[News] UPD: 25 members of the Canucks test positive for COVID-19

[stang]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Hope the situation resolves itself with no issues. But I also won't cry if they're huffing and puffing a bit more trying to get around the rink when they get back. V=NG

Pretty dickish comment. You can be better.

[PaperBagger'14]

Wow, I thought 8 guys was really bad, get healthy Canucks so we can stomp you at a later date.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

At this point I think that they need to shut the Canucks season down, make it a do not finish and adjust the dates between the other teams. The entire team is essentially out for at least the next two weeks and depending on recovery potentially even longer. The team wasn't going to make the playoffs either way (not that it matters). Especially if the cases keep adding up within the organization.

I have the most concern about the coaches/management who are at risk of having adverse events occur due to their ages.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Hope the situation resolves itself with no issues. But I also won't cry if they're huffing and puffing a bit more trying to get around the rink when they get back. V=NG

You should walk this back
We all stay stupid ####
But knowing when to acknowledge and apologize for it goes a long way

[tkflames]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

Wow, I thought 8 guys was really bad, get healthy Canucks so we can stomp you at a later date.

Bahahhaha...there is nothing about this team that will stomp anyone...the closest this team will come to stomping anyone is 3-1 or 4-2...

[FanIn80]

Yikes, there are some young people on that list.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by tkflames

Bahahhaha...there is nothing about this team that will stomp anyone...the closest this team will come to stomping anyone is 3-1 or 4-2...

This team? Probably not. But next year could be a completely new batch. No one expected us to lead the west 2 years ago and I eagerly look forward to us feeding other pacific division teams their lunch through a feeding tube next year

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

Worst take ever...

How so? It's true that the rich get options most others don't.
Money almost always gets you to the front of the line.

Only thing stopping them is the public backlash, which the average anonymous person doesn't have to worry about.

Just having a day where I don't care anymore. Thought we were all going to make it to vaccination and the severety of the variants us pretty shocking and scary. The virus wins yet again.

[dino7c]

Just cancel the Canadian div

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

How so? It's true that the rich get options most others don't.
Money almost always gets you to the front of the line.

Only thing stopping them is the public backlash, which the average anonymous person doesn't have to worry about.

Disagree strongly - sure rich people have more advantages in life, including those that reduce their chances of becoming infected with a virus (living conditions, education, work environment, etc). But in a system with socialized medicine it makes more sense to vaccinate those who will be most severely impacted first as well as those who provide care for the sick. This is part of being a member of a larger community and not motivated primarily by self interest.

Eventually everyone who wants a vaccine will get one, and really... while I love hockey... it is still just a game.

[tvp2003]

Canucks playing half of their AHL squad just to complete some meaningless regular season games? Nah, just shut it down.

The scary part is that we don’t know a lot about the variants but what I’ve seen is that they cause much worse symptoms for younger healthy people. Not good.

[Flame On]

Could it be the considerable outbreak that Hinshaw is referring to is the Flames having been in Vancouver??

[Nyah]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Yikes, there are some young people on that list.

It's jarring. The fact that it's only being reported within the team is probably a bit misleading too. We're probably taking about entire households and families. My thoughts are with all of them, how scary.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

Canucks playing half of their AHL squad just to complete some meaningless regular season games? Nah, just shut it down.

The scary part is that we don’t know a lot about the variants but what I’ve seen is that they cause much worse symptoms for younger healthy people. Not good.

According to some numbers, people say 1.5x more likely to die and 2x more likely to end up in the hospital.

Also, there is some evidence that the current vaccines have limited effectiveness, although nothing conclusive at this point.

Honestly, I would be fine shutting the Flames down for the season. Even though there aren't cases that they are aware of, why risk it at this point just for our entertainment? I guess some of the players might disagree at least until they are mathematically eliminated, but they seem pretty tuned out anyway at this point.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55659820

[Robo]

Geez scary how fast and easily it seemed to spread hoping for a speedy and full recovery for the team and coaches

[Hackey]

Some here are way too sensitive.

[Robo]

Just a question and I don't thinks it would be possible but could they not switch or modify the helmets with like almost a bubble mask to help with exposure and droplet transmission obviously not like an actual bubble design but there has to be some way to modify helmets to help reduce transmission of droplets

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Hackey

Some here are way too sensitive.

It is not really up to you or any one of us to decide the appropriate level of sensitivity.

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[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Robo

Just a question and I don't thinks it would be possible but could they not switch or modify the helmets with like almost a bubble mask to help with exposure and droplet transmission obviously not like an actual bubble design but there has to be some way to modify helmets to help reduce transmission of droplets

Easier to make them wear masks - even runner’s style ones.

[Manhattanboy]

Nm. Mistaken.