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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I see it differently. I don't know how you debate what is right for pro sports in a vacuum without considering what is best for everyone as a whole? Why do we even care whether pro athletes are tested every 72 hours? Because of the impact on the larger community? Or is it that we care about the players well being?
I hear you on your views if you were a player. Sounds like you are saying you would want a voice in your protocols and I would agree with you.
IMO the larger community would be better off if the Calgary Flames donated the thousands of tests they have set aside for the remainder of the year to retirement homes in the Calgary community. Maybe some players wouldn't like that because they want to work in a heavily tested environment. I'd say deal with that the same way as other employers and workplaces do.
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But that's not really the choice here...why would it be the NHL's responsibility to give a handful of tests to each community they're in? If they want to reduce their testing, they'll just stop ordering and strategically use their stock.
I'd argue that each NHL team donating their ~100 tests per week to the community would be completely negligible.
Lastly, it might be a bit of a wakeup call for society writ large how quickly it has spread through teams like CGY and NAS despite strict protocols. It may have been minor for most of the players, but that's probably less true for each degree of spread from them.