Post-Game Talk: Winnipeg Jets win in season finale [asterisk]
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Farmboy Patty
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What a great game by the Jets! If it was the last game of the season, then we finished with a bang.
As for all the hot takes and downplaying of the significance of the Corona virus, I find it rather distasteful and immature to spread alternate facts about it, since truth is that little is yet known about it, but it is for certain a serious global threat right now. It doesn't matter what age group that are in most danger of it, any loss of life because of governments and citizens failing to take simple steps of action to reduce the spread is unacceptable.
Comparing this virus outbreak to traffic accidents or WW2 makes no sense. A disaster is a disaster, and the fact that other disasters have happened before it – bigger or smaller – does not make it less significant. We are dealing with a global outbreak of a virus that on a large scale will kill parts of our population, and cause much suffering and chaos. People not taking it seriously enough and thus not caring about taking steps to prevent the spreading of it seems to be the biggest challenge IMO.
Take care and be thoughtful of each other, peace
As for all the hot takes and downplaying of the significance of the Corona virus, I find it rather distasteful and immature to spread alternate facts about it, since truth is that little is yet known about it, but it is for certain a serious global threat right now. It doesn't matter what age group that are in most danger of it, any loss of life because of governments and citizens failing to take simple steps of action to reduce the spread is unacceptable.
Comparing this virus outbreak to traffic accidents or WW2 makes no sense. A disaster is a disaster, and the fact that other disasters have happened before it – bigger or smaller – does not make it less significant. We are dealing with a global outbreak of a virus that on a large scale will kill parts of our population, and cause much suffering and chaos. People not taking it seriously enough and thus not caring about taking steps to prevent the spreading of it seems to be the biggest challenge IMO.
Take care and be thoughtful of each other, peace
MrBoJangelz71
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A very bittersweet feeling this morning.
In a season where everything seemed to work against us, a buff holdout along with some bazaar injuries and circumstances, this team has endured and overcome.
Now this.
I really do not see any other option than to suspend the season. You will literally need to quarantine the entire league for a month, test and confirm players and all that come in touch with players corona free, then open the league to closed arena play.
But the fact that the virus is extremely contagious, my above statement is most likely impossible unless the teams completely isolate themselves from everyone around them, like living out of the arenas full time.
In a season where everything seemed to work against us, a buff holdout along with some bazaar injuries and circumstances, this team has endured and overcome.
Now this.
I really do not see any other option than to suspend the season. You will literally need to quarantine the entire league for a month, test and confirm players and all that come in touch with players corona free, then open the league to closed arena play.
But the fact that the virus is extremely contagious, my above statement is most likely impossible unless the teams completely isolate themselves from everyone around them, like living out of the arenas full time.
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If the season stops and they resume with the playoffs based on points percentage, the Jets miss out by .001 to Calgary, who the Jets would've played Saturday
Good post , the problem is people need to use commen sense , if you don't feel well or have a cold , stay home . Don't go out coughing and sneezing everywhere . I like humor and it helps get through tough times so this is my plan , who's in .
Agreed , they might put everything on hiatus for 2 weeks and see then how everything is looking after that but they aren't going to say as of today this is the playoff teams . Too many games left in season and too many teams can still make and fall out of the playoffs .
Duke749
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Can’t they resume the season in the summer and give the players a shorter break before next season? It’s not like season is outside.
VanillaCoke
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According to conservative estimates, 700,000 people could die in the US. Applying that formula to Canada, you could see 70,000 deaths. If the spread is larger than the low estimate (which is likely due to lack of cogent response and testing) the amount of people who get it could overwhelm the medical system (manpower and equipment like oxygen and ventilators) and that death toll could spike.So where does this Corona Virus thing all end ??
Do we close down Walmart, Home Depot, and all public places ?
Aren't we making a mountain out of a mole hill ?? -- or is this virus that serious. I doubt there's been any deaths in Canada. I think reason has to prevail here.
Maybe this will be deemed an insensitive comment ??
Anyone in Italy who has underlying morbity conditions were not even being intubated, they were basically left to die to save the equipment for healthier people. Canada and the US have more equipment per capita than Italy, but at some point decisions have to be made.
You might want to research a bit more about what's been happening with COVID-19
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DannyGallivan
Your world frightens and confuses me
DannyGallivan
Your world frightens and confuses me
If I were a gambler, I'd take the under on your conservative estimates.
DannyGallivan
Your world frightens and confuses me
That would assume that 100 per cent of the population gets it (and I've heard about 1.6 per cent, not 3 per cent... but whatever. Can't live in fear, only wait it out and do the best we can).
DannyGallivan
Your world frightens and confuses me
There are three types of people when it comes to this:
or the opposite extreme (like the ones who are messing up the stock market now)...
and then the sensible people in the middle.
Well, they aren't MY estimates - and it's fair to note that no one knows for sure what is going to happen. At any rate - I shouldn't have responded to the OP as this is the PGT for our big win last night
Well, in fairness it was you who applied the formula to Canada.Well, they aren't MY estimates - and it's fair to note that no one knows for sure what is going to happen. At any rate - I shouldn't have responded to the OP as this is the PGT for our big win last night
Kyle Connor continues to impress. He’s so damn good. How did we get him at pick 17 or whatever ?
Canada is closely aligned to US in terms of region and social infrastructure.
Actually, Canada could be worse as the health care system is already taxed (over utilized) and it's colder, longer, which will help foster the spread. What is going for Canada is remoteness and the Government probably having it's shit together more than the US.
Here is where I based my potential argument:
Marc Lipsitch, a Harvard University epidemiologist, told CBS News on Monday that based on mathematical models, it's projected that 40% to 70% of the world’s population could get infected. He said he thinks that projection is likely to become a reality.
Using the low end of this, 150MM Americans could contract it, and 5% is 750,000 which is the death rate.
Again, this could all blow over - not enough is known about all the different impactors that could affect this number.
My first post was simply responding to the notion that it's no big deal. Billion dollar industries don't shut down operations for no big deal - think of it that way.
