 2 pm.

 

[OnMyOwn]

Yeah I don’t see how they can realistically suspend for a month and then just resume . Players will be off the ice. It’s hard to ramp it back up. Quality of hockey would be shitty

I would imagine they’d still have practices, no?

 

[Khelandros]

 

[Kristopher Letang]

Season ends on a win for the Pens.

Some positive vibes.

This is why I like you.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

I would imagine they’d still have practices, no?

No, it sounds like all team activities are shut down.

 

[OnMyOwn]

I love how yesterday the pens were like “f*** it, play on!” in their release...one day later “nevermind”

 

[Gurglesons]

I wonder if there is any reasonable scenario where this gets Jake Guentzel back in play for the Penguins this year, if they suspend play and then have to play longer to get season/playoffs in.

Yeah. He likely is ready for round 1 now. Huge for us.

 

[OnMyOwn]

No, it sounds like all team activities are shut down.

That’s a step further than I figured. Most places are just stopping large gatherings.