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Originally Posted by Karl
There is another bigger issue at hand. This.
This is why resuming play this year is a deadly stupid idea and a wholly irresponsible thing to do.
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Only if, and its a huge/massive/colossal if, they cannot keep all those needed to play games, quarantined from the public.
The logistics of that effort is what ultimately sinks the idea IMO.
Say you have 4 teams at a hotel. So all those players, coaches, equipment staff and management all need to have zero contact outside those working at the rink and those at the hotel.
Which would mean that all those who work at the hotel and at the arenas in question, would also have to quarantine at the same hotels for safety and containment reasons. You cant have chefs and chambermaids and front desk and arena and hotel maintenance and zamboni personnel all going home every night. Many of those would use mass transit as an example or have a home with others that have been out in public via jobs or whatever. Same with arena workers and officials, bus drivers and all the rest of it.
And you have to do this to varying degrees for at least 2 months without anyone straying away from protocol. How many hotel/arena workers are going to agree to be away from home for 2 months?
Again, I get they want to show they can do this and the financial side implores them to try, but the reality is just way way overwhelming to be able to do so safely and for any length of time.