And so it begins...

 

 

55 minutes ago, Brandon said:

This thread confuses me.... if the season is outright cancelled are they re-drawing for the pick?

I think if the season is cancelled the play in teams draw for 1st overall. They all have the same odds. If the season goes on as planned the eliminated teams from the play in draw for 1st overall.  If the jets lose to Calgary they will have a shot at the pick. 

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

This thread confuses me.... if the season is outright cancelled are they re-drawing for the pick?

NHL is not cancelling the season - too much money would be lost

Has been mentioned many many times since last night by the talking heads.... If season cancelled, then each of the play ins gets a 1/8 chance. 

21 hours ago, Floyd said:

NHL is not cancelling the season - too much money would be lost

When half of the teams rosters test positive they will. Its not happening. 

11 minutes ago, Goalie said:

When half of the teams rosters test positive they will. Its not happening. 

Yeah I guess they would be worried that another player would test positives and the whole team will die just like the Ottawa senators - oh wait no one else got sick but the point remains... better safe than sorry

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl-announces-15-players-positive-for-covid-19-of-250-plus-tested-1.1490549

Around 10% positive.... That's an astronomical number, compared to virtually everywhere else. Insane. 

well this was rather unexpected, what happened with Vegas

 

2 hours ago, iHeart said:

well this was rather unexpected, what happened with Vegas

 

Safe country?  Check. USD spent in Canada? Check. Covid-free cities? Safer then Vegas.

also brewing this morning, the NHL/NHLPA are close to ratifying an extension to the current CBA which would include the NHL returning to the next two Winter Olympics. (Huzzah!)

really? that's fantastic news

2 minutes ago, Noeller said:

also brewing this morning, the NHL/NHLPA are close to ratifying an extension to the current CBA which would include the NHL returning to the next two Winter Olympics. (Huzzah!)

Send the juniors so as not to interrupt the pro league.

Well what happens if the NHL and the PA send the agreement to the players to ratify and 10% vote it down and sat they won’t play? 

On 2020-06-28 at 1:19 PM, Floyd said:

Yeah I guess they would be worried that another player would test positives and the whole team will die just like the Ottawa senators - oh wait no one else got sick but the point remains... better safe than sorry

Maybe you’d like to suit up under the circumstances? Easy to sit at home and yell at the TV...no risk there. There are indications that there are potential long term adverse effects from the virus...one of those being respiratory damage...fairly significant for a pro athlete.....it isn’t about the low death risk...even though it is still a risk. Some players may have underlying health risks that they aren’t even aware of. 

3 minutes ago, DR. CFL said:

Well what happens if the NHL and the PA send the agreement to the players to ratify and 10% vote it down and sat they won’t play? 

No play no pay..... the rest of us common folk if we workin we risking...nature of the beast right now. 

1 minute ago, bb1 said:

No play no pay..... the rest of us common folk if we workin we risking...nature of the beast right now. 

Well unless the new CBA changes....player contracts are paid for the regular season. For most guys playoff money is chump change. Some guys are going to risk it play a few games and get knocked out early...we will see.

On 2020-06-29 at 8:40 PM, Noeller said:

Around 10% positive.... That's an astronomical number, compared to virtually everywhere else. Insane. 

You mean around 5% positive.

1 hour ago, MrFreakzilla said:

You mean around 5% positive.

You're forgetting the Noeller-knows-math +/- 50% factor.

Edited July 1, 20205 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

20 hours ago, DR. CFL said:

Well unless the new CBA changes....player contracts are paid for the regular season. For most guys playoff money is chump change. Some guys are going to risk it play a few games and get knocked out early...we will see.

Players already got their final pay checks for the regular season I heard. It’s not about money owing, it’s really about the escrow payments built into the CBA. If the league revenues are less than expected the players give back some of their salary per the CBA. Given how much the league would lose on an incomplete season, it is in the players’ best interests to finish the year rather than get hammered on escrow payback (although with no fans in the stands hard to know how much playoff revenue will be lost). 

Edited July 2, 20205 yr by TrueBlue4ever

On 2020-07-01 at 1:21 PM, MrFreakzilla said:

You mean around 5% positive.

Which is the standard infection rate for the general population ha

15 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Which is the standard infection rate for the general population ha

Isn't Canada like 1-2% positive rate? 

3.7%

you know I just realized something will they have to sing the Canadian anthem no matter who is playing in the arena?

3 hours ago, iHeart said:

you know I just realized something will they have to sing the Canadian anthem no matter who is playing in the arena?

They should just get rid of anthems before games.