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Old 03-09-2020, 10:28 PM   #41
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hopefully the Flames won't be forced to play more home games
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Old 03-09-2020, 10:30 PM   #42
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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?
No, the statement doesn’t make any sense.

Is everyone assuming the only professional sports team in North America to not host games in their home building is going to be the San Jose Sharks????

Don’t come out with this BS PR comment. Sit down tomorrow with your people and local health officials and try to figure out what you are going to do with your building, and why other places are taking the steps they are.
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Old 03-09-2020, 10:30 PM   #43
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Could play in Portland at the Moda Centre.
That is a good possibility. The arena in Salt Lake City, home of the Utah Jazz, would be another option.
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Old 03-09-2020, 10:54 PM   #44
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That is a good possibility. The arena in Salt Lake City, home of the Utah Jazz, would be another option.
I don't think the Jazz's arena makes a ton of sense, no hockey has been played there in 25 years. I think the Utah Grizzlies's arena would be a better fit, that's where all the Olympics games were played in 2002.
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Old 03-09-2020, 10:59 PM   #45
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Why are we talking about alternative locations?

If it's happening in San Jose it's going to happen in every other city.
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https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/late...ts/c-315896084
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Old 03-10-2020, 08:05 AM   #47
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As a local, I cringed when I read Ford's comment. For a few reasons. Primarily, its seemed rather opportunistic and short sighted.
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Old 03-10-2020, 08:59 AM   #48
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Postponements makes no sense given how late we are in the season. Would be exceptionally hard for the Sharks to make up three games.

Neutral sites are complicated by the opponents. Montreal and Boston can't be expected to play LA-(Saskatoon/Quebec)-Anaheim. If they went to another venue, it would have to be close. So a minor league city like Stockton or San Diego, or play in LA or Anaheim.

Empty arena is the easiest logistically, but obviously offers the lowest revenue.
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Old 03-10-2020, 09:13 AM   #49
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Neutral site, and especially a neutral site in the same general locale, seems like such a backhanded move as well.

Santa Clara implemented this policy because they believe it is an important measure to contain spread of this virus. For the Sharks to go play a game the next town over would just create more travel for mostly the same people who would've been at the SAP center in the first place.
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Old 03-10-2020, 09:21 AM   #50
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In my view there are several objectives that they will need to achieve
- Minimize travel
- Minimize larger crowds
- Somehow complete the season and playoffs

Within that, I think they need to assess if they can finish the regular season based on projections. If not - send an end point.

Playoffs should be held in a single city for each match up. No crowds. Top seed gets all the games at home.
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Old 03-10-2020, 09:24 AM   #51
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Believing this is just “another’s misfortune” that has no effect on your business is the furthest thing from “reality”.
LOL...what?

Its simply one group taking advantage of a situation another group finds itself in... in an attempt to make money.

Or in other words...business.

Hardly a unique undertaking in such situations.

Or I am misunderstanding what is making you angry, which is entirely possible.
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Old 03-10-2020, 09:36 AM   #52
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What's so bad about playing in an empty arena? The Panthers do it all the time...
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LOL...what?

Its simply one group taking advantage of a situation another group finds itself in... in an attempt to make money.

Or in other words...business.

Hardly a unique undertaking in such situations.

Or I am misunderstanding what is making you angry, which is entirely possible.
"It was... just... business"

CEO Scott Ford's dying words as he takes his last pneumonia breath.
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LOL...what?

Its simply one group taking advantage of a situation another group finds itself in... in an attempt to make money.

Or in other words...business.

Hardly a unique undertaking in such situations.

Or I am misunderstanding what is making you angry, which is entirely possible.
Man.... nothing worse than the “LOL” posters...

I feel like you’re misunderstanding the whole thing, this isn’t a situation one particular group is in. We’re all in this. It has nothing to do with making money/not. The suggestion is “it’s okay to play here cause we don’t have the virus”.... it’s idiotic. The virus isn’t based in the SAP centre.
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"It was... just... business"

CEO Scott Ford's dying words as he takes his last pneumonia breath.
Sure, i guess that's possible.

Really doesn't address a single thing we are talking about however.

Back to the issue though....i do wonder how long before Orange County comes to the same conclusion/takes the same steps, which would affect all kinds of both pro and college teams.

I think the only logical way this goes is to play in empty stadiums/arenas etc. That will make no one happy though...not players or owners (HRR takes a huge hit) or fans for obvious reasons.
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^^At this time Santa Clara is in a “hot zone” for the decease, so its more common at this time and not all places are equally impacted. Still “travel” anywhere does not make sense right now. At some point the events will simply have to be postponed.

I think it’s ridiculas for the IOC to just act like it’s business as usual.
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Man.... nothing worse than the “LOL” posters...

I feel like you’re misunderstanding the whole thing, this isn’t a situation one particular group is in. We’re all in this. It has nothing to do with making money/not. The suggestion is “it’s okay to play here cause we don’t have the virus”.... it’s idiotic. The virus isn’t based in the SAP centre.
I understand all that....but in relation to this scenario this was merely one group trying to take advantage of another group in an effort to make money...thats just what they call business.

Saskatoon does not have a legal order to close down gatherings of over 1000 people. San Jose does. One group sees that as an opportunity to make some money in a situation the other one is prohibited from doing so.

Just the way it is...again, reality.

Now if im to infer from what you said, that all games should be played to empty arenas, then that is another discussion all together and something that very well may happen.

However as we sit here today, what Saskatoon is offering is nothing more than a chance to take advantage of the situation presented to them. Business.
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In my view there are several objectives that they will need to achieve
- Minimize travel
- Minimize larger crowds
- Somehow complete the season and playoffs

Within that, I think they need to assess if they can finish the regular season based on projections. If not - send an end point.

Playoffs should be held in a single city for each match up. No crowds. Top seed gets all the games at home.
Or just trust the health officials and do what they say.
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Old 03-10-2020, 10:11 AM   #59
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Swing and a miss again. I can’t keep explaining the same thing.

- The purpose of cancelling events is to reduce spread.
- this is happening world wide
- it’s been a struggle to beat home that message, and will continue to be.
- first to blink in NA was Santa Clara.
- in response, Regina guy promotes travel to Regina for mass gatherings of people.
- it’s again a frustrating display of a complete lack of understanding on what is happening globally.
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What, exactly, are you expecting here Scroopy? That thousands of Sharks fans in Santa Clara County are going to fly to Saskatoon to watch a game there?

There is currently no cases in Saskatchewan, so at this point, your first, second and third points are irrelevant. The fourth is emotional, and on the fifth, the only travel being promoted is that of the NHL teams, who are already pretty well isolated from the general public.

Suggesting that an NHL game be played in Saskatoon right now is no more or less a bad idea than playing an NHL game in Calgary or Winnipeg is. And I don't see you whining about how the Flames haven't closed the doors for Thursday.
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