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Around the League 2019-20 Pt. 2

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fivehole32 said:
A friend of mine who is a doctor at a local hospital said they are getting weighed down in the ER with people in their 30s and 40s with a sore throat or sniffles freaking out and demanding to be check for the coronavirus. He said the media should be more responsible in reporting that only people with a history of breathing issues, smokers or people with immune deficiencies, or elderly should be checked. Otherwise if you get cold or flu symptoms just stay home. The only issue is the infectious nature of the virus due to not knowing if you are carrying it so I can see canceling events or playing games without fans to stem the tide of community transmission, but overall it doesn't appear to be the death sentence the media portrays if they weren't hunting for ratings.
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This is the kind of crap that puts a strain on resources. Very selfish.
 
kilowatt said:
Yeah, pretty crazy. This is all unprecedented territory. I can't think of any previous epidemics that caused this level of panic in the US. Has there been anything in recent memory that caused actual games to be cancelled?
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There's also China and Italy that have been quarantined pretty hard. There's a certain level of panic in a lot of places.

Stimpythecat said:
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Link discusses an Athletic article.

According To NHL Player Agents, These Two Teams Most Often Appear On No Trade Lists.
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Thankfully the Thrashers went to a real hockey market. I guess if the passion could just be bottled into the arena, and only the arena, players wouldn't mind so much. Maybe, quarantine the fanaticism? Just keep it there for the game, and leave the entertainers alone. Same goes for TV and movie stars. They're just doing a job.
 
YP44 said:
For those who want more Kubalik shoved down our throats:
Inside Dominik Kubalik's journey to the Blackhawks' top line
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Well, make of this what you will, lol.


""Kubalik, 24, was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round in 2013. Every summer, the Kings checked on Kubalik to see how he was doing in Europe. "But we never had any talk about a contract," the Czech-born forward said.""

""I think Dominik was probably ready to make the NHL at [age] 21 or 22," said former NHL forward Martin Straka, who served as Kubalik's coach and GM with HC Plzen. "But I talked to him about it then, and he said he did not want to go there. He was scared they would put him on a farm team, and he would not have success. It was only when he had confidence in [himself] that he was ready to go over.""

"Bowman asked Kings GM Rob Blake about Kubalik. "On first approach, Rob said, 'I don't think we want to trade him. We might try to sign him ourselves,'" Bowman said.
Bowman said fine but checked back again. And again.
"Rob finally said, 'I don't think it's going to work out, so we'll at least consider it,'""


So many inconsistencies. Kind of a headcase. Talented one, but revealed a lot in there. Easy to see why they finally said "f*** it" after 7 years.
 
KINGS17 said:
So, some facts:

1. Over 1,000 Americans died from the swine flu in 2009 before a national emergency was declared.

2. No games were postponed or canceled in 2009.

3. There were no travel warnings in 2009.

4. There were no suggestions to work from home in 2009. People were told if you are sick, please do not come to work.

5. Possibly a major difference between swine flu and coronavirus: At least one in five people worldwide were infected with swine flu during the first year of the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic, an international research group said on Friday, but the death rate was just 0.02 percent (Overall the CDC estimated 22 million Americans were infected, resulting in 4,000 deaths).

Probably too soon to tell what the mortality rate is for coronavirus, because some people who are infected are not reported as having it. At the time I am posting this there have been 708 cases in the United States and 27 deaths. That is 3.8%, but again it is probably too high as it is likely not all cases have been reported and some may have already recovered after only experiencing mild symptoms.

The fact that there has been this much done after only 27 deaths occurring doesn't fit the narrative that the local and federal governments aren't all over this as it is being portrayed by some media outlets.

I understand games are being canceled out of an abundance of caution, but most of the deaths seem to be occurring among the elderly and those whose health is already compromised.

Here is a link for anyone interested in the stats:

Coronavirus Update (Live): 114,458 Cases and 4,027 Deaths from COVID-19 Wuhan China Virus Outbreak - Worldometer

There don't seem to be as many cases in countries near the equator, or in the southern hemisphere (it is still summer there), so coronavirus may be like most flus and the virus dies out when it is hotter outside.

One thing I noticed from looking at this is the country in which you are in when you become infected has an impact on the outcome. For example, Germany has only 2 deaths out of 1,224 case, while Italy has 463 deaths out of 9,172 cases. Not sure why this would be the case. One thing is for sure, if you have relatives over 70 years of age, do everything you can to help them isolate themselves until this blows over.
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The issue is not some apocalyptic mortality rate. Though its worth noting that even a 1% mortality coupled with 2.2 R0 would make this the most deadly pandemic since the Spanish Flu.

The huge danger is precisely what is happening in Italy: a complacent or flippant response which inevitably creates a sudden massive spike in critical cases that overwhelms healthcare infrastructure.

Anywhere from 5-15% of all cases require hospitalization. Let's say 30% of Americans become infected, as is the current conservative, best case scenario estimate by most leading epidemiologists. That's 105 million people. Let's say only 5% of those require hospitalization.

That's 7.5 million hospitalizations. We do not have 7.5 million hospital beds and intubators just lying around awaiting COVID-19 patients.

And that's the danger. If this happens in a spike, hospitals will need to do what Italy is doing, and basically choosing on the spot who gets tubed and who doesn't.
 
SettlementRichie10 said:
The issue is not some apocalyptic mortality rate. Though its worth noting that even a 1% mortality coupled with 2.2 R0 would make this the most deadly pandemic since the Spanish Flu.

The huge danger is precisely what is happening in Italy: a complacent or flippant response which inevitably creates a sudden massive spike in critical cases that overwhelms healthcare infrastructure.

Anywhere from 5-15% of all cases require hospitalization. Let's say 30% of Americans become infected, as is the current conservative, best case scenario estimate by most leading epidemiologists. That's 105 million people. Let's say only 5% of those require hospitalization.

That's 7.5 million hospitalizations. We do not have 7.5 million hospital beds and intubators just lying around awaiting COVID-19 patients.

And that's the danger. If this happens in a spike, hospitals will need to do what Italy is doing, and basically choosing on the spot who gets tubed and who doesn't.
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I agree. In a separate post I indicated the impact of the virus spreading and infecting health care workers and first responders could also put a strain on the health care system. I am not sure the health care infrastructure is what the public is in a panic about though, and the media isn't helping.
 
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KINGS17 said:
I agree. In a separate post I indicated the impact of the virus spreading and infecting health care workers and first responders could also put a strain on the health care system. I am not sure the health care infrastructure is what the public is in a panic about though, and the media isn't helping.
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No the panic is about toilet paper...

When you defeat everyone else at Costco, this is the final boss:

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