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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Where do people think the players are going to catch Covid walking from the hotel to the bus and bus into the stadium?
Sure having 18000 fans is a bad idea, but 20 players a team who will be staying in a hotel is about the lowest actual risk we can have
There’s a lot of people who are going to work daily . How would hockey be any different?
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If you enforce strict lockdown orders and make sure they are only in their hotel, gym and arena the risks are very low. It becomes an issue if and when a player goes for a walk or run outside or maybe to grab something from a store. Now the risk increases and if one person gets infected it could quickly spread to the other 200 or 300 people within close contact. Just look at how quickly it has spread at Cargill for example.
Let's face it, these guys are humans and it is not part of human nature to be locked up for 6 or 8 weeks under strict monitoring. I wouldn't want to do it personally. I would rather live a pseudo normal Covid life in the comfort of my own home. I'm sure most of the players love playing hockey but do they love it enough to make such huge sacrifices just to finish what is essentially a meaningless season? Sometimes you don't get to see your hard work through to the end of a project and it sucks but it is part of life.