NHL Season Suspended

[Nave]

I'm hoping there will still be playoffs.

 

If they start it with the standings as they are now, it's stupid that we're behind Nashville. We have more total wins, a better point differential (more goals for, same goals against), and we've won the season series. It doesn't make sense to start the playoffs when teams have played an unequal amount of games--unless they base it on win percentage.

With that in mind, I'm trying to be optimistic: If the season is cancelled but the playoffs aren't, we should get in based on win percentage; if the playoffs are delayed, we could get some of our injured guys back; if the playoffs are cancelled, we presumably keep our first round pick.

Edited March 12, 2020 by NaveJoseph

[SergioMomesso]

So Tryamkin not coming for sure now  

[VegasCanuck]

1 minute ago, NaveJoseph said:

I'm hoping there will still be playoffs. Canucks should get in based on win percentage.

 

If they start it with the standings as they are now, it's stupid that we're behind Nashville. We have more total wins, a better point differential (more goals for, same goals against), and we've won the season series. It doesn't make sense to start the playoffs when teams have played an unequal amount of games--unless they base it on win percentage.

With that in mind, I'm trying to be optimistic: If the season is cancelled but the playoffs aren't, we should get in based on win percentage; if the playoffs are delayed, we could get some of our injured guys back; if the playoffs are cancelled, we presumably keep our first round pick.

Considering teams have played different number of games, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they announced in 30 days, that the season is resuming but they are only going to do a 76 game season and then start the playoffs. 

 

A lot depends on how long this goes.

[Nave]

14 minutes ago, VegasCanuck said:

Considering teams have played different number of games, I wouldn't be at all surprised if they announced in 30 days, that the season is resuming but they are only going to do a 76 game season and then start the playoffs. 

 

A lot depends on how long this goes.

Agreed. I suggested earlier that they should cap the season at 72 games, but someone pointed out that they would have to completely redo the schedule.
I think the NHL is hoping they can resume the season at some point, and still play 82 games. Playoffs would start later than usual, but that's the best case scenario.

Edited March 12, 2020 by NaveJoseph

[Phat Fingers]

Welcome to the new reality everyone.

 

The CDC, WHO and many epidemiologists have been predicting for decades that we would see new viruses like this out of the Yuhan region in China.  Large populations living close together, livestock meat slaughtered and eaten in the same place and a large bat population that can cross contaminate into a live animal that is then slaughtered and eaten.  

 

By the time any health official can detect the novel virus, it has spread into the massive sea of humanity nearby and with globalization, everywhere.   

 

H1NI, MERS, SARS and now Covid 19.  

 

Let's just hope that Covid doesn't mutate into a SARS like illness while remaining as transmissible as Covid 19, if that was to happen welcome to the new plague.  

 

The bringing out your dead kinda plague.  SARS had a fatality rate that dwarfs Covid 19, but it was much harder to catch. 

 

Hopefully the method of transmission into the food supply, which is how H1N1 and SARS both occurred.  One came from birds, the other from Bats.  

 

Maybe it's time for China and other emerging global economies to modernize and bring a more western approach to meat slaughtering.  No judgements, but street meat isn't ever a good idea. Even when it's a tube steak and your loaded. 

 

Well everyone stay safe, things are likely to get worse, maybe alot worse before we can expect any return to normalcy.  If this follows the same pattern as the Spanish Flu (first spreads world wide with minor fatalities, only to come back in the next cold season to kill 18 million would wide) as some epidemiologists predict, then there could be alot of things cancelled until a vaccine is produced.  

 

This illness will bankrupt more people than it will kill.  Some industries won't recover.  

 

Remember, this is a boomer killer.  15% fatal in pop. 80 years and up, 10% in the 70 to 80 year range and so on.  2.5 percent in total.  That's 25 times more deadly than H1N1 and its 3 times more transmissible.  

 

Hate to say it, season ticket spots will open up when things resume.  

 

It is inevitable that we will all catch Covid 19.  Some of us have it right now and don't even know it.  It won't bother most of us, but it will kill 2.5 percent of those that catch it.  10 billion people, that's 250 million.  It is also going to cause a great recession.  

 

The supply line disruptions alone could do that.  The absolute cancellation of tourism and entertainment industries is going to leave billions without a predictable source of income. 

 

Great time to grow your own garden.  Like a big one.  

 

[milk and honey]

23 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said:

Bread you make is great but goes bad quickly. 
 

eat it up. 

Also support your local bakery. I would recommend not going to cobs and some other non franchise place but it's a great industry with some of the hardest working people I know.  Waking up between 2-4am and depending on the bakery producing a high quality product day in and out at the volume some places do is insane. Bakers don't get paid that much either compared to other jobs that is 

[drummer4now]

31 minutes ago, Phat Fingers said:

Welcome to the new reality everyone.

 

The CDC, WHO and many epidemiologists have been predicting for decades that we would see new viruses like this out of the Yuhan region in China.  Large populations living close together, livestock meat slaughtered and eaten in the same place and a large bat population that can cross contaminate into a live animal that is then slaughtered and eaten.  

 

By the time any health official can detect the novel virus, it has spread into the massive sea of humanity nearby and with globalization, everywhere.   

 

H1NI, MERS, SARS and now Covid 19.  

 

Let's just hope that Covid doesn't mutate into a SARS like illness while remaining as transmissible as Covid 19, if that was to happen welcome to the new plague.  

 

The bringing out your dead kinda plague.  SARS had a fatality rate that dwarfs Covid 19, but it was much harder to catch. 

 

Hopefully the method of transmission into the food supply, which is how H1N1 and SARS both occurred.  One came from birds, the other from Bats.  

 

Maybe it's time for China and other emerging global economies to modernize and bring a more western approach to meat slaughtering.  No judgements, but street meat isn't ever a good idea. Even when it's a tube steak and your loaded. 

 

Well everyone stay safe, things are likely to get worse, maybe alot worse before we can expect any return to normalcy.  If this follows the same pattern as the Spanish Flu (first spreads world wide with minor fatalities, only to come back in the next cold season to kill 18 million would wide) as some epidemiologists predict, then there could be alot of things cancelled until a vaccine is produced.  

 

This illness will bankrupt more people than it will kill.  Some industries won't recover.  

 

Remember, this is a boomer killer.  15% fatal in pop. 80 years and up, 10% in the 70 to 80 year range and so on.  2.5 percent in total.  That's 25 times more deadly than H1N1 and its 3 times more transmissible.  

 

Hate to say it, season ticket spots will open up when things resume.  

 

It is inevitable that we will all catch Covid 19.  Some of us have it right now and don't even know it.  It won't bother most of us, but it will kill 2.5 percent of those that catch it.  10 billion people, that's 250 million.  It is also going to cause a great recession.  

 

The supply line disruptions alone could do that.  The absolute cancellation of tourism and entertainment industries is going to leave billions without a predictable source of income. 

 

Great time to grow your own garden.  Like a big one.  

 

 

29 minutes ago, milk and honey said:

Also support your local bakery. I would recommend not going to cobs and some other non franchise place but it's a great industry with some of the hardest working people I know.  Waking up between 2-4am and depending on the bakery producing a high quality product day in and out at the volume some places do is insane. Bakers don't get paid that much either compared to other jobs that is 

 

The fearmongering is absolutely ridiculous.. we don't live in the Middle Ages anymore where modern medicine ceased to exist. 

Like others have said this is more dangerous towards the young, elderly, and poor. 

If you don't apply in the category live life as normal and don't panic. if you get it see your doctor immediately with a face mask etc.. or phone #811 in BC 

 

Be grateful to live in the first world where adequate care exists.

Edited March 12, 2020 by drummer4now

[Wayne Glensky]

1 hour ago, NaveJoseph said:

I'm hoping there will still be playoffs.

 

If they start it with the standings as they are now, it's stupid that we're behind Nashville. We have more total wins, a better point differential (more goals for, same goals against), and we've won the season series. It doesn't make sense to start the playoffs when teams have played an unequal amount of games--unless they base it on win percentage.

With that in mind, I'm trying to be optimistic: If the season is cancelled but the playoffs aren't, we should get in based on win percentage; if the playoffs are delayed, we could get some of our injured guys back; if the playoffs are cancelled, we presumably keep our first round pick.

Pretty sure they are just sugar coating this. Don’t think this is going to get any better for the foreseeable future. 

[stawns]

6 hours ago, Rob_Zepp said:

Massive societal overreaction in general as young/ healthy people are not being impacted BUT it is only a game and professional sports is far less important than societal decisions about health so it was inevitable that season would be cancelled.   Prediction - no SC this year just as Spanish Flu did once upon a time to NHL.   SARS and H1N1 were far more dangerous to younger healthy people but the age we find ourselves prides decisions that are hysterical in proportion to risk so it is what it is (Bertuzzi invoked).

 

Good year for growth for Vancouver.    They will hit the ground running nicely for 2020-21.

Overreaction?  People are criminally underreacting imo.  The season and playoffs are over and this is likely to last 4-6 months.  There will likely be hundreds of thousands who won't survive it, at least.  Hockey doesn't mean jack squat at this point.

[drummer4now]

8 minutes ago, NeilColville said:

Pretty sure they are just sugar coating this. Don’t think this is going to get any better for the foreseeable future. 

hmm I'm actually happy if there is a disruption in the season.. gives us more time to recover and for our injured players to return. 

[stawns]

31 minutes ago, drummer4now said:

 

 

The fearmongering is absolutely ridiculous.. we don't live in the Middle Ages anymore where modern medicine ceased to exist. 

Like others have said this is more dangerous towards the young, elderly, and poor. 

If you don't apply in the category live life as normal and don't panic. if you get it see your doctor immediately with a face mask etc.. or phone #811 in BC 

 

Be grateful to live in the first world where adequate care exists.

Go about your business, get infected but not know it and pass it on to every person you come in contact with........solid plan.  The government is estimating that 70% of the population will become infected........so you're looking at 25 000 000ish Canadians......a 3% death rate (half the Italian death rate).  Do the math

[drummer4now]

6 minutes ago, stawns said:

Go about your business, get infected but not know it and pass it on to every person you come in contact with........solid plan.  The government is estimating that 70% of the population will become infected........so you're looking at 25 000 000ish Canadians......a 3% death rate (half the Italian death rate).  Do the math

This virus has similarities to the common flu in terms of contagiousnes. IMO follow similar precautions and steps as if you had the flu. 

No need to grow your own garden lol and not eat food from the public etc..

 

Obviously if you feel sick or ill follow the common sense steps etc.. 

Edited March 13, 2020 by drummer4now

[stawns]

2 minutes ago, drummer4now said:

This virus has similarities to the common flu in terms of contagious. IMO follow similar precautions and steps as if you had the flu. 

No need to grow your own garden lol and not eat food from the public etc..

 

Obviously if you feel sick or ill follow the common sense steps etc.. 

And it's that attitude that is going to kill millions of people.  Do you honestly believe massive sports corporations are going to forgo billions of revenue dollars based on fear mongering?  Cmon

[stawns]

3 minutes ago, drummer4now said:

This virus has similarities to the common flu in terms of contagious. IMO follow similar precautions and steps as if you had the flu. 

No need to grow your own garden lol and not eat food from the public etc..

 

Obviously if you feel sick or ill follow the common sense steps etc.. 

You are most contagious before you ever even feel anything.  Once you feel sick you e already infected everyone you e come in contact with in the last 12-14 days.

[Nave]

[Bure2Win]

1 hour ago, SergioMomesso said:

So Tryamkin not coming for sure now  

Tryamkin will be the Schwarzenegger that we need fight all this Crono/Zombie Apocalypse.

[Bure2Win]

Just to let you guys know there has been some talk of the following schedule, don't know how much truth there is to it?.......If the playoffs are cancelled, maybe in July all 31 teams will have a single elimination tournament, then the final 4 will have a triple game elimination, then the cup finals will also be a triple game series for the cup.

[CaptKirk888]

2 hours ago, Phat Fingers said:

Welcome to the new reality everyone.

 

The CDC, WHO and many epidemiologists have been predicting for decades that we would see new viruses like this out of the Yuhan region in China.  Large populations living close together, livestock meat slaughtered and eaten in the same place and a large bat population that can cross contaminate into a live animal that is then slaughtered and eaten.  

 

By the time any health official can detect the novel virus, it has spread into the massive sea of humanity nearby and with globalization, everywhere.   

 

H1NI, MERS, SARS and now Covid 19.  

 

Let's just hope that Covid doesn't mutate into a SARS like illness while remaining as transmissible as Covid 19, if that was to happen welcome to the new plague.  

 

The bringing out your dead kinda plague.  SARS had a fatality rate that dwarfs Covid 19, but it was much harder to catch. 

 

Hopefully the method of transmission into the food supply, which is how H1N1 and SARS both occurred.  One came from birds, the other from Bats.  

 

Maybe it's time for China and other emerging global economies to modernize and bring a more western approach to meat slaughtering.  No judgements, but street meat isn't ever a good idea. Even when it's a tube steak and your loaded. 

 

Well everyone stay safe, things are likely to get worse, maybe alot worse before we can expect any return to normalcy.  If this follows the same pattern as the Spanish Flu (first spreads world wide with minor fatalities, only to come back in the next cold season to kill 18 million would wide) as some epidemiologists predict, then there could be alot of things cancelled until a vaccine is produced.  

 

This illness will bankrupt more people than it will kill.  Some industries won't recover.  

 

Remember, this is a boomer killer.  15% fatal in pop. 80 years and up, 10% in the 70 to 80 year range and so on.  2.5 percent in total.  That's 25 times more deadly than H1N1 and its 3 times more transmissible.  

 

Hate to say it, season ticket spots will open up when things resume.  

 

It is inevitable that we will all catch Covid 19.  Some of us have it right now and don't even know it.  It won't bother most of us, but it will kill 2.5 percent of those that catch it.  10 billion people, that's 250 million.  It is also going to cause a great recession.  

 

The supply line disruptions alone could do that.  The absolute cancellation of tourism and entertainment industries is going to leave billions without a predictable source of income. 

 

Great time to grow your own garden.  Like a big one.  

 

Thanks for all of that Mister Happy Pants.

[McBackup]

So since this is about the NHL cancellation and we already have a virus thread, does anyone know what happens to our pick if the playoffs end up cancelled?

[Petey40]

2 minutes ago, Bitter Melon said:

So since this is about the NHL cancellation and we already have a virus thread, does anyone know what happens to our pick if the playoffs end up cancelled?

We get rewarded Alexis lafreniere or we riot