[News] NHL pauses the 19/20 season

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by JBR

Our mast memory of the NHL this season will be James Neal going top shelf on Mike Smith.

One of the best ways to end it, IMO.

Play of the year.

[Parallex]

That's going to be one bigass escrow hit the players take if the season ends up cancelled.

[Cuz]

Damn, I wanted my bobblehead

[Matty81]

Sorry to hear it but not surprised. Been said but I also think this is going to disrupt life for a lot longer than a few weeks. Any of the public gathering/lockdown measures end and people start circulating and it is likely to just flare up again until a vaccine is ready. Probably going to be a low key few months with people allowed to shop and do necessities but everything else on hold.

I know it's not been confirmed but hard not to think that some turd hadn't been selling bat meat at a backalley market has the world on the brink of a recession.

Figure this season is a write off if I am guessing. Will be a ton of complexities to deal with. Draft and lottery, salary cap, even expansion draft eligibility for guys under the 10 games.

[TheScorpion]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1238157667639504896

[WhiteTiger]

Dammit, tonight's game was one of the very few I am able to get to in a season, and I was really looking forward to it. >.<

[Salt Water Cowboy #10]

Maybe Gary and his Owner buddies can use this time to chat with the NHLPA about avoiding a lockout over the future CBA

[Macindoc]

Originally Posted by Salt Water Cowboy #10

Maybe Gary and his Owner buddies can use this time to chat with the NHLPA about avoiding a lockout over the future CBA

Presumably by teleconference

[Kovaz]

At this point I think the end-game is just to buy time to learn exactly how deadly + contagious this really is, and ramp up our testing + treatment capacity. For example South Korea has an insanely comprehensive testing regime and has tested more people than any other country, and so far their fatality rate is at 0.7%. Hopefully other countries can follow suit and in a month or so we can start rolling back countermeasures, but right now the reality is nobody knows exactly how bad it is.

[N-E-B]

Smart move. Absolutely no way they could justify playing after a player who shares 10 stadiums with the NHL got it, especially knowing how careless that player was.

[Nadal Fan]

Heads up if you bought tickets on Stub Hub they said if the game gets cancelled you have the option to either get 100% refunded OR 120% stub hub credit.

https://stubhub.custhelp.com/app/ans...w/a_id/1001856

[Beatle17]

Originally Posted by nobles_point

It's not about containment anymore. It's about minimizing or delaying the spread of the virus so that its effects do not overwhelm the capacity of the healthcare system.

Here's an excellent breakdown.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1236713435293003776

Please do us all a favour and don't quote CNN for anything. Theybhave an agenda for all their coverage. If you must quote then use WHO or the CDC. Thanks

[troutman]

Originally Posted by canadiancactus

The season flames fans all wanted to forget may be forgotten

But will Tre make changes this summer if he thinks this group didn't get a chance to test themselves in the playoffs?

[OldDutch]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

I know you want to play detective and the guy in the know, but nobody has that foresight in this situation. And that's what makes it so unprecedented.

No one is playing anything. Just asking questions worth asking. It doesn't mean I am trying to judge or play detective.

[TheScorpion]

Anyone up for some Scrabble?

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Beatle17

Please do us all a favour and don't quote CNN for anything. Theybhave an agenda for all their coverage. If you must quote then use WHO or the CDC. Thanks

I think we can quote whoever we want, and the content will stand on its own merit if it is accurate.

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by JBR

Our last memory of the NHL this season will be James Neal going top shelf on Mike Smith.

This is why Edmonton cannot be good.

It's bad for the world.

E=NG

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Beatle17

Please do us all a favour and don't quote CNN for anything. Theybhave an agenda for all their coverage. If you must quote then use WHO or the CDC. Thanks

I'm going to regret this, but please enlighten us on CNN's agenda regarding this topic.

[sureLoss]

https://www.nhl.com/flames/news/csec...on/c-316157230

The health, safety and well-being of our fans, staff and players remain the most important priority of Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation. CSEC is in full support of the National Hockey League's decision to pause the 2019-20 season due to COVID - 19.

As a result of this decision, the Flames home game this evening versus the New York Islanders and Saturday versus the Winnipeg Jets will not take place as originally scheduled. In addition, the National Lacrosse League game scheduled for this weekend at the Scotiabank Saddledome is suspended.

We are currently working on answers to frequently asked questions from our various stakeholders and it is our intention to communicate on a regular basis as this situation is fluid.

As with the NHL, we are hopeful to resume the season and playoffs when appropriate and prudent.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by Beatle17

Please do us all a favour and don't quote CNN for anything. Theybhave an agenda for all their coverage. If you must quote then use WHO or the CDC. Thanks

He is quoting the CDC.
Basically every health authority is saying the same thing about social distancing and flattening the curve, so what does CNN's agenda have to do with the message?