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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Why would you need to "get going" in July when training camp starts for the next season in September? It's basically less than 60 days difference between rushing a product and preparing for the normal course of a season.
Keep in mind half the league would have teams already playing golf by now, we are in the normal timeframe for no hockey at this point. Do we really need to re-coup a season that has been seriously stunted?
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Probably financial reasons -- which as much as people hate to admit it, are valid, for any business.
And also to finish what they started? They've just put in the effort and commitment to 80% of a season. Would be a shame to have to flush it all.
I'd be willing to bet a vast majority of players would want to finish what they began and have a shot at playoffs, even if the format was somewhat different.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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