03-09-2020, 09:08 PM
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Originally Posted by Hoop27
Saskatoon had offered to host neutral site games. I'm not smart enough to embed.
Rick Westhead
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If the NHL pursues plans for neutral-site games bc of coronavirus, the SaskTelCentre in Saskatoon will accommodate, CEO Scott Ford says.
Schedule filling with WHL playoffs & lacrosse but they would make it work, Ford says.
(Saskatchewan does not have a known case of the virus.)
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This statement seems so disconnected it infuriates me.
“Oh you guys have an emergency? We’ll borrow your NHL team!”
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03-09-2020, 09:12 PM
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#22
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All I can get
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoop27
Saskatoon had offered to host neutral site games.
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With possibly Vancouver, LA, Anaheim next to see crowd bans?
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03-09-2020, 09:13 PM
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#23
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Scott Ford is a bit of a putz.
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03-09-2020, 09:16 PM
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#24
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
This statement seems so disconnected it infuriates me.
“Oh you guys have an emergency? We’ll borrow your NHL team!”
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Why would this infuriate you?
One business trying to capitalize on anothers misfortune,
Welcome to reality.
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03-09-2020, 09:18 PM
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Franchise Player
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How utterly dumb of this guy but luckily no one will really pay attention to some guy from Saskatoon.
Maybe he has saved up a bunch of asswipe he can sell to Santa Clara residents too if they need it.
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03-09-2020, 09:18 PM
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#26
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoop27
Saskatoon had offered to host neutral site games. I'm not smart enough to embed.
Rick Westhead
@rwesthead
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If the NHL pursues plans for neutral-site games bc of coronavirus, the SaskTelCentre in Saskatoon will accommodate, CEO Scott Ford says.
Schedule filling with WHL playoffs & lacrosse but they would make it work, Ford says.
(Saskatchewan does not have a known case of the virus.)
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Offering to bring in players, coaches, airline staff, other entourage and dedicated fans from every infected area will take care of that pretty quickly!
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03-09-2020, 09:29 PM
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#27
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#1 Goaltender
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In all seriousness, woudln't the most likely course of action be to play in an empty arena? I'd guess revenue sharing would help cover losses
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03-09-2020, 09:32 PM
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99
Why would this infuriate you?
One business trying to capitalize on anothers misfortune,
Welcome to reality.
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Believing this is just “another’s misfortune” that has no effect on your business is the furthest thing from “reality”.
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03-09-2020, 09:38 PM
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#30
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Franchise Player
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Good thing they won’t miss any playoff games.
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03-09-2020, 09:55 PM
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Re: Saskatoon. A neutral site is one of the NHLs limited options. It could just as easily be offering a helping hand, not capitalizing on misfortune.
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03-09-2020, 09:55 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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There is no way in hell the regular season gets played out. If it does, it'll be empty buildings until it's discovered someone somewhere related to one of the teams has Covid and the season is ended.
Very sad, but that's my predication. Along with MLB being postponed indefinitely.
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03-09-2020, 09:56 PM
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#33
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First Line Centre
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It's happening.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1237222233577271296
Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli
Told the #sjsharks will abide by Santa Clara County’s order / guideline. Three options now for three home games sked during ban on mass gatherings.
1) Play w/o fans in SAP Center
2) Neutral Site
3) Postpone & Reschedule
Exact path TBD, plenty of time w team away on 9-day trip.
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03-09-2020, 09:58 PM
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#34
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Re: Saskatoon. A neutral site is one of the NHLs limited options. It could just as easily be offering a helping hand, not capitalizing on misfortune.
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Yes... but there are no ‘neutral sites”. This isn’t a natural disaster in an isolated area.
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03-09-2020, 10:08 PM
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#35
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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As stupid as playing in Saskatoon sounds on the surface, it might actually make sense.
Looking at the schedule, the Sharks two home games against Montreal and Boston lie between road games in Denver and Calgary. Saskatoon wouldn't be that out of the way for them.
For the Habs, the San Jose game is scheduled between LA and Denver with travel days in between all three games. LA-Saskatoon-Denver isn't the greatest road trip, but I'd say it's not much worse than the Regina-Raleigh-Nashville-Columbus-Washington trip the Flames did earlier this season. -- Of course, given both team's positions in the standings, they could just cancel this game entirely and not have much impact.
For the Bruins, their San Jose game is the final game of a California road trip and they have a couple of days off after that game.
Granted, I think it's more-likely they'll play those games in Stockton than Saskatoon, but the suggestion isn't as ridiculous as it initially sounds. It makes more sense than trying to play them in Montreal or Boston.
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03-09-2020, 10:16 PM
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#36
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Franchise Player
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Stockton would make sense geographically. But does having thousands of Sharks fans drive over to go sit in their arena, and then drive back to SJ really that much different than just playing the game in SJ?
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03-09-2020, 10:19 PM
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I believe in the Jays.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Kitsilano
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Could play in Portland at the Moda Centre.
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03-09-2020, 10:22 PM
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#38
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
This statement seems so disconnected it infuriates me.
“Oh you guys have an emergency? We’ll borrow your NHL team!”
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So is your suggestion that no one should be playing games anywhere? Would their proposal be more palatable if they offered thoughts and prayers first?
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03-09-2020, 10:22 PM
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#39
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I believe in the Jays.
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Just a thought... Quebec City. Videotron Centre has NHL capacity and they'd probably sell out the building.
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03-09-2020, 10:25 PM
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#40
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Franchise Player
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I doubt they go the “neutral location” route. With what’s happening, I imagine the NHL will say the safest approach for all involved is to play it in an empty arena.
Flames have their New York trip next week - I wonder if this San Jose situation will kick-off a chain reaction for cities with infections/large hubs.
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