Pre-Game Talk: Leafs @ Canucks Dec 18 - POSTPONED

[saffronleaf]

f***

 

[GoLeafsGo96]

Two weeks post pause we will be right back here. The variant is too contagious unfortunately - mild or not. Genuinely think the season itself is in danger of a longterm pause post Holidays.

 

[Magic Man]

I was expecting a parade to end this season. Covid has put that in jeopardy.

 

[TMLeafer]

Good decision. Don't want more players stuck back due to the border. Now just pause all games, don't need to wait for the NBA to take the lead on this stuff.

 

[mcleex]

f*** off

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Shit, have a few weeks off work and will likely only get one game in over that time. The league still hasn't learned how to nip this in the bud. Instead of shutting down 1 or 2 teams temporarily, now half the league, if not more, is going to be shut down until new years. The short-term greed is so incredibly stupid.

 

[thebigbea]

2 weeks to flatten the curve

 

[leafsfan5]

1 game between December 16th and December 27th. And that game is up in the air right now depending on further positive tests. I'm going to be going through serious leafs withdrawal lol

 

[Maplebeasts]

Well. Sucks but understandable.

 

[Leafs1991]

This is ridiculous. The new strain is mild but contagious. So we are going to shut everything down again over this?

 

[DarkKnight]

Good call, shut it down.

 

[TheScandal89]

It'll probably be a stoppage into spring, these numbers aren't going down until then.

The good new is allegedly 1 month into Omicron in South Africa and their deaths from covid have plummeted.

 

[keonsbitterness]

If the Leafs just skipped EDM, they probably don't get Covid.

If not EDM, it probably would have been somewhere else.

I don't think you can change the divisions mid season

In theory they can do whatever they want -- change divisions, split season with a return to the bubble divisions, take a pause, plow through despite all the positive tests.

Last two seem most likely, but who knows?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I know postponed is the official status right now but I've got wonder whether cancelled won't be the eventual outcome to these postponed games.

I can almost guarantee it won't be. NHL isn't about to give up any revenue. Unless you think the NHL will be the only league to cancel their season?

 

[Morgs]

I hope the players are okay. NHL should have paused the season before it got this out of hand.

I don't expect we'll see much NHL hockey the rest of 2021.

 

[ShaneFalco]

This is ridiculous. The new strain is mild but contagious. So we are going to shut everything down again over this?

Very contagious and take a breather is all

 

[francis246]

For the better, let’s get it under control and then go from there

 

[PuckMagi]

2 weeks to flatten the curve

Hardest part about the 2 weeks to flatten the curve is the first 2 years.

 

[Golden_Jet]

I can almost guarantee it won't be. NHL isn't about to give up any revenue. Unless you think the NHL will be the only league to cancel their season?

It’s in the PA and the NHL interest to keep playing, since the players wouldn’t accept prorated last year, there is a lot of back pay to make up.

 

[justashadowof]

Very contagious and take a breather is all

15 days to flatten the curve.

 

[francis246]

This is ridiculous. The new strain is mild but contagious. So we are going to shut everything down again over this?

I doubt full blown shut down. NHL will not do another season of losing revenue and the players will not agree to prorated contracts again. But cancel the games if necessary. It’s just hockey!

 

[Stephen]

They did pause the New York Islanders under similar circumstances about a month ago, so this isn't surprising. With so much money on the line, I don't think we'll be seeing a full shut down, especially if the other leagues are motoring ahead. Axe the Olympics and soldier on I suppose.

 

[93gilmour93]

2 weeks to flatten the curve

I’ve heard this before somewhere

 

[Golden_Jet]

I doubt full blown shut down. NHL will not do another season of losing revenue and the players will not agree to prorated contracts again. But cancel the games if necessary. It’s just hockey!

They didn’t agree to prorated contracts last time, they did defer 10% of salary, but they’re getting it back

 

[francis246]

They didn’t agree to prorated contracts last time, they did defer 10% of salary, but they’re getting it back

either way the players are not deferring again. I just can’t see it happening

 

[wingman75]

Bummer. Just hope those in the protocol are able to produce some negative testing in time to spend Christmas with their families.

Have to wonder now if the game on the 23rd even takes place. Will depend on if anymore Leafs have to enter the protocol I guess.

Succession and NHL it is then ;-)