Martin and Silovs also in Covid Protocol - Dipietro and EBUG playing tonight.

[EddieVedder]

9 minutes ago, stawns said:

You mean the country that has managed the pandemic very well as opposed to the country currently losing 50 000 people every month?  We should be applauding our measures, not wishing we were more like them.  

 

Athletes do not and should not get special treatment

Ppl just cant face reality anymore.  Cant believe how much american ignorance has seeped up north.  The usa is a complete and utter disaster.

 

[Whaleroad Train]

Why is it our keepers catching covid?  Aren't they the only players on the ice that are expected to wear masks whilst playing?

[stawns]

3 minutes ago, Whaleroad Train said:

Why is it our keepers catching covid?  Aren't they the only players on the ice that are expected to wear masks whilst playing?

[Biff Tannen]

28 minutes ago, ABNuck said:

Sorry, for those of us who don't use social media a lot...what's EBUG?

Emergency back-up goalie. I assume.

 

You free?

[Biff Tannen]

Cometh the hour, cometh the man...

 

[JeremyCuddles]

All right guys and gals. Time to limber up. Do your stretches. Throw tennis balls at the wall. One of us is going in next. If it were up to me, I'd vote Smithers Joe. We need veteran leadership that'll stay cool under pressure to help us ride out this storm.

[CanuckinEdm]

8 hours ago, Meh said:

If they need a ASHL, C division, 40 year old goalie with bad knees I'm good to go. I play for Lucky 

Common were not playing the Leafs tonight.

[6of1_halfdozenofother]

1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

Cometh the hour, cometh the man...

 

Why bother, we already have one on the Canucks' payroll (aside from Luongo)... 

 

Spoiler

 

 

[Wilbur]

Does Ottawa need any goalies?  If not, maybe they can sneak Mike McKenna through sign and call-up waivers this time.

[Ghostsof1915]

Since we're paying Luongo anyways. 

Can we offer Florida a 7th round pick and he plays for 3-5 games? 

[hammertime]

5 hours ago, 6of1_halfdozenofother said:

I was kind of hoping that Roberto Luongo was willing to slap on the pads for us on Friday, since we're still paying for part of his salary with our cap... 

 

 

...wait a minute, is he still in town?  

Har har har. we aren't actually paying him though....... It's a penalty. He doesn't actualy get the money. 

 

aside from splitting hairs though I would actually love to see that. 

[Hairy Kneel]

I blame our locker room. Not enough air circulation. 

[6of1_halfdozenofother]

59 minutes ago, hammertime said:

Har har har. we aren't actually paying him though....... It's a penalty. He doesn't actualy get the money. 

 

aside from splitting hairs though I would actually love to see that. 

I would've called it even if he played one more game for us.  

(Would that mean he'd have to "unretire" and the retire as a Canuck?  If so, even better!   )

[BlakeQuinnAndEggs]

11 hours ago, Provost said:

I blame Aquilini for a lot of stuff, but no way he has the power to make decisions like that.

 

it would be a discussion primarily between the league and the public health folks… the two Governors involved would get their say but no way would they get to drive the decision.  
 

The NHL is very centralized with their power and any pushed games impact their entire schedule.

Aquilini cancelled the games cause he didn't want to lose revenue. They could have been played in front of a reduced capacity 

[BlakeQuinnAndEggs]

11 hours ago, smithers joe said:

i'm sure he would have if you donated the millions of dollars that it would take to pay the players and bills.

Every other team in the league did..

[-Vintage Canuck-]

Credit to the OP for getting Silovs' name right.

[Provost]

2 hours ago, BlakeQuinnAndEggs said:

Aquilini cancelled the games cause he didn't want to lose revenue. They could have been played in front of a reduced capacity 

Do you have a source for that…

 

When in the history of the league as a team had the power to unilaterally cancel games?

[mll]

8 minutes ago, Provost said:

Do you have a source for that…

 

When in the history of the league as a team had the power to unilaterally cancel games?

 

The league would have signed off.  Daly earlier that week and then Shannon explaining why the game was ultimately postponed.  Ottawa did make the trip to Edmonton and Calgary but with the Canucks' game cancelled as well as Winnipeg's they adjusted the schedule by a few days.  

 

[Battlemonger]

18 hours ago, VegasCanuck said:

The 15 min Rapid tests are only about 65 - 75% accurate. This is due to people not using them properly or contamination. They are only a screening tool.

 

There's some tests out there now, which are more accurate and completely non-invasive and based just on micro changes in your sense of smell. I believe Canada just ordered about 25 million of these.

 

They only take about 1 minute to take.

 

All fine and dandy, but why even test if you aren't sick? Everybody is gonna get it eventually. anyways. 

[VegasCanuck]

6 minutes ago, Battlemonger said:

All fine and dandy, but why even test if you aren't sick? Everybody is gonna get it eventually. anyways. 

Testing is so that you can try and isolate yourself from people who are compromised. It's still dangerous to a lot of people.