06-19-2020, 02:07 PM
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Auston Matthews tests positive for COVID-19
https://twitter.com/user/status/1274069726122180608
Now that big stars are getting it I have to imagine the season is in jeopardy
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06-19-2020, 02:18 PM
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#2
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Yeah they've been in Phase Two for a week...and now you have both Tampa Bay and Matthews with positive tests.
I think this will slow things down now, and puts the plan in jeopardy for sure.
Last edited by SuperMatt18; 06-19-2020 at 02:23 PM.
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06-19-2020, 02:23 PM
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#3
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Oakland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheScorpion
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COVID is scary enough for anyone, but it has to be extra scary for professional athletes. So many people who have recovered are suffering from (permanent? we don't know yet) lung scarring and decreased lung capacity. When your career depends on athletic performance, it has to be a scary thought that even if you recover you may never again have the lungs to be at the top of your game.
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06-19-2020, 02:24 PM
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#4
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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The real news is that somehow Steve Simmons broke this. Was he camped outside their house? How does this guy get a scoop?
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06-19-2020, 02:25 PM
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#5
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Lifetime Suspension
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Even if he does fully recover in a month he will miss the entire camp. I hope he pulls through, this is more important than hockey.
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06-19-2020, 02:25 PM
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#6
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Don't click that link!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Rural Alberta
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Steve Simmons gave him Covid 19 just so he can break the story.
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06-19-2020, 02:27 PM
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#7
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: England
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Does the nhl have to try to get the season going to keep tv happy but really they would prefer to call it quits this year, shrug their shoulders and say "we tried but the players kept testing positive"?
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06-19-2020, 02:29 PM
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#8
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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 Dragomir
Even if he does fully recover in a month he will miss the entire camp. I hope he pulls through, this is more important than hockey.
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Ummm...does he even have any symptoms?
He may have tested positive but that does not mean he is sick at all.
According to that article he still plans on being in Toronto for July 10.
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06-19-2020, 02:40 PM
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#9
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SW Ontario
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Do the Flames have any players in the south or southwest? Should try to get them up to Canada asap.
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06-19-2020, 02:41 PM
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#10
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Jordan!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Several Coyote players are positive. Season over
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06-19-2020, 02:45 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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Yeah, with everything going on in the world, I wonder if all sports leagues should take a breather until 2021.
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06-19-2020, 02:53 PM
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#12
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Franchise Player
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Deep breath everyone.
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06-19-2020, 02:53 PM
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#13
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Alberta
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Season should have already been cancelled. The risk is just not worth it IMO. But I would bet that the NHL presses on. Short of someone dying, they will go forward with their plans.
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06-19-2020, 03:22 PM
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#14
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Calgary
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see you guys in 2021
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06-19-2020, 03:27 PM
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#15
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: ---
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Betcha we still have hockey this year.
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06-19-2020, 03:30 PM
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#16
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Looooooooooooooch
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Just cancel it
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06-19-2020, 03:45 PM
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#17
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Alberta
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Here's a money balance for you:
Sure the NHL is going to lose money if they cancel the season now, but is any company in their right mind willing to insure any of these teams with this sort of risk profile? I can't see how they would without an exorbitant rate. No way regular injury insurance covers this virus and trying to play through it.
The risk profile is extremely high/ relatively uncertain.
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06-19-2020, 03:46 PM
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#18
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Lifetime Suspension
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RIP Austin..or Auston.
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06-19-2020, 03:51 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99
Ummm...does he even have any symptoms?
He may have tested positive but that does not mean he is sick at all.
According to that article he still plans on being in Toronto for July 10.
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Well having symptoms is irrelevant. He'll have to be away from teammates for at least 3 weeks, and if they want to be very careful maybe more.
This is why this playoff plan is silly.
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06-19-2020, 03:52 PM
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#20
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigT112
Season should have already been cancelled. The risk is just not worth it IMO. But I would bet that the NHL presses on. Short of someone dying, they will go forward with their plans.
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They need to do training camps at the hubs. Problem is these guys are in their home towns doing regular stuff right now hence why they've contracted it.
Once they get into their rink/hotel isolation and everyone is tested they should be okay, but if teams have their training camps elsewhere then players are more likely to test positive in that time, which will be sketchy if it happens leading up to the tournament.
If they don't want this going sideways in a hurry they'll want to get everyone into hockey lockdown 2 weeks prior.
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