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In misery of redwings of suckage for a long time
I wanted Zadorov, but Sam could still be a player, he just needs to beat up Hagg...
Not that I edit a lot of posts, but I propose the above for yours.
I wanted Zadorov, but Sam could still be a player, he just needs to beat up Hagg...
That sounds like Raffl hanging out with his homies and staying in shape for TC, whenever it opens.
Could be a sign that a season in January is looking less likely.
Apparently several teams would like to opt out of the season, so much so that the NHL said that was not an option.
And the revenue shortfall could fall below break even.
HockeyBuzz.com - Jeremy Laura - League revenue lower than I thought
Sports Illustrated takes a look at “the look” of NHLPA/NHL bickering. Getting around the “owners have terrible timing”, take a look at the numbers. 18-19 posted more than 5 billion in revenue. That is the number that salary cap and expenses were based on. There is recognition that projected revenues WITH fans in attendance is about 3.65 billion (1.4 billion shortfall). Without fans, estimates are around 1.8 - 2 billion. That’s less than half.
Things are looking pretty dicey.
Given the way COVID-19 is continuing to ravage North America, I don't see an NHL season happening at all. They can't do a season in a bubble like they did the playoffs.Could be a sign that a season in January is looking less likely.
Apparently several teams would like to opt out of the season, so much so that the NHL said that was not an option.
And the revenue shortfall could fall below break even.
HockeyBuzz.com - Jeremy Laura - League revenue lower than I thought
Sports Illustrated takes a look at “the look” of NHLPA/NHL bickering. Getting around the “owners have terrible timing”, take a look at the numbers. 18-19 posted more than 5 billion in revenue. That is the number that salary cap and expenses were based on. There is recognition that projected revenues WITH fans in attendance is about 3.65 billion (1.4 billion shortfall). Without fans, estimates are around 1.8 - 2 billion. That’s less than half.
Things are looking pretty dicey.
Given the way COVID-19 is continuing to ravage North America, I don't see an NHL season happening at all. They can't do a season in a bubble like they did the playoffs.
It's not helping that totally incompetent grifters are planning the US vaccine distribution at present, but even if the vaccines are good to go, health care workers and seniors should get the first batches, not pro athletes (I don't expect this to be the case in reality).Right now I agree. Unless there is a situation where we have weeks and/or months of declining cases, I just don’t know how you can pull it off. Even with limited fans. This pandemic will likely continue to get worse before it gets better. I am not convinced that big pharma is going to give us anything soon either
I suspect @Hollywood Couturier won't like this idea but I'd be ok with getting NHL/NBA players and staff vaccinated as front-line just so they can do their song and dance to amuse the masses. Morale matters.
I suspect @Hollywood Couturier won't like this idea but I'd be ok with getting NHL/NBA players and staff vaccinated as front-line just so they can do their song and dance to amuse the masses. Morale matters.
Also, sports leagues serve as widely accessible and understandable examples for everyone else. Showing vaccination success in sports is free advertising to get everyone else on board.
We all hope so. But even if it starts, with realignment to create an all Canadian division, how long will it last if players start getting infected?There will be a season in some form.
I was immediately against your idea of putting professional athletes in the hierarchy of who in society should be treated first. Plus, choosing people at peak physical form would complicate the projection of how the population as a whole will respond to the vaccine in terms of serious adverse effects. Then I thought that the obvious choice -- front-line healthcare workers -- would also be a bad choice on the slim chance that the vaccine goes I Am Legend and turns recipients into rage zombies, in which case we would decimate the very people who could help to treat. But if professional athletes were annihilated, they don't serve a unique and not-easily-replaceable skill set. Then I thought what an awful idea it would be to have not just rage zombies but rage zombies who were super athletes. Imagine being run down by zombie Lebron James. However, it would make shooting zombies in the head much less ethically difficult if they were wearing your team's rival uniform. ("And THIS is for the 2018 playoff elimination!!" BANG!)
I tend to overthink things.
But on a serious note, I'm not saying they should be vaccinated over health workers, but should be in the category of grocery store worker. Which many states consider a "front line" occupation.
Sports are a distraction for a ton of the population, and even in distance-mode they generate economic activity because people still make events of them when they can. I still get takeout wings or shell out a bit more on food for usage on grill or smoker, for instance, because of the Sporting Event.
Personally I would love us to go for Nylander or Patrick Laine...Did we trade for Nylander yet?
It’s the NHL way.Can't believe the owners are bickering with the PA.
That 4 am sarcasm just hits different.Can't believe the owners are bickering with the PA.