Fanuck Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, Warhippy said: Vancouver no longer considered at all. Host cities deemed to be in the running are Toronto, Edmonton and Vegas. All cities with higher rates of transmission than Vancouver. https://globalnews.ca/news/7107079/vancouver-nhl-hub-city-no-longer/?fbclid=IwAR3QU5oqfrYBvS0tPpGjWLwYxpc5zvHgOuNVr1Nf-R7C4MolLT-Sy5J6KKg I mean, on one hand, is this really that bad - if/when they resume, and it all goes to s$#T, we (Vancouver/BC) won't be directly involved with it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree2 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 18 hours ago, Mackcanuck said: i don't know, but this all sounds like the NHL is not caring about the players, just play the games and to heck with the players if they get sick. i mean is this all worth it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Fanuck said: Let's be honest Phillip, would Bettman try to get the NHL to resume play if his 31 Billionaire bosses didn't want him to.......? I think not. He's a puppet, not a puppet master - the owners want to scrounge every last penny they can from this failed season under the veiled guise of 'health and safety first and foremost' and Bettman is tasked with making it happen. He always has been, and always will be a puppet to the owners. The majority of players want to go back just as bad FWIW. The share of revenue losses comes out of their salaries in the form of massively increasing escrow. They want as little of that as possible. They're also ultra competitive athletes. Most of them want their chance at competing for a cup. Edited June 25, 2020 by aGENT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 On 5/26/2020 at 2:45 PM, Tre Mac said: What a joke, lol. Thirty one idiot owners and a absolute moron are ruining this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 hour ago, ruilin96 said: As much as I want Vancouver to a Hub city, I think health of the people in province should come first. If Dr. Henry doesn't like the NHL plan, then she must doesn't like it for a reason. We will see where we go from here. 100% I really don't want to see Vancouver selected as a Hub city. No way we should jeopardize the health of BC citizens for the sake of entertainment / NHL hockey. The fact that the league is willing to risk the health of their players / players families just shows you that this in only about making millions for billionaire owners. Shut it down. Keep everyone safe. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: 100% I really don't want to see Vancouver selected as a Hub city. No way we should jeopardize the health of BC citizens for the sake of entertainment / NHL hockey. The fact that the league is willing to risk the health of their players / players families just shows you that this in only about making millions for billionaire owners. Shut it down. Keep everyone safe. Players will likely be far safer in the NHL bubble. There have been 11 players infected while the NHL had no control over them. If these players had not joined phase 2 who knows how long until they would have been diagnosed and how many more people in the general population would have been in contact with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: 100% I really don't want to see Vancouver selected as a Hub city. No way we should jeopardize the health of BC citizens for the sake of entertainment / NHL hockey. The fact that the league is willing to risk the health of their players / players families just shows you that this in only about making millions for billionaire owners. Shut it down. Keep everyone safe. I’d agree with this too. If it means lowering health standards in BC, move it to somewhere like Toronto or Edmonton. It doesn’t matter where it is - the Canucks will prevail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Host rigged tourney amidst a "Plandemic" For lame league of corruption-endemic ? He's poisoned the well Bettman viral-smell 'Ere 3 decades, ain't been run authentic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) Ok so let me see here, as of 1:17pm our time today: Ontario has 2,036 active cases. Alberta has 538 active cases. BC has 162 active cases. Makes sense that the NHL is still considering Edmonton and Toronto Edited June 25, 2020 by grandmaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) From Health Minister Dix Edited June 25, 2020 by Mackcanuck 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Fanuck said: Let's be honest Phillip, would Bettman try to get the NHL to resume play if his 31 Billionaire bosses didn't want him to.......? I think not. He's a puppet, not a puppet master - the owners want to scrounge every last penny they can from this failed season under the veiled guise of 'health and safety first and foremost' and Bettman is tasked with making it happen. He always has been, and always will be a puppet to the owners. Good point, Fanuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 13 minutes ago, Mackcanuck said: From Health Minister Dix The NHL is clearly looking for some leniency on safety. The owners and the brass main concern are their pocketbooks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree2 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 hour ago, PhillipBlunt said: The NHL is clearly looking for some leniency on safety. The owners and the brass main concern are their pocketbooks. like i said before, the owners and the NHL do not care about the safety of the players, workers etc. and yes all they seem to care about is money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, kingofsurrey said: 100% I really don't want to see Vancouver selected as a Hub city. No way we should jeopardize the health of BC citizens for the sake of entertainment / NHL hockey. The fact that the league is willing to risk the health of their players / players families just shows you that this in only about making millions for billionaire owners. Shut it down. Keep everyone safe. I’m pretty sure a lot of the players want this to start up as well. They may not be billionaires but those millionaires also have money tied into this via escrow. It can not be understated that the players stand to lose a lot financially. Edited June 25, 2020 by grandmaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, bree2 said: like i said before, the owners and the NHL do not care about the safety of the players, workers etc. and yes all they seem to care about is money As do the players. They will also lose financially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 LOVE it if the BC hierarchy stand firm & rain on Battman's privileged parade! Poetic-justice for that scheming lil' huckster, BOG-lackey. I'd even define it as enlightenment & schadenfreude for every single aware Canadian! Not one single Cdn town could celebrate a Cup since this criminal was inserted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree2 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 minute ago, grandmaster said: As do the players. They will also lose financially. i would think their lives are worth more than money, Horvat, Benn just to name a few are thinking of their family first as others on other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 (edited) As for health matters, I'd be concerned for blokes like Max Domi.(diabetes) From what I've read, preexisting health issues can make this(Corona) a pretty nasty curve-ball. Guy's an RFA after season...anyone heard scuttlebutt on cases like his? Edited June 25, 2020 by Nuxfanabroad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, grandmaster said: I’m pretty sure a lot of the players want this to start up as well. They may not be billionaires but those millionaires also have money tied into this via escrow. It can not be understated that the players stand to lose a lot financially. Not to mention all the staff members who are not millionaires. Some continue to ignore the affects of a work stoppage on everyone involved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 32 minutes ago, bree2 said: like i said before, the owners and the NHL do not care about the safety of the players, workers etc. and yes all they seem to care about is money If that were the case, the NHL wouldn't be trying to make an air-tight bubble. It would seem that if the NHL can get their accommodations met, the players would be safer inside the bubble, rather than being out and about in society. They're also working on an out-clause for any player who doesn't feel comfortable with playing. From what I'm seeing, they're taking player and staff safety very seriously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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