Leafs in COVID Protocol Discussion

[dubey]

Some good news
Ontario updates COVID-19 testing guidance; cuts isolation period from 10 to 5 days for fully vaccinated residents

 

[ULF_55]

Some good news
Ontario updates COVID-19 testing guidance; cuts isolation period from 10 to 5 days for fully vaccinated residents

So that should apply to 99% of the players.

And of course only fully vaccinated can watch the games in person.

 

[egd27]

It's going to be worse than that, Canadian teams are going to be so far behind at this rate they will need the extra 2 weeks while the American teams are going to be finished and sitting on their hands

This isn't a very good plan if I'm being honest

The Canadian teams that are behind will be playing American teams when they are "catching up".

 

[Jojalu]

Since hockey is not considered a high risk setting, does this mean that since the Ontario government has asked that the general public (with mild symptoms) not get tested, they can stop testing asymptomatic people?

 

[ULF_55]

Since hockey is not considered a high risk setting, does this mean that since the Ontario government has asked that the general public (with mild symptoms) not get tested, they can stop testing asymptomatic people?

I know the rules here are if you are fully vaccinated you don't have to get tested if you have no symptoms.
If you have symptoms you don't have to get tested, but you are considered infected vaccinated or not.
Rapid tests can be used to confirm, but government isn't going to do PCR tests.
If you aren't vaccinated many companies mandate you have to be tested, in most cases at your own expense, symptomatic or not every couple/few days. I believe all NHL players are fully vaccinated.
If you don't want to get tested you can seek employment elsewhere.
It is all personal choice, just like the NHL.
I hear Austria is going to fine unvaccinated people, but since all NHL players are vaccinated that isn't a problem for all the Austrian NHLers.

 

[Kiwi]

The Canadian teams that are behind will be playing American teams when they are "catching up".

There are far more American teams than Canadian so they may play two or three "catchup" games however the Canadian teams could be trying to catch up 10-12 games

How many B2B and 3 games in 4 nights do you think that is?

Do we see the problem now? Or do I need to use smaller sentences?

 

[Jojalu]

I know the rules here are if you are fully vaccinated you don't have to get tested if you have no symptoms.
If you have symptoms you don't have to get tested, but you are considered infected vaccinated or not.
Rapid tests can be used to confirm, but government isn't going to do PCR tests.
If you aren't vaccinated many companies mandate you have to be tested, in most cases at your own expense, symptomatic or not every couple/few days. I believe all NHL players are fully vaccinated.
If you don't want to get tested you can seek employment elsewhere.
It is all personal choice, just like the NHL.
I hear Austria is going to fine unvaccinated people, but since all NHL players are vaccinated that isn't a problem for all the Austrian NHLers.

Thanks for the info

 

[Stephen]

There are far more American teams than Canadian so they may play two or three "catchup" games however the Canadian teams could be trying to catch up 10-12 games

How many B2B and 3 games in 4 nights do you think that is?

Do we see the problem now? Or do I need to use smaller sentences?

Why do you keep throwing this 10-12 game disparity between Canadian and American clubs?

A team typically plays 3-4 games per week so that would mean a Canadian team would have to be shut down least 3 weeks to fall that far behind their American counterparts.

Canadian teams like Edmonton, Vancouver have already resumed play and Montreal and Calgary are playing tonight, so that doesn't even make sense. Also keep in mind teams like Boston and the Islanders are already very light on games played and are playing catch up themselves.

 

[Kiwi]

Why do you keep throwing this 10-12 game disparity between Canadian and American clubs?

A team typically plays 3-4 games per week so that would mean a Canadian team would have to be shut down least 3 weeks to fall that far behind their American counterparts.

Canadian teams like Edmonton, Vancouver have already resumed play and Montreal and Calgary are playing tonight, so that doesn't even make sense. Also keep in mind teams like Boston and the Islanders are already very light on games played and are playing catch up themselves.

8 postponements and it's not even January 1st

Call me pessimistic if you will but things aren't that great right now and COVID comes in waves and different variants

If you think this is the last of this good on you, let's hope you're right but I've got some doubts

 

[ULF_55]

There are far more American teams than Canadian so they may play two or three "catchup" games however the Canadian teams could be trying to catch up 10-12 games

How many B2B and 3 games in 4 nights do you think that is?

Do we see the problem now? Or do I need to use smaller sentences?

No matter how many times you say the same thing, the American teams cannot finish the season before they've played all their games, including games against Canadian teams.

They can easily play 8 games in 15 days, which happens to be the duration of the Olympic break.

We already looked at SBA schedule and they have enough free days to play 8 games during the Olympic break.

 

[egd27]

There are far more American teams than Canadian so they may play two or three "catchup" games however the Canadian teams could be trying to catch up 10-12 games

How many B2B and 3 games in 4 nights do you think that is?

Do we see the problem now? Or do I need to use smaller sentences?

No need to be condescending, was merely pointing out that there won't be a situation where all the American teams are are going to be finished and sitting on their hands.

Who is to say a number of US teams aren't going to be put on shelf over the next few weeks that will further complicate things?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

8 postponements and it's not even January 1st

Call me pessimistic if you will but things aren't that great right now and COVID comes in waves and different variants

If you think this is the last of this good on you, let's hope you're right but I've got some doubts

There isn't an American team with more then 1 more game played then us in our own division and the Bruins are still 4 games behind us. League wide the teams with the most games played have 33 while we are at a measly 30. We are not 8 games behind the league. This is a complete non issue.

 

[Zonk]

FWIW, Pierre Lebrun mentioned several days ago that the NHL was very much aware of the unfairness of having some teams sitting idle for long periods of time while other teams played make-up games. He stated that it was possible that the entire schedule would be reworked to ensure that this did not happen.

There are many posters who believe that the NHL is run by idiots and incompetents, but they may actually be a lot smarter than some of the posters here.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

There isn't an American team with more then 1 more game played then us in our own division and the Bruins are still 4 games behind us. League wide the teams with the most games played have 33 while we are at a measly 30. We are not 8 games behind the league. This is a complete non issue.

The Leafs will have 3 games in hand on Tampa after tomorrow because of this bullshit

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[keonsbitterness]

......he hopes.

 

[LeafSteel]

There are far more American teams than Canadian so they may play two or three "catchup" games however the Canadian teams could be trying to catch up 10-12 games

How many B2B and 3 games in 4 nights do you think that is?

Do we see the problem now? Or do I need to use smaller sentences?

Who pissed in your Corn Flakes? That wasn't necessary.

 

[ULF_55]

For the number of games played you can check the standings.

Leafs are closer to most than least, at worst in the middle of the pack.

Bruins and Islanders the least.

IIRC Bruins have played about 4 less than the Leafs.

I am of the the glass contents is 50%, neither positive nor negative.

 

[paulhiggins]

Looking back, what have the Leafs been doing wrong in and out of their workplaces compared to other teams to get hit so hard from this and can they learn from this?

 

[justashadowof]

There's a reason there's a hold on games North of the boarder

The Leafs have a 3 and a half million dollar gate, Montreal and Vancouver are 2 and a half million

Those are massive revenue generators for the league

It's almost as if the days of calmly brushing off the loss of league gate revenues are behind us. Organizations like Arizona need revenue sharing just to make rent.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Looking back, what have the Leafs been doing wrong in and out of their workplaces compared to other teams to get hit so hard from this and can they learn from this?

Nothing they played the Oilers

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

So that should apply to 99% of the players.

And of course only fully vaccinated can watch the games in person.

99.9% of players*

 

[Racer88]

It's almost as if the days of calmly brushing off the loss of league gate revenues are behind us. Organizations like Arizona need revenue sharing just to make rent.

Arizona needs a new owner with a new building in a new city in a new country…………..full stop

 

[ULF_55]

Looking back, what have the Leafs been doing wrong in and out of their workplaces compared to other teams to get hit so hard from this and can they learn from this?

Went to Alberta.

 

[ULF_55]

NHL postpones eight more Canadian-hosted games - TSN.ca

Without Olympics the NHL will now distribute games more evenly throughout the season.

Leafs not involved in these 8 more postponements.