NHL Hits the Pause Button

I hate to be Mr Negative, but this is wishful thinking. We're just going to really be into the throes of all this the first couple weeks after Christmas.
 
Maybe Byfield will be ready when the league presses Play again?
 
whoo hoo! Don't have to make any GDTs until next week!
 
Kurisu said:
I hate to be Mr Negative, but this is wishful thinking. We're just going to really be into the throes of all this the first couple weeks after Christmas.
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Naw, you're not being Mr. Negative. I mean there's a difference between being pessimistic and realistic. And the reality is this may get worse before it gets better.

The NFL is scrambling to save their season, but the integrity of the league is being questioned when they play huge games with playoff implications and one team is forced to play without a quarterback on the regular roster. Bringing up a scrub off the practice squad at the last minute because your starter and back-up are on the COVID list ain't exactly a level playing field.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but as they say: "Expect the worst and hope for the best"
 
Good decision to pause early but I hope they're not married to the idea of coming back the Sunday after Xmas. That might not be enough time. If Omicron is burning through the league & the population like it is, maybe they should pause at least a month or 2 before resuming, even if it means playing the finals in July or August. It's better than having some games postponed & some not, or teams with 1/2 their rosters from the AHL. And absolutely don't go to China for the Olympics.
 
Dr. Tran said:
Good decision to pause early but I hope they're not married to the idea of coming back the Sunday after Xmas. That might not be enough time. If Omicron is burning through the league & the population like it is, maybe they should pause at least a month or 2 before resuming, even if it means playing the finals in July or August. It's better than having some games postponed & some not, or teams with 1/2 their rosters from the AHL. And absolutely don't go to China for the Olympics.
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My bet is the Olympic break being where it is...well that's their buffer. Arena managers are definitely going to be in scramble mode over the next month plus finding rebookings for everything that's about to cancel.
 
definitely the right decision. With all the travel these guys do for games, they need a chance to reduce their exposure for a bit. Would be smart if the NHL considered some additional means to reducing player exposure for the next month or so as well. Making travel safer, possibly reducing public access to players, etc... Doenst do anyone any good to have the league turn into the walking dead.
 
jammer06 said:
My bet is the Olympic break being where it is...well that's their buffer. Arena managers are definitely going to be in scramble mode over the next month plus finding rebookings for everything that's about to cancel.
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Yep, I've read that's exactly the plan - make up the postponed games during what was going to be the Olympic break.
 
santiclaws said:
Yep, I've read that's exactly the plan - make up the postponed games during what was going to be the Olympic break.
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where have you read that? what ive read is that no hockey will be played during that break ...
 
Kurisu said:
I hate to be Mr Negative, but this is wishful thinking. We're just going to really be into the throes of all this the first couple weeks after Christmas.
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Yep. NHL being amateur hour as usual. This will be as effective as the 2 week pause to stop COVID back in March 2020. I'm hopeful that Yzerman and some of the other intelligent people in NHL leadership can help move the league towards a position which figures out a way to operate in a world with COVID rather than hope mindlessly for a COVID zero future.
 
hokiecat said:
Yep. NHL being amateur hour as usual. This will be as effective as the 2 week pause to stop COVID back in March 2020. I'm hopeful that Yzerman and some of the other intelligent people in NHL leadership can help move the league towards a position which figures out a way to operate in a world with COVID rather than hope mindlessly for a COVID zero future.
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Yea, but playing games behind closed doors with no fans will bleed the league dry. The NHL relies HEAVILY on game day $$. They are not the NBA or NFL......far, far, from it. Playing games without fans will sink the league. TV revenue will not keep the league afloat.

They do need to pause the league until Omicron is fleshed out to see if it jams the hospitals, or not.

Operating with CERTAINTY in a world with COVID is a fools errand because COVID is still novel, and the variants keep coming. Until there is excellent anti-viral medication (hopefully soon) and until the vast majority of the globe gets vaccinated, COVID will continue to evolve, and keep changing plans.
Smaller leagues like the NHL will have to pause as needed to address outbreaks for safety of players and fans, and to keep the league financially stable. They need to play their games in front of fans to keep the business model alive.

Continuing behind close doors is not an option.
Playing games with fans in an novel variant outbreak is not an option.

Unfortunately "clumsy" pausing of the schedule is going to be the way forward....it's the best clumsy option available.
 
Well, time to pull out my dvd's of "Miracle" to help me deal with this loss of live games.:27smile:
 
John a90 said:
Well, time to pull out my dvd's of "Miracle" to help me deal with this loss of live games.:27smile:
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That's a good one. Think I will put this one in the queue, too:



1:51 of that clip - lol!
 
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