Vancouver Canucks COVID-19 Breakout (No unrelated covid talk)

[LMFAO]

Canucks will be lucky to win 5 games down this stretch, this is just a brutal schedule and so many sick players, just awful situation.
NHL really should be ashamed, this is completely messed up.
Not just the physical toll, but the Mental toll with families going through it also, How can they even play?
This is bigger than paychecks, playing what 17 games in 24 nights? like come on

The NHL should have just bought Covid Vaccines a while ago.

But the SJW would have never shut the hell up about it.

 

[BB88]

Actually not a bad point. I assume players can still opt out like Rask did.

Rask had an emergency

 

[Egghead1999]

What's the point of that? Is it because of the whole "derp, well mathematically Vancouver can still make it" thing? Because it seems kind of pointless to delay the playoffs for games between two teams that 99% likely don't make the playoffs.

It has nothing to do with the playoff. It has all to do contract bonus, TV contract ..... The best way for them to do is play those games after the regular season over.

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

The NHL should have just bought Covid Vaccines a while ago.

But the SJW would have never shut the hell up about it.

I am far from a social justice warrior and am not for this a lot of restrictions being put in place but in no way should the NHL be purchasing the vaccine right now.

While there is still a risk to these young athletes, the risk is far, far greater for older people. They need to be vaccinated first.

 

[Canucks LB]

Shit is about to go down, good!

 

[Canucks LB]

 

[Canucks LB]

Its still going







f***ing pipe bombs
Good, nhl deserves this

 

[wonton15]

Funny that the Canucks official twitter has posted the JT quotes and the interview. How about do something about it instead? Frustrating.

 

[Muffin]

I am far from a social justice warrior and am not for this a lot of restrictions being put in place but in no way should the NHL be purchasing the vaccine right now.

While there is still a risk to these young athletes, the risk is far, far greater for older people. They need to be vaccinated first.

Not sure if you know this but America is already vaccinating everyone, Canada is just way behind and dropping the ball.

 

[Muffin]

Its still going







f***ing pipe bombs
Good, nhl deserves this

You think the players would be fine with not getting paid for the games if they decide to cancel them? They can sit at home and collect the CRB like us peasants.

 

[Canucks LB]

I would not be surprised if the entire team said f*** you to the NHL and sat out Friday.

The ownership and management need to do something about this

 

[Paradise Circus]

This is bad

 

[Muffin]

I would not be surprised if the entire team said f*** you to the NHL and sat out Friday.

The ownership and management need to do something about this

Highly doubt that, there are huge contract implications for things like that.

 

[LionsHeart]

The NHL should have just bought Covid Vaccines a while ago.

But the SJW would have never shut the hell up about it.

There are a lot more important people in this world that needed it before hockey players.

 

[Phil Brooks]

I would not be surprised if the entire team said f*** you to the NHL and sat out Friday.

The ownership and management need to do something about this

Jim Benning ran out of time to submit an appeal the league, probably.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

You can’t really blame the league here. There are, what, 30 other teams? And a few weeks left in the regular season. They’ve done a lot of accommodating for the Canucks so far, at some point this late you have to just say “alright, go ice the best roster you can and good luck”

If Miller doesn’t want to play, I’m sure he can sit out the game and the Canucks can call someone up

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Not sure if you know this but America is already vaccinating everyone, Canada is just way behind and dropping the ball.

In Canada, I know two people who have got the vaccine - my grandma who is almost 80 and my friend who is a nurse in her young 20s.

I think the idea of a vaccine is almost mythical to a lot of Canadians, and most don’t realize how well the US is vaccinating. In a lot of areas in the US life is beginning to return to normal. Here in Ontario, we just entered our third lockdown and variant-driven cases have caused this wave of Covid to be the worst one yet.

 

[Beef Cake]

In Canada, I know two people who have got the vaccine - my grandma who is almost 80 and my friend who is a nurse in her young 20s.

I think the idea of a vaccine is almost mythical to a lot of Canadians, and most don’t realize how well the US is vaccinating. In a lot of areas in the US life is beginning to return to normal. Here in Ontario, we just entered our third lockdown and variant-driven cases have caused this wave of Covid to be the worst one yet.

Yet people still hold Stephan Harper on a pedestal

 

[Canadian Finn]

Yet people still hold Stephan Harper on a pedestal

but he wore a sweater.

how can anyone be a douche when they wear a sweater?

(Harper was the worst leader in my lifetime).

 

[Canucks LB]

You can’t really blame the league here. There are, what, 30 other teams? And a few weeks left in the regular season. They’ve done a lot of accommodating for the Canucks so far, at some point this late you have to just say “alright, go ice the best roster you can and good luck”

If Miller doesn’t want to play, I’m sure he can sit out the game and the Canucks can call someone up

Congratulations, you absolutely missed the entire point

 

[dbaz]

You can’t really blame the league here. There are, what, 30 other teams? And a few weeks left in the regular season. They’ve done a lot of accommodating for the Canucks so far

By cancelling games that would have created massive spread?
Yea, that schedule is really accomodating to a team in their situation.. how about just extend the schedule a bit including the US teams that have had their schedules altered too. The way Japan is going the Olympics are gonna be pushed back anyways

 

[Gurglesons]

Congratulations, you absolutely missed the entire point

I feel for Miller and the Canucks and largely agree with his points, but at the same time we need to view this from a business standpoint because the NHL is a business.

Everyone else is being asked to work or quit their jobs. The NHL is no different tbh.

Furthermore, I don't think it is inappropriate to question the NHL for doing this. I question how my company handled COVID every day. But the fact is you can be in the NHL and adhere to their requests or you can not. It's not like the Canucks are alone in this. And they can opt out.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

By cancelling games that would have created massive spread?
Yea, that schedule is really accomodating to a team in their situation.. how about just extend the schedule a bit including the US teams that have had their schedules altered too. The way Japan is going the Olympics are gonna be pushed back anyways

that's already happened once....

it will not happen a 2nd year in a row..... otherwise go ahead and cancel Beijing 2022 since the Olympics are on alternating two year cycles

 

[Spoilers]

The Canucks aren’t being forced to play. They technically have the option to not play.

The NHL has already rescheduled so many games, so unless the players are COVID positive they don’t see the need to reschedule. It’s essentially like playing with injuries. Tough luck.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

The Canucks aren’t being forced to play. They technically have the option to not play.

The NHL has already rescheduled so many games, so unless the players are COVID positive they don’t see the need to reschedule. It’s essentially like playing with injuries. Tough luck.

This. Exactly.